Tariffs Catch-All

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Paine said:
At risk of sounding like a champagne socialist caricature, basically the only alcohol I drink these days is Italian aperitivos. They’re already pricy. Guess I’ll be drinking Edna Rhyne for the foreseeable future.
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Have you tried their Amaro Obscura?
 
Paine said:
At risk of sounding like a champagne socialist caricature, basically the only alcohol I drink these days is Italian aperitivos. They’re already pricy. Guess I’ll be drinking Edna Rhyne for the foreseeable future.
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Or you could stop drinking and save loads of $$. I haven't had a drink in 25 years (not because of alcoholism, but rather an intolerance). I have not missed it, basically ever. I especially don't miss it after legal weed, but even before that. Granted, I might not have the same lifestyle as you, but there's no doubt I saved a lot of money over the years. Tens of thousands. Maybe hundreds.
 
superrific said:
Or you could stop drinking and save loads of $$. I haven't had a drink in 25 years (not because of alcoholism, but rather an intolerance). I have not missed it, basically ever. I especially don't miss it after legal weed, but even before that. Granted, I might not have the same lifestyle as you, but there's no doubt I saved a lot of money over the years. Tens of thousands. Maybe hundreds.
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It’s a fair point. I have maybe 3-4 drinks a month. I generally regret it afterwards since it makes my rosacea flare up. I mostly drink aperitivos for the taste rather than the drunkenness. I would definitely save a good amount of money.
 
Paine said:
It’s a fair point. I have maybe 3-4 drinks a month. I generally regret it afterwards since it makes my rosacea flare up. I mostly drink aperitivos for the taste rather than the drunkenness. I would definitely save a good amount of money.
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Well, it's a personal consumption choice. I don't want to tell you how to live your life. I'm just relaying my experience that I have very rarely regretted not drinking. When I was your age, that was a fear of mine and other people my age: will I be able to have a social life if I don't drink? I do not think my social life was ever impacted by drinking, and I have never missed the alcoholic drinks themselves.

3-4 drinks per month ain't a lot. Just watch as you get older. My friends went from 3-4 drinks per month to 3 beers a night. Well, not quite that, but I have at least one friend who has a couple of drinks every day. He's not an alcoholic, nor does he have a drinking problem. He's just bored and depressed.
 
superrific said:
My friends went from 3-4 drinks per month to 3 beers a night. Well, not quite that, but I have at least one friend who has a couple of drinks every day. He's not an alcoholic, nor does he have a drinking problem. He's just bored and depressed.
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That last part describes me, except for the depressed part...
 

Data compiled by Trade Partnership Worldwide shows that the value of U.S. exports that could be subject to tariffs would increase five-fold, from $6 billion (based on the original Trump tariffs) to over $27 billion.

“This is a major tariff expansion on previous exports,” Anthony said.

EU retaliatory tariffs are set in two tranches — the products hit last time that are being reupped on April 1, and then the expansion of additional products, subject to further discussion, which could be enacted in mid-April.

On a percentage basis, new analysis on the EU retaliatory tariffs shows New York and North Dakota companies potentially having the highest share of exports in the retaliation crosshairs, which can impact demand on their goods: New York (39%), North Dakota (36%), Nebraska (32%), Iowa (26%), and West Virginia (26%).

On an absolute dollar basis, some of the states on the East and Gulf Coasts with major ports are among the top states facing new EU tariffs, including New Jersey, Georgia, North and South Carolina, Virginia, and Texas. Products from these states range widely, from casks for alcohol brewing to tobacco and tobacco products, peanuts, frozen and fresh orange juice, food oils, motorcycles, dishwashers, clothing, footwear, furniture, and carpets.
 
Trump has this all under control.

This is when he'll just take these other countries to federal court and sue them. Then, when they can't afford their legal bills, they'll be forced to settle on his terms.

The. Art. of. the. M. F. ing. Deal.
 

Sales of US goods ‘rapidly dropping’ at Canadian grocery stores​


Canadians are buying fewer products made in the U.S. in an effort to brace for the impact of President Trump’s sweeping tariffs, which are set to cause prices to skyrocket across a range of products.

“American products we are selling as a percentage of our total sales are rapidly dropping,” said Michael Medline, president and CEO of Empire Company Ltd., which is a parent corporation for Canadian food retailers.

“We have heard loud and clear from our customers that they want Canadian products,” he told stakeholders on the company’s third quarter earnings call.

Medline said the company’s 12 percent average in U.S. products is decreasing as a result of consumer buying habits.
 
There are two big grocery corporations in Canada that span the whole country, Empire is one of them.
 
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