The Real timschochet

WTF are you going on about? Let me say it again: EVERYONE suffers from these tariffs. Red states, ironically, may suffer a little more because they have less spending power in general, but EVERYONE gets hurt. Nobody gets off scot free here. Nobody benefits.

We’re trading him for Giannis next.

Those jobs aren’t coming back, sorry. Tariffs won’t bring them back, it’s a myth. It’s never worked. All you’re doing is crushing the economy.

I’m betting you’re wrong about this and ignorant. And it will raise prices on items made in America as well.

I will never gloat about this, why would I? Hopefully I’m wrong and this all works out great. If it doesn’t we all suffer. Honestly I think this is a terrible outcome. I lose as much as anyone else (in some ways more because I have investments in imports.)

Listen: if your goal in electing Trump was to put an end to all the woke stuff you dislike, all the liberal policies you can’t stand, and usher in a new age of conservative political dominance, then there couldn’t be a worse decision for that goal than these tariffs. In the stroke of a pen Trump has reversed everything the GOP is trying to do and handed Democrats a huge win. Democrats never could have done it by themselves.

I’m trying to be optimistic. I don’t want to believe voters are total morons.

Hopefully that happens soon. But the longer it takes it will take a long time to recover. This is the ultimate FAFO

Tony I figure these tariffs are right in your wheelhouse since you have acknowledged many times that you dgaf about the public and wouldn’t mind seeing them suffer. So this is your dream scenario right?

I know per exit polling: the voters believed Trump would lower inflation.

I understand exactly why he’s doing this. Because he honestly believes that tariffs are good and will achieve a positive result. He thinks the other countries will pay the fees and won’t pass them on to American consumers. He’s totally wrong about this. It’s YOU and others who either don’t understand or won’t admit that you do. Thats why you guys keep implying there’s some secret plan here. Because you know how terrible this is going to be. But guess what? There is no secret plan. There is only a stupid little doofus in charge and all of you voted for him. Congrats?

And don’t try to lay this on Democrats. We could have put up a turnip and it would have been a better choice than Trump. This is on you and anyone who voted for this guy. You broke it you own it.

Hey I can’t stop it. I can only comment. But I strongly doubt this is what the people wanted. I know he talked about it, and that Democrats warned of the consequences, but voters were not paying attention to this issue. They elected Trump to bring prices down and to control the border better. This is going to raise prices.

You mean a trade deal better than the one he negotiated after tearing up NAFTA? The one he called the greatest deal ever? You and others keep assuming that he’s doing this to achieve some negotiating goal. Honestly I had hoped that was the case. But according to the reporting, Canada and Mexico sent trade negotiators to Washington a few weeks ago and asked the White House what if anything they could do to avoid this: they were willing to make huge concessions. They were told there was nothing they could do because Trump had his heart set in imposing these tariffs. This is what he wants.

What does any of this have to do with these tariffs. Just for once can’t you put aside the partisan crap and Biden? The only question is will these tariffs be good for us or not? Forget about whether you think Trump is a good or bad President in other areas and focus on this decision.

Trump: “These tariffs will remain in effect until fetanyl and illegal immigrants stop hurting our country.” Very specific goals there…

Those crazy libs at the Wall Street Journal just called this “the dumbest trade war in history.”

The executive orders Trump signed have provisions to retaliate with even higher tariffs if Canada, Mexico and China dare respond with tariffs of their own- as they are almost sure to do. Welcome to the trade war.

It will be weeks or even more likely months before we see the effect on the consumer. During that time, expect the Maga fans here and elsewhere saying stuff like “what’s the big deal?” and calling those of us concerned about this “Chicken Little.”

The tariffs are now in place: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/02/01/us/trump-tariffs-news#canada-mexico-china-trump-tariffs Thank you Trump supporters

It’s not my opinion. It’s the vast majority of health experts. Just as with climate change there’s always a few that disagree; my usual assumption is that it’s for publicity.

Thankfully this isn’t up to you, or President Trump.

At this point I’m having trouble not seeing anti-trans rants as a mental illness. The obsession you guys have with this is truly disturbing.

She’s not that pretty. Her face is cartoonish. And she’s certainly not very bright. She also has no sense of personal honor or decency. Hard pass.

Amazing how many bogus conspiracies you believe in.