JUST IN: 🇺🇸 President Trump says US is "taking in record numbers in tariffs, with the cost of almost all products going down."
— Watcher.Guru (@WatcherGuru) April 16, 2025
April 2nd Reciprocal Tariffs
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That makes total sense…boognish_bear said:JUST IN: 🇺🇸 President Trump says US is "taking in record numbers in tariffs, with the cost of almost all products going down."
— Watcher.Guru (@WatcherGuru) April 16, 2025
Oldbear83 said:Sorry FLBear, your stuff is always the same. You lie about wanting Trump to succeed, then take every opportunity to go after him, and you have yet to offer a clear alternative to stop the obscene spending, solve the tax mess, or cut significantly into the federal debt.FLBear5630 said:Oldbear83 said:
Well maybe one day you can go a day without pissing yourself.
Huh? Come on. You can do better than that. I come here for sophisticated MAGA banter. Piss yourself? That is it. If you are not going to even try, I will f-ck with Married or Wang... Masters celebration, you get a Mulligan.
There is a distinctly urinal quality to your posts viz a viz politics.
Thank you for putting the time in to explain... It means a lot.
Hope I am wrong… but I don't think China is going to blink first
BREAKING:
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) April 16, 2025
The White House announces that China is now facing a 245% tariff as a result of its retaliatory actions against the U.S.
🇺🇸🇨🇳 pic.twitter.com/dsmoWuMdfw
JUST IN: 🇺🇸 California's Governor Newsom asks court to block President Trump's "illegal" tariffs. pic.twitter.com/m8f48XCz2F
— Watcher.Guru (@WatcherGuru) April 16, 2025
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boognish_bear said:JUST IN: 🇺🇸 President Trump says US is "taking in record numbers in tariffs, with the cost of almost all products going down."
— Watcher.Guru (@WatcherGuru) April 16, 2025
He lives in fantasy land.
Heading toward OLeary's 400%...boognish_bear said:
Hope I am wrong… but I don't think China is going to blink firstBREAKING:
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) April 16, 2025
The White House announces that China is now facing a 245% tariff as a result of its retaliatory actions against the U.S.
🇺🇸🇨🇳 pic.twitter.com/dsmoWuMdfw
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The man is nothing more than a pathological liar and Bronx con-man. Let's see those receipts of those beutiful tariffs , toad man. If any of you believe anything that come out of his mouth, you are a fool. Looking at you Trump Parott. Old83.ATL Bear said:That makes total sense…boognish_bear said:JUST IN: 🇺🇸 President Trump says US is "taking in record numbers in tariffs, with the cost of almost all products going down."
— Watcher.Guru (@WatcherGuru) April 16, 2025
J.R. said:The man is nothing more than a pathological liar and Bronx con-man. Let's see those receipts of those beutiful tariffs , toad man. If any of you believe anything that come out of his mouth, you are a fool. Looking at you Trump Parott. Old83.ATL Bear said:That makes total sense…boognish_bear said:JUST IN: 🇺🇸 President Trump says US is "taking in record numbers in tariffs, with the cost of almost all products going down."
— Watcher.Guru (@WatcherGuru) April 16, 2025
He said he worked at McDonald's and he did.
JUST IN: Honda to increase manufacturing in the United States, shifting production from Canada and Mexico.
— Watcher.Guru (@WatcherGuru) April 15, 2025
JUST IN: 🇯🇵🇺🇸 Japan agrees to negotiate new trade deal with the United States.
— Watcher.Guru (@WatcherGuru) April 16, 2025
Nvidia unveils plans to build supercomputers in Dallas https://t.co/x4w07rnVQv
— WFAA (@wfaa) April 16, 2025
Probably similar to what Apple did with its Mac Pro. It will leave most manufacturing abroad, but try to appease Trump by making a line of product here.boognish_bear said:JUST IN: Honda to increase manufacturing in the United States, shifting production from Canada and Mexico.
— Watcher.Guru (@WatcherGuru) April 15, 2025
Of course, the end result with the Mac Pro was you got a super expensive computer that nobody buys.
Their best bet of ending this quickly is to tank the bond market. And they can do it.boognish_bear said:
Hope I am wrong… but I don't think China is going to blink firstBREAKING:
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) April 16, 2025
The White House announces that China is now facing a 245% tariff as a result of its retaliatory actions against the U.S.
🇺🇸🇨🇳 pic.twitter.com/dsmoWuMdfw
JUST IN: 🇨🇳🇺🇸 China says the US must stop "threatening and blackmailing" if it wants to negotiate a trade deal.
— Watcher.Guru (@WatcherGuru) April 16, 2025
JUST IN: JPMorgan CEO calls on the US to engage with China to end the trade war.
— Watcher.Guru (@WatcherGuru) April 15, 2025
JUST IN: 🇨🇳🇺🇸 China says they are open to discussions if President Trump shows respect & want US talks to address Taiwan. pic.twitter.com/d4oqqNiDJB
— BRICS News (@BRICSinfo) April 16, 2025
I think we should make China the 52nd stateboognish_bear said:JUST IN: 🇨🇳🇺🇸 China says they are open to discussions if President Trump shows respect & want US talks to address Taiwan. pic.twitter.com/d4oqqNiDJB
— BRICS News (@BRICSinfo) April 16, 2025
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The site announcement might be new but the plan was announced years ago
This was denied.boognish_bear said:JUST IN: Honda to increase manufacturing in the United States, shifting production from Canada and Mexico.
— Watcher.Guru (@WatcherGuru) April 15, 2025
https://nypost.com/2025/04/15/business/honda-to-boost-manufacturing-in-us-after-trump-tariffs/
https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/honda-make-90-us-sales-locally-by-relocating-mexico-canada-production-nikkei-2025-04-15/
Not sure what to believe out there in X land.
The real flaw in using tariffs as our weapon of choice against China is painfully basic. If you're going to use protectionism, you need something to protect, and in many critical sectors, we simply don't have that anymore. You can't protect domestic production that doesn't exist. And worse, much of what we import from China isn't easily substitutable, certainly not at scale, and certainly not from markets that offer similar price and volume.boognish_bear said:
Hope I am wrong… but I don't think China is going to blink firstBREAKING:
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) April 16, 2025
The White House announces that China is now facing a 245% tariff as a result of its retaliatory actions against the U.S.
🇺🇸🇨🇳 pic.twitter.com/dsmoWuMdfw
Yes, China needs access to our consumer market. Trump's strategy assumes that gives us leverage. But that leverage is undercut by the fact that we don't have viable alternatives in many product categories, so we end up punishing ourselves. American businesses are still buying the goods, just at higher cost. And consumers are footing the bill. So while this looks like pressure on China, it's actually a tax on Americans for a reshoring plan that hasn't materialized and supply chains that don't yet exist.
China is a hub of integrated supply chains that touch dozens of countries. Slapping tariffs on finished goods from China often penalizes multinational production ecosystems, not just "Made in China" labels. In many cases, U.S. companies themselves are the ones getting hit.
If we need to address the strategic manufacturing and the national security concerns (which I agree we do), then the logical strategy is to identify critical sectors and rebuild capacity through targeted investment and incentives, not broad tariffs that raise costs across the board, including for companies trying to compete globally. A blanket tariff on $30 USB cables and auto parts doesn't build industrial strength, it just bleeds purchasing power, and I fear that's what will lead us to a deep recession.
Tariffs without a supply chain to reroute to, or a workforce to absorb new production are not a policy, they're a penalty. And right now we're taxing our own economy for the illusion of leverage.
ATL Bear said:The real flaw in using tariffs as our weapon of choice against China is painfully basic. If you're going to use protectionism, you need something to protect, and in many critical sectors, we simply don't have that anymore. You can't protect domestic production that doesn't exist. And worse, much of what we import from China isn't easily substitutable, certainly not at scale, and certainly not from markets that offer similar price and volume.boognish_bear said:
Hope I am wrong… but I don't think China is going to blink firstBREAKING:
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) April 16, 2025
The White House announces that China is now facing a 245% tariff as a result of its retaliatory actions against the U.S.
🇺🇸🇨🇳 pic.twitter.com/dsmoWuMdfw
Yes, China needs access to our consumer market. Trump's strategy assumes that gives us leverage. But that leverage is undercut by the fact that we don't have viable alternatives in many product categories, so we end up punishing ourselves. American businesses are still buying the goods, just at higher cost. And consumers are footing the bill. So while this looks like pressure on China, it's actually a tax on Americans for a reshoring plan that hasn't materialized and supply chains that don't yet exist.
China is a hub of integrated supply chains that touch dozens of countries. Slapping tariffs on finished goods from China often penalizes multinational production ecosystems, not just "Made in China" labels. In many cases, U.S. companies themselves are the ones getting hit.
If we need to address the strategic manufacturing and the national security concerns (which I agree we do), then the logical strategy is to identify critical sectors and rebuild capacity through targeted investment and incentives, not broad tariffs that raise costs across the board, including for companies trying to compete globally. A blanket tariff on $30 USB cables and auto parts doesn't build industrial strength, it just bleeds purchasing power, and I fear that's what will lead us to a deep recession.
Tariffs without a supply chain to reroute to, or a workforce to absorb new production are not a policy, they're a penalty. And right now we're taxing our own economy for the illusion of leverage.
LOL
Not pressure on China.
Illusion of leverage.
/LOL
Sure, there are supply chain issues but the majority of trade will go through other friendlier nations. But your point is laughable, the US has leverage and pressure. And much can be obtained elsewhere. All can eventually be obtained elsewhere.
Thee tinfoil hat couch-potato prognosticator, not a bible school preacher.
ATL Bear said:The real flaw in using tariffs as our weapon of choice against China is painfully basic. If you're going to use protectionism, you need something to protect, and in many critical sectors, we simply don't have that anymore. You can't protect domestic production that doesn't exist. And worse, much of what we import from China isn't easily substitutable, certainly not at scale, and certainly not from markets that offer similar price and volume.boognish_bear said:
Hope I am wrong… but I don't think China is going to blink firstBREAKING:
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) April 16, 2025
The White House announces that China is now facing a 245% tariff as a result of its retaliatory actions against the U.S.
🇺🇸🇨🇳 pic.twitter.com/dsmoWuMdfw
Yes, China needs access to our consumer market. Trump's strategy assumes that gives us leverage. But that leverage is undercut by the fact that we don't have viable alternatives in many product categories, so we end up punishing ourselves. American businesses are still buying the goods, just at higher cost. And consumers are footing the bill. So while this looks like pressure on China, it's actually a tax on Americans for a reshoring plan that hasn't materialized and supply chains that don't yet exist.
China is a hub of integrated supply chains that touch dozens of countries. Slapping tariffs on finished goods from China often penalizes multinational production ecosystems, not just "Made in China" labels. In many cases, U.S. companies themselves are the ones getting hit.
If we need to address the strategic manufacturing and the national security concerns (which I agree we do), then the logical strategy is to identify critical sectors and rebuild capacity through targeted investment and incentives, not broad tariffs that raise costs across the board, including for companies trying to compete globally. A blanket tariff on $30 USB cables and auto parts doesn't build industrial strength, it just bleeds purchasing power, and I fear that's what will lead us to a deep recession.
Tariffs without a supply chain to reroute to, or a workforce to absorb new production are not a policy, they're a penalty. And right now we're taxing our own economy for the illusion of leverage.
Nice post +1
Good grief…TinFoilHatPreacherBear said:ATL Bear said:The real flaw in using tariffs as our weapon of choice against China is painfully basic. If you're going to use protectionism, you need something to protect, and in many critical sectors, we simply don't have that anymore. You can't protect domestic production that doesn't exist. And worse, much of what we import from China isn't easily substitutable, certainly not at scale, and certainly not from markets that offer similar price and volume.boognish_bear said:
Hope I am wrong… but I don't think China is going to blink firstBREAKING:
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) April 16, 2025
The White House announces that China is now facing a 245% tariff as a result of its retaliatory actions against the U.S.
🇺🇸🇨🇳 pic.twitter.com/dsmoWuMdfw
Yes, China needs access to our consumer market. Trump's strategy assumes that gives us leverage. But that leverage is undercut by the fact that we don't have viable alternatives in many product categories, so we end up punishing ourselves. American businesses are still buying the goods, just at higher cost. And consumers are footing the bill. So while this looks like pressure on China, it's actually a tax on Americans for a reshoring plan that hasn't materialized and supply chains that don't yet exist.
China is a hub of integrated supply chains that touch dozens of countries. Slapping tariffs on finished goods from China often penalizes multinational production ecosystems, not just "Made in China" labels. In many cases, U.S. companies themselves are the ones getting hit.
If we need to address the strategic manufacturing and the national security concerns (which I agree we do), then the logical strategy is to identify critical sectors and rebuild capacity through targeted investment and incentives, not broad tariffs that raise costs across the board, including for companies trying to compete globally. A blanket tariff on $30 USB cables and auto parts doesn't build industrial strength, it just bleeds purchasing power, and I fear that's what will lead us to a deep recession.
Tariffs without a supply chain to reroute to, or a workforce to absorb new production are not a policy, they're a penalty. And right now we're taxing our own economy for the illusion of leverage.
LOL
Not pressure on China.
Illusion of leverage.
/LOL
Sure, there are supply chain issues but the majority of trade will go through other friendlier nations. But your point is laughable, the US has leverage and pressure. And much can be obtained elsewhere. All can eventually be obtained elsewhere.
Good point. I agree..Robert Wilson said:
The troughs were a perfect depiction of efficiency. I did not have to wait in line. I do now. I bG
I have found theres only two ways to go:
Living fast or dying slow.
I dont want to live forever.
But I will live while I'm here.
Living fast or dying slow.
I dont want to live forever.
But I will live while I'm here.
ScottS said:Porteroso said:boognish_bear said:JUST IN: ðŸ‡ðŸ‡°ðŸ‡ºðŸ‡¸ Hong Kong suspends postal service for all goods being sent to the US.
— Watcher.Guru (@WatcherGuru) April 16, 2025
First real blow of the tariff war waged by the United States against the entire world. Completely suspending postal services is quite a big deal. If China does as well, trade with China will grind to a halt. I wonder how many American businesses would go bankrupt? Trump better stop putting off deals.
Didn't the tariff war actually start when the other countries first put the tariffs on us? Please advise.
No. You've been advised.
Not sure where this figure is coming from
JUST IN: 🇺🇸 United States has generated a total of $21 billion in tariff revenue since President Trump took office.
— Watcher.Guru (@WatcherGuru) April 16, 2025
Its coming from the Whale watcher guru.
I have found theres only two ways to go:
Living fast or dying slow.
I dont want to live forever.
But I will live while I'm here.
Living fast or dying slow.
I dont want to live forever.
But I will live while I'm here.
JUST IN: 🇺🇸 Fed Chair Jerome Powell says US federal debt is "not at an unsustainable level."
— Watcher.Guru (@WatcherGuru) April 16, 2025
Limited IQ Redneck in PU said:
Its coming from the Whale watcher guru.
Ty
He should probably wash his hands. I think he pulled it right out of his ass!Limited IQ Redneck in PU said:
Its coming from the Whale watcher guru.
"Stand with anyone when he is right; Stand with him while he is right and part with him when he goes wrong." - Abraham Lincoln
Think about how much revenue we'd generate if we just doubled the income taxboognish_bear said:
Not sure where this figure is coming fromJUST IN: 🇺🇸 United States has generated a total of $21 billion in tariff revenue since President Trump took office.
— Watcher.Guru (@WatcherGuru) April 16, 2025
Well, Trump opened that door. Let's see how fast he sells Taiwan out. The Taiwan situation will be Taiwan's fault by end of the week...boognish_bear said:JUST IN: 🇨🇳🇺🇸 China says they are open to discussions if President Trump shows respect & want US talks to address Taiwan. pic.twitter.com/d4oqqNiDJB
— BRICS News (@BRICSinfo) April 16, 2025