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Tariffs Start to Ripple Their Way Through the U.S. Economy -- Effects are like a tax increase
Wall Street Journal ^
| June 19, 2018
| Josh Zumbrun
Posted on 06/19/2018 5:20:46 AM PDT by reaganaut1
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To: mindburglar
Well, they are like a tax increase...
on the Chinese and Europeans
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posted on
06/19/2018 6:55:19 AM PDT
by
MrEdd
(Caveat Emptor)
To: Drango
Tariffs are the beginning and not the end of the story . The situation is DYNAMIC and not STATIC. Prices will be higher, post tariff WHICH IS THE POINT. They will be much higher at first then lower later on as new domestic supplies kick in. The higher cost will be the difference in US labor/regs minus cheaper shipping costs. I'd estimate 5-7% higher. But quality will go up too for most items. Yes, this one time inflation is worth it to me and a lot of other patriots.
Politics and economics mesh, they are really the same thing. Whether pointy headed green eye shade arm banded ledger types like it or not, that is reality.
The 30 year globalist experiment in "Free Trade" is an abject failure. Why? because the rest of the of world did't play along and used us like cheap whores.
62
posted on
06/19/2018 6:57:28 AM PDT
by
central_va
(I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn)
To: DoodleDawg
There will be a modicum of inflation and job INCREASES. You are an economic idiot.
63
posted on
06/19/2018 6:59:23 AM PDT
by
central_va
(I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn)
To: PeterPrinciple
Easy peasy.
with tariffs you get manufacturing jobs and all of the services and design work that goes with manufacturing, plus agricultural jobs with all the services which support agriculture.
64
posted on
06/19/2018 7:00:17 AM PDT
by
MrEdd
(Caveat Emptor)
To: HotKat
We did the same a few years back. I THINK that Whirlpool, Maytag, Kitchenaid, Amana(all the same company) are still made in Iowa. GE were all made in Mexico. Bosch made in Germany. Samsung & LG were made in South Korea. Fisher/Paykel(sp?) were made in New Zeeland.
We ended up buying a KitchenAid dishwasher and a Kenmore(Whirlpool) French door fridge.
To: robroys woman
Paying a few pennies on the dollar more for Wal Mart junk is not much of a sacrifice.
66
posted on
06/19/2018 7:00:47 AM PDT
by
central_va
(I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn)
To: NorthMountain
So yo like progressive income tax over a consumption tax. Is your first name Karl?
67
posted on
06/19/2018 7:01:46 AM PDT
by
central_va
(I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn)
To: NorthMountain
So you like progressive income taxes over a consumption tax. Is your first name Karl?
68
posted on
06/19/2018 7:02:06 AM PDT
by
central_va
(I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn)
To: DoodleDawg
You could say that about EVER other country in the world you idiot. The all have higher tariffs than the USA. ALL OF THEM.
69
posted on
06/19/2018 7:03:29 AM PDT
by
central_va
(I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn)
To: central_va
Of course. So do most all Americans.
If that were not the case, taxation at the federal level would be different
70
posted on
06/19/2018 7:03:29 AM PDT
by
bert
((K.E. N.P. N.C. +12 ..... Greetings Jacques. The revolution is coming))
To: central_va
71
posted on
06/19/2018 7:04:40 AM PDT
by
robroys woman
(So you're not confused, I'm using my wife's account.)
To: HotKat
Appliances have to be tracked by individual models. Few brands are made exclusively in the USA, no matter how much PR says otherwise.
72
posted on
06/19/2018 7:06:40 AM PDT
by
jjotto
("Ya could look it up!")
To: DoodleDawg
The difference in the per unit labor cost between the the third world and the USA is insignificant and affects the end consumer price very little.
73
posted on
06/19/2018 7:07:53 AM PDT
by
central_va
(I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn)
To: central_va
Repeating a stupid question just makes it twice as stupid.
And I have already answered your question. Are you capable of reading? Are you capable of understanding what you read? You show no evidence of either capability.
74
posted on
06/19/2018 7:08:29 AM PDT
by
NorthMountain
(... the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
To: NorthMountain
If you’d had ever read the Constitution you’d know the income tax is not in there but tariffs are.
75
posted on
06/19/2018 7:10:02 AM PDT
by
central_va
(I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn)
To: bert
The traitor check in. Do your Chinese handlers know how hard you work?
76
posted on
06/19/2018 7:11:12 AM PDT
by
central_va
(I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn)
To: central_va
Read the whole damn thread, you worthless blob of pimple-squeeze.
I already answered your stupid question before you even asked it.
77
posted on
06/19/2018 7:11:37 AM PDT
by
NorthMountain
(... the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
To: rb22982
You get it. A tricorne hat for you!
78
posted on
06/19/2018 7:12:45 AM PDT
by
central_va
(I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn)
To: jjotto
It is my opinion having recently replaced several appliances that Whirlpool appliances are American made.
When searching for a refrigerator, We went to Home Depot for the Veterans Day sale. They had moved 5 of the side by side refrigerator /freezers into a row for easy comparison. It turns out though having different brand names, all were made by whirlpoo companies. The warranty registration was made via the Whirlpool on line customer service site.
The unit we bought was cosmetically nearly to the 26 year old same brand replacement.
79
posted on
06/19/2018 7:13:36 AM PDT
by
bert
((K.E. N.P. N.C. +12 ..... Greetings Jacques. The revolution is coming))
To: Flash Bazbeaux
What Free Traitors want you to believe is that the supply function is static and no new domestic suppliers will EVER come on line. Despite their best efforts brand new factories are still being built in the USA all the time. Not as many as are closed mind you but the situation is dynamic and not static. With more domestic supply will mean pressure to reduce prices.
80
posted on
06/19/2018 7:13:52 AM PDT
by
central_va
(I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn)
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