Trump's tariffs in his first term were almost exclusively directed towards China, which is not that big a problem. And, in fact, it may have been...
China dumps U.S. soybean producers because of tariffs. Soybean Prices Tank on China’s Retaliatory Tariff. Beijing Already Has Shifted Suppliers.
Nike is not likely to shift production to the U.S. because the additional costs would be higher than the tariffs. I think that will be true of...
People are starting to protest Trump. Not sure how Trump's fragile ego is going to handle that. Reminds me of the Vietnam War protests, but at...
What about tourism? About 20% of Disney's visitors are international, and tourist travel to the U.S. is way down. Tourism is 10% of Florida's...
Do we know that this number does not include people that are released at the border and re-enter? Because those people do not walk back to their...
In the old days, for most companies, all the sales went through a salesman. There was no one buying things on the internet, or doing research on...
I think you are probably the exception, and not the norm. If you are living on an annuity, I'm not sure what happens if the annuity company goes...
Trump's main problem seems to be that he's delusional. He's used to being the unquestioned king of his world as a billionaire, and he demands...
Trump's idea for tariffs may have come from a made-up person. Peter Navarro has been advocating for tariffs while quoting "Ron Vara", which is an...
Former Secretary of the Treasury Larry Summers claims that Trump's tariffs are going to cost the average American family about $300k. Overall,...
JP Morgan (the bank) is predicting a recession is coming in the second half of this year. If by "work", you mean that it will not escalate into a...
One difference between the two countries is that Ukraine needs to maintain some credibility with the West to continue receiving aid from us. No...
We know you get your propaganda from the Kremlin via "Moon of Alabama", "Simpletonius", "Caitlyn Johnstone" and other questionable sources. How...
Trump's followers are just proud that he's doing something about the debt. Even if he's making it worse, because "sometimes you have to blow it...
Don't assume that Trump will not winding up causing World War III. The Great Depression was a major reason for WWII, because it spread to Europe,...
Lumber is only 5-10% of the cost to build a house. Labor is 20-40%. When inflation hits, labor costs will go up. Doubly so if Trump keeps all of...
We might lose a little weight standing in the soup lines. Probably gain it back eating government cheese. You'd think people would be satisfied...
My question is this: if tariffs were such a brilliant idea, why didn't Trump do them in his first term in office? He has been advocating for...
It's too bad that Trump is illiterate and gets his information from a conspiracy theorist junkie, or maybe he would have read the history books...