Here come the tariffs

[dogcows 1,425]

7 hours ago, Horseman said:

Or you could just go cry in the corner. 

Neigh

[seafoam1 3,579]

8 hours ago, Horseman said:

Or you could just go cry in the corner. 

He's been crying since the kameltoe lost the election in a landslide. 

Actually since killary lost to Trump and she  fainted on her way to her car. 

[supermike80 2,181]

9 hours ago, Hardcore troubadour said:

So they are losing money to help the American people. Got it.  

These dumb ass liberals went ballistic about corporate profits and now that they are lowering, supposedly due to tariffs, and now they are mad about that.  I swear its insane trying to keep track of what they are mad about.   Oh wait no it's not...TRUMPPPPPPPPP

[Hardcore troubadour 16,223]

Just now, supermike80 said:

These dumb ass liberals went ballistic about corporate profits and now that they are lowering, supposedly due to tariffs, and now they are mad about that.  I swear its insane trying to keep track of what they are mad about.   Oh wait no it's not...TRUMPPPPPPPPP

Yeah, I always thought they charge what the consumer can/ will pay. I guess they’re trying a different strategy now. 

[Fnord 2,709]

5 minutes ago, supermike80 said:

These dumb ass liberals went ballistic about corporate profits and now that they are lowering, supposedly due to tariffs, and now they are mad about that.  I swear its insane trying to keep track of what they are mad about.   Oh wait no it's not...TRUMPPPPPPPPP

I don't think the issue is so much about how much money corporations make, it's how few taxes they pay on those profits. Wanna lower the debt? Demolish some of the ridiculous write-offs these companies get. You and I have a higher tax burden than most Fortune 500 companies do, and ours is going up while theirs is falling.

[supermike80 2,181]

Dagnabbit.....I stocked my basement up with food, water, batteries etc based on banned Tim's prediction of an economic catastrophe due to the tariffs.  Now all that stuff is gonna expire.

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/us-economy-expands-surprisingly-strong-134137168.html

[dogcows 1,425]

5 minutes ago, supermike80 said:

Dagnabbit.....I stocked my basement up with food, water, batteries etc based on banned Tim's prediction of an economic catastrophe due to the tariffs.  Now all that stuff is gonna expire.

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/us-economy-expands-surprisingly-strong-134137168.html

Glad to see it, no matter who the president is. Sadly, it’s not all good news…

Quote

However, inflation remains higher than the Federal Reserve would like. The Fed’s favored inflation gauge — called the personal consumption expenditures index, or PCE — climbed to a 2.8% annual pace last quarter, up from 2.1% in the second quarter.

Excluding volatile food and energy prices, so-called core PCE inflation was 2.9%, up from 2.6% in the April-June quarter.

4th quarter numbers will be very telling. A lot of consumer confidence reports say people planned on spending 20-25% less this Christmas. What people say and what they do doesn’t always match. So we will have to wait and see…

[Hardcore troubadour 16,223]

Last year I went big. PlayStation, I phone. This year I made up for it with volume. May be spent a little less, but not much. 

[Hardcore troubadour 16,223]

Oh no’s! Tariffs!!

[edjr 7,110]

52 minutes ago, Hardcore troubadour said:

Oh no’s! Tariffs!!

 

[Horseman 2,845]

On 11/25/2024 at 7:50 PM, The Phantom's Phantom said:

25% Mexico and Canada, 10% China, on everything.

Tried to warn you guys but this is what you wanted.

Retards.

 

On 11/25/2024 at 10:30 PM, Death said:

It's going to be a fun four years laughing at you Trumpists trying to whatabout the chaos that's coming. 

[Ron_Artest 2,746]

 

 

These are insane lies.  Anyone who believes this needs a good slap.

[Hardcore troubadour 16,223]

Oh no’s !!! Tariffs!!!!

[Horseman 2,845]

Get out now before it's too late!!!!!!!!!!

[Cloaca du jour 2,170]

Omg Gas is 1.99 a gallon....oh the humanity!!!!!

[Hardcore troubadour 16,223]

1 hour ago, Horseman said:

Get out now before it's too late!!!!!!!!!!

Gutterboy did. 

[Ron_Artest 2,746]

5 minutes ago, Hardcore troubadour said:

Gutterboy did. 

More lies.  Checked all my accounts this morning, pleasantly surprised at how much they have grown.  Didn't even need to go to Charles Schwab for them to tell me.

[Hardcore troubadour 16,223]

5 minutes ago, Ron_Artest said:

More lies.  Checked all my accounts this morning, pleasantly surprised at how much they have grown.  Didn't even need to go to Charles Schwab for them to tell me.

You mean they let you see your accounts? Crazy. 

[supermike80 2,181]

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/inflation-eases-in-december-core-consumer-prices-rise-at-slowest-pace-since-march-2021-133127487.html

I was told by TDS Ron and bannedtim that the economy was doomed.   Not slowing down, not correcting...doomed!!! it was over

Yet, here we are.

What is happening????

[Strike 6,128]

26 minutes ago, supermike80 said:

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/inflation-eases-in-december-core-consumer-prices-rise-at-slowest-pace-since-march-2021-133127487.html

I was told by TDS Ron and bannedtim that the economy was doomed.   Not slowing down, not correcting...doomed!!! it was over

Yet, here we are.

What is happening????

If you wait long enough there will be a downturn and then they will claim victory, even if it is 10 years from now, and it will all be Trump's fault.

[Ron_Artest 2,746]

17 minutes ago, supermike80 said:

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/inflation-eases-in-december-core-consumer-prices-rise-at-slowest-pace-since-march-2021-133127487.html

I was told by TDS Ron and bannedtim that the economy was doomed.   Not slowing down, not correcting...doomed!!! it was over

Yet, here we are.

What is happening????

Since you called me out I'll respond, even though you aren't mature enough to respond to me, but I know you will read this.

I never said the economy was doomed, this is your RDS.  What I said was that it will cause inflation, and it has.  Has it caused as much inflation as I thought? No.  I can explain why...

1) Trump backed off the comical level tariffs like the 150% on China and the tariffs on things we don't make like coffee and bananas.  That has helped bring those specific prices down.

2) Corporations went on an importing spree before the tariffs started with inventories lasting for most of 2025.

3) Corporations have eaten much of these tariffs.  This one blew me away, but it happened.  Trump pressured CEOs not to pass it through and many bent the knee.

4) Several elements of the economy have slowed which has naturally brought down inflation even with higher prices.  Less demand has limited the impact of higher prices.

I thought we would be between 3 and 4 by now so I was wrong on this.  What does 2026 look like?

1) Tariffs could disappear any day now via SCOTUS which would be good and invalidate any points below.

2) Pre Tariff inventories have been depleted and corporations will have no choice now but to pass more and more of the tax onto consumers.

3) A new fed chair will drop rates which will cause more investment and higher inflation.

So assuming 1 doesn't happen, I believe 2 and 3 will drive inflation higher during this year.  We'll see...