Tariffs Catch-All

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StrangePackage said:
So China, Japan, and South Korea... Are all on the same page...

Holy cow.
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This sounds like it will end well for US consumers. "
All three sides agreed to strengthen supply chain cooperation and engage in more dialogue on export controls, the post said.
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nycfan said:


Good job, Montana, picking this dude over John Tester.
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I’m really GD tired of them using fucking lame analogies to explain away everything. They do this because they can’t use facts, data, history, or anything else to provide support for these terrible decisions.

Do you really think chopping off the patients head will help him with his asthma?
Well, imagine your house has a 50 year-old roof and there has been a hail storm…
 
ChileG said:
I’m really GD tired of them using fucking lame analogies to explain away everything. They do this because they can’t use facts, data, history, or anything else to provide support for these terrible decisions.

Do you really think chopping off the patients head will help him with his asthma?
Well, imagine your house has a 50 year-old roof and there has been a hail storm…
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I kinda like the home remodel analogy. From time to time the missus mentions remodeling our home. I ask her what would be the need and advantage of a remodel, and she replies that there is no need, the house is wonderful as is but after 20 years an "update" might be nice. Then I ask her what would be a nice update, and she says replacing our Corian kitchen countertops with quartz countertops, and I ask if there is anything else. She says she would like to replace our Kohler toilets with Toto toilets. Anything else I ask, and she says no that would be enough.

Three new Toto toilets were installed last week. Replacing the kitchen countertops remains under discussion :cautious:

Moral of the story: Don't wreak havoc on an unnecessary economic "remodel" when the existing economy was fine as is/was
 
heelinhell said:
I kinda like the home remodel analogy. From time to time the missus mentions remodeling our home. I ask her what would be the need and advantage of a remodel, and she replies that there is no need, the house is wonderful as is but after 20 years an "update" might be nice. Then I ask her what would be a nice update, and she says replacing our Corian kitchen countertops with quartz countertops, and I ask if there is anything else. She says she would like to replace our Kohler toilets with Toto toilets. Anything else I ask, and she says no that would be enough.

Three new Toto toilets were installed last week. Replacing the kitchen countertops remains under discussion :cautious:

Moral of the story: Don't wreak havoc on an unnecessary economic "remodel" when the existing economy was fine as is/was
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In terms of selling your home, she is likely right about replacing the Corian countertops. Corian is good solid state material but it has become associated with utilitarian spaces and any homebuyer who sees it will think it is dated.
 
nycfan said:
In terms of selling your home, she is likely right about replacing the Corian countertops. Corian is good solid state material but it has become associated with utilitarian spaces and any homebuyer who sees it will think it is dated.
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Having gone through several iterations of the latest trend in countertops from laminate to Corian to stone, both natural and artificial, I'd be hesitant to change just for the resale aspect. Who knows what the flavor of the day will be when it's time to consider selling?

Obviously, there are plenty of other reasons to change.
 
finesse said:
Having gone through several iterations of the latest trend in countertops from laminate to Corian to stone, both natural and artificial, I'd be hesitant to change just for the resale aspect. Who knows what the flavor of the day will be when it's time to consider selling?

Obviously, there are plenty of other reasons to change.
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Fair. Never having seen this particular countertop, I am sure I would likely want to change it out for the upgrade in appearance for my kitchen if I could afford it.
 

Trump aides draft tariff plans as some experts warn of economic damage​

The president’s team is exploring using trillions of dollars in new import revenue for a tax dividend or refund, people familiar with the matter said.


“… If implemented, the plan is likely to send shock waves through the stock market and global economy. Assuming that permanent tariffs took effect in the current quarter and triggered robust retaliation by U.S. trading partners, the economy would almost immediately tumble into a recession that would last for more than a year, sending the jobless rate above 7 percent, according to Mark Zandi, chief economist for Moody’s, who described the results as a worst-case scenario.

White House advisers cautioned that several options are on the table and no final decision has been made. On Monday evening, Trump repeatedly suggested the tariffs would be “reciprocal” — in direct proportion to those levied by foreign countries on U.S. exports — and indicated that many countries would not be included in the import duties. That would probably represent a less drastic action than a single universal tariff. …”

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Europe warns Trump: We have ‘a strong plan’ for retaliation against tariffs​



“… “Europe has not started this confrontation,” Ursula von der Leyen, the head of the European Union’s executive, said in a speech. “We do not necessarily want to retaliate but, if it is necessary, we have a strong plan to retaliate and we will use it.”

… In her speech, von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, said Europe was “open to negotiations.” …”
 
US reportedly pressuring Britain to release an anti-abortion activist in the UK as a condition of tariff relief. The UK denies this, but as I have pointed out they are trying very hard to salvage whatever they can with the US after Brexit wrecked them.

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UK business secretary denies free speech issue featured in US tariff talks

Source reportedly says ‘no free trade without free speech’ after US bureau holds meeting with anti-abortion campaigner
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The business secretary, Jonathan Reynolds, has denied that the issue of free speech has featured in tariff negotiations with the US after reports a deal could be jeopardised by the outcome of a criminal case in Dorset.

The Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL), an office within the US Department of State, has met anti-abortion campaigner Livia Tossici-Bolt, who was prosecuted for an alleged breach of a buffer zone outside a Bournemouth abortion clinic. The verdict is due on Friday following a trial at Poole magistrates court.


In a statement after the meeting, posted on X, the bureau said: “US-UK relations share a mutual respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms.

“However, as Vice President JD Vance has said, we are concerned about freedom of expression in the United Kingdom.”

It added: “We are monitoring her case. It is important that the UK respect and protect freedom of expression.”

The Daily Telegraph on Tuesday quoted an unnamed US source which the paper said was familiar with trade negotiations as warning there would be “no free trade without free speech”, when asked about the DRL comments.

When asked about the reports, Reynolds, who heads the Department for Business and Trade, said free speech had not formed part of the trade negotiations in which he had been involved.
 
nycfan said:


It’s a WAR! A trade war but same difference. Quit griping about your retirement account, be a patriot and get behind the Trade War.
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For the "hard" MAGA bigots who live paycheck to paycheck and have no 401k this is not an issue unless it impacts their Medicaid

For the "soft" MAGA bigots who vote their wallets, I'm guessing they might be getting a bit squeamish
 
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