Tariffs Catch-All

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Actually, on Faux News last night, Gingrich was claiming $3 Trillion on new factory investments announced and attributed it all to the Tariffs. Of course Hannity said to listen up to that great man because he gave us 5 great years of balanced budgets. Ummm, Clinton and tax hikes also, maybe?

Did you not see Trump with Hyundai Exec just this week announcing a "new" $3 Billion investment in USA? I wonder how many years that has been in the works and what period of time the investment is made. Of course Trump was touting it as thousands of new great paying jobs for Muricans all because of his Tariffs.
 
Kraftyheel89 said:
Actually, on Faux News last night, Gingrich was claiming $3 Trillion on new factory investments announced and attributed it all to the Tariffs. Of course Hannity said to listen up to that great man because he gave us 5 great years of balanced budgets. Ummm, Clinton and tax hikes also, maybe?

Did you not see Trump with Hyundai Exec just this week announcing a "new" $3 Billion investment in USA? I wonder how many years that has been in the works and what period of time the investment is made. Of course Trump was touting it as thousands of new great paying jobs for Muricans all because of his Tariffs.
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3 trillion? Seriously? That was the claim? He actually claimed that? 3 trillion?

Hyundai has its own reasons for investing in the US. It's a Korean company. The South Korean government is afraid of pissing off the US and losing that alliance, as they would be fucked. I suppose Trump might say, "see how well my style works!" and though I'd have to concede that it might work to some degree with Korea, I'd respond, "you've sold America's soul and our long-term prosperity for $3B?"
 


It was a relatively modest skid unless you are an automaker …

Separately, the Trump Administration appears to be collecting a random assortment of proposed tariff cuts from individual countries as the price for being excluded from the “Liberation Day” reciprocal tariffs, though some of the tariffs reported are on products that the USA doesn’t actually export or even produce much. TBD when some actual details are released.
 
superrific said:
I'm so sick of media reports or articles saying things like, "the auto tariffs could encourage auto companies to set up more factories in the United States."

No. No car maker is going to locate factory production in the US because of Trump's tariffs. Maybe they would if they knew the tariffs would be there for a long time (maybe!) -- you know, if it was passed by law. But not just an executive determination. Especially from an idiot who reverses himself every couple of days.

If car makers are having trouble selling cars in the US because of tariffs, what will happen is they will sell their cars elsewhere.
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Yes, they looked at setting up more factories, the cost of building, the cost of labor, and the time to build make it prohibitive.

Imagine that, FORD can't drop $10 billion on a new factory to be operational in time for the 2026 models to be produced there.
 
Kraftyheel89 said:
Actually, on Faux News last night, Gingrich was claiming $3 Trillion on new factory investments announced and attributed it all to the Tariffs. Of course Hannity said to listen up to that great man because he gave us 5 great years of balanced budgets. Ummm, Clinton and tax hikes also, maybe?

Did you not see Trump with Hyundai Exec just this week announcing a "new" $3 Billion investment in USA? I wonder how many years that has been in the works and what period of time the investment is made. Of course Trump was touting it as thousands of new great paying jobs for Muricans all because of his Tariffs.
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Wait Hannity always claimed we have not had balanced budgets in 50 years, when did this change?

These are not new plans, the company doesn't plan in a vacuum like that. This has been in the works for years.

Additionally, with AI and all the other technological advances, how many jobs will this create? Enough to get manufacturing from 7% of the workforce back to the hay day of 30%????

Even then average salaries in software services is typically 20% higher.

Not that I am against good manufacturing jobs, I am not, but it's not the savior some seem to believe.
 
UNCatTech said:
That's great for Ford, they can raise prices and still be less that Toyota.
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Unless the definition of American-made excludes cars with substantial components manufactured abroad. Usually these country of origin determinations are complex, tricky and require a lot of attention to detail. The administration has trouble with basic things like don't plan wars over chats. What makes you believe they could do a country of origin designation that makes any sense?
 

“… It wasn’t clear when those tariffs would be effective, or whether they would extend to auto parts, which Trump’s trade team had considered exempting from tariffs in recent days.

… The president also reiterated a campaign pledge to juice auto demand, saying that he was working with House Speaker Mike Johnson to pass a policy that would allow consumers to deduct car interest payments from their income taxes for American-made cars. …”
 
nycfan said:
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So, fuck the average American with tariffs, but if his Tech Bro friend can purchase Tic Tok at a good price, he'll think about reducing taxes on China. Wow.

Must make the farmers that the government is going to have to bail out feel good.
 
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Airline Demand Between Canada & United States Collapses, Down 70%+

Future flight bookings between Canada and the United States are down by over 70% year-over-year in the summer months. WOW.
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Aviation analytics company OAG has published some data on the decline in flight bookings between the countries, and it’s worse than most people probably imagined. Specifically, the company compared summer season bookings in March 2024 vs. March 2025. In other words, at this point in both years, how many people have booked transborder flights in April through September?

Well, I hope you’re sitting down. For that six month period, the number of tickets booked is down anywhere from 71.4% to 75.7%. Just as an example, April is less than a week away, and here’s how bookings between the two countries are looking:

  • In March 2024, 1,218,570 tickets had been booked for April 2024
  • In March 2025, 295,982 tickets have been booked for April 2025
  • That represents a 75.7% reduction in tickets booked
I knew it was bad, but I didn’t expect it would be that bad, as that level of demand shift is something you almost never see.

Everyone can draw their own conclusions as to what’s causing this. It’s also anyone’s guess if we’re at rock bottom in terms of consumer sentiment, and if we’ll see more close-in bookings than in past years. But either way, April is right around the corner, and those drops are massive.
 
globalnews.ca

Maine hotel owners speak out amid flurry of cancellations from Canadians | Globalnews.ca

With escalating U.S. trade tensions and President Trump's antagonistic rhetoric towards Canada, cancellations from Canadians have started adding up and hurting local businesses.
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On March 4, then-prime minister Justin Trudeau’s impassioned speech called on Canadians to renew their patriotism and support local. “[We’re] angry. We’re going to choose to not go on vacation in Florida or Old Orchard Beach,” he said at a press conference in response to Trump’s tariffs.
“A small part of me died when I heard that,” Morse said about the moment Trudeau mentioned his home by name.

“It was pretty bleak,” he told Global News in an interview on Tuesday. He said over 90 per cent of his bookings for the summer season began getting paused or cancelled entirely.

For decades, the vast majority of his customers have been Quebecers.

Mike Halle, who runs the Paradise Park Resort, says, “We’re up to over 100 cancellations, which is up significantly, 250 per cent or so from what would be normal this time of year.”

Halle is also the president of the town’s Chamber of Commerce. He says Canadians make up 30 to 40 per cent of revenue for their average seasonal business.

“There will be an impact,” he said.

“We all just wish this would go away,” owner of On The Beach Hotel, JJ Mokarzel, told Global. “It’s sad when the people at the top affect the people at the bottom, because we really are powerless.”
 
altmin said:
globalnews.ca

Maine hotel owners speak out amid flurry of cancellations from Canadians | Globalnews.ca

With escalating U.S. trade tensions and President Trump's antagonistic rhetoric towards Canada, cancellations from Canadians have started adding up and hurting local businesses.
globalnews.ca globalnews.ca
On March 4, then-prime minister Justin Trudeau’s impassioned speech called on Canadians to renew their patriotism and support local. “[We’re] angry. We’re going to choose to not go on vacation in Florida or Old Orchard Beach,” he said at a press conference in response to Trump’s tariffs.
“A small part of me died when I heard that,” Morse said about the moment Trudeau mentioned his home by name.

“It was pretty bleak,” he told Global News in an interview on Tuesday. He said over 90 per cent of his bookings for the summer season began getting paused or cancelled entirely.

For decades, the vast majority of his customers have been Quebecers.

Mike Halle, who runs the Paradise Park Resort, says, “We’re up to over 100 cancellations, which is up significantly, 250 per cent or so from what would be normal this time of year.”

Halle is also the president of the town’s Chamber of Commerce. He says Canadians make up 30 to 40 per cent of revenue for their average seasonal business.

“There will be an impact,” he said.

“We all just wish this would go away,” owner of On The Beach Hotel, JJ Mokarzel, told Global. “It’s sad when the people at the top affect the people at the bottom, because we really are powerless.”
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Trump administration is bad for business.
Bad for your health.
Bad for your savings.
Bad for your retirement.
Bad for government services.
Bad for national security.
Bad for our allies.

Thanks to all who voted for Trump or third party. You own this shit.
 
Canadian anti-tariff billboards are popping up in Florida and across the U.S.

Crew members with Gulf Coast News have spotted billboards opposing tariffs along Colonial Blvd near I-75 in Fort Myers.


"It bothers me when foreign countries come in and start trying to control our politics. It's none of their business," said Fort Myers resident Ted Nusbaum.

You might have seen a controversial message appear on one of these billboards.

The escalating tensions between the U.S. and Canada over tariffs set by President Trump have recently grabbed people's attention.

"I feel that everybody has an opinion," said Ted Nusbaum.

Along major roads here in Florida and across the country, the billboards read...

"Tariffs are a tax on your grocery bills" or "Tariffs are a tax on your grocery bills."

The Canadian Foreign Minister, in an interview with CNN, said they're rolling out these messages on digital billboards across 12 states... Including Florida.
 
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