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  • jon-nycJ Offline
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    Meanwhile, China is signing trade agreements.

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    Only non-witches get due process.

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    • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

      Meanwhile, China is signing trade agreements.

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      @jon-nyc Yup. It was obvious that someone (like China) would step into the "void" created by the US pulling out of the global community.

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        I think the popular conception is tariffs affect foreign made widgets for which US made widgets can be easily substituted. The 50 33 numbers tell a different story.

        Only non-witches get due process.

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          What does Reagan think?

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            What does Reagan think?

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            @jon-nyc said in Trumpenomics:

            What does Reagan think?

            It is interesting that a lot of current politicians hold President Reagan on a pedestal, but then go against everything that he stood for. LOL

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              #44

              I don't see any good end to the tariffs other than better trade agreements, after which the tariffs go away. Trump presents them as a good thing in and of themselves, but at best they seem to be a stick to inflict pain on ourselves and others, with others being hit harder. The jobs that come into America will be anti-competitive, and will raise prices. A car built by Americans getting paid American wages will not be profitable at the current prices, even without tariffs. Same goes for any product built using cheap labor.

              I guess there's an argument to be made about how inhumane all that cheap labor was. I don't suppose that argument is being made now, though there used to be murmurs of it from the left.

              Education is extremely important.

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                #45

                I’m old enough to remember when leftist kids protested the WTO. Remember the big protest in Seattle?

                I’m not sure what their point was. It’s not clear to me if they did either.

                Only non-witches get due process.

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                  Most of them I think are from government layoffs

                  U.S.-based employers cut more jobs this February than in any February in 16 years, according to a new report from outplacement firm Challenger, Gray and Christmas.

                  This year, employers announced 172,017 job cuts — the most the shortest month has seen since 2009,

                  and

                  The Labor Department will release the official February jobs report Friday morning.

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                    I don't see any good end to the tariffs other than better trade agreements, after which the tariffs go away. Trump presents them as a good thing in and of themselves, but at best they seem to be a stick to inflict pain on ourselves and others, with others being hit harder. The jobs that come into America will be anti-competitive, and will raise prices. A car built by Americans getting paid American wages will not be profitable at the current prices, even without tariffs. Same goes for any product built using cheap labor.

                    I guess there's an argument to be made about how inhumane all that cheap labor was. I don't suppose that argument is being made now, though there used to be murmurs of it from the left.

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                    #47

                    @Horace said in Trumpenomics:

                    I don't see any good end to the tariffs other than better trade agreements, after which the tariffs go away. Trump presents them as a good thing in and of themselves, but at best they seem to be a stick to inflict pain on ourselves and others, with others being hit harder. The jobs that come into America will be anti-competitive, and will raise prices. A car built by Americans getting paid American wages will not be profitable at the current prices, even without tariffs. Same goes for any product built using cheap labor.

                    I guess there's an argument to be made about how inhumane all that cheap labor was. I don't suppose that argument is being made now, though there used to be murmurs of it from the left.

                    If you play out the long game. Countries with no trade barriers will eventually overtake you in terms of making things in a cheaper way. Then you’ll have to put more tariffs on to protect yourself from their output.

                    We did tariffs for hundreds of years before we didn’t.

                    I’m on board with tariffs against countries that are doing predatory investments to shake out the market (eg China). But even then… there’s massive benefits to the consumers of other countries that get subsidized goods.

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                      A Chevy truck has a 10% tariff in Germany, while a German Mercedes has around a 2% tariff in the U.S. Or so I've heard.

                      It needs to be corrected, but Mercedes probably isn't going to dump cars in the U.S. Chinese EV makers, OTOH...

                      “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                      Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                        Heritage Foundation (Project 2025 authors) are now retconning previous papers about tariffs.

                        Only non-witches get due process.

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                        • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

                          Heritage Foundation (Project 2025 authors) are now retconning previous papers about tariffs.

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                          @jon-nyc said in Trumpenomics:

                          Heritage Foundation (Project 2025 authors) are now retconning previous papers about tariffs.

                          But there are still some articles up. So maybe only that one guy. 🤷

                          https://www.heritage.org/trade/report/do-no-harm-tariffs-and-quotas-hurt-the-homeland

                          Tariffs are taxes on Americans, and quotas cut businesses off from valuable goods that provide Americans with more choice.

                          Imports are integral to the competitiveness of domestic producers—and increasing their prices or limiting imports hurts Americans.

                          Both tariffs and quotas decrease freedom, disrupt supply chains, and artificially change prices.

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                            Reminded again of the Napoleon quote. I’m not surprised every man has his price. I’m surprised how low it is.

                            Only non-witches get due process.

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                              Bessent: Low prices are overrated.

                              Only non-witches get due process.

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                                If the only cheap things in America are the words used by the Trump administration when they tell people that prices don't matter, they are not long for power. Obviously. They must know that.

                                Education is extremely important.

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                                  A fuller context of the quote might have to do with standard of living and income relative to prices, which could make some sense, but the runway needed for that sort of momentum in the face of immediately higher prices, is not there.

                                  Education is extremely important.

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                                    Good point from Alex Tabarrok, GMU colleague of Hanson, Caplan, and Cowen.

                                    Only non-witches get due process.

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                                    • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

                                      Good point from Alex Tabarrok, GMU colleague of Hanson, Caplan, and Cowen.

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                                      @jon-nyc said in Trumpenomics:

                                      Good point from Alex Tabarrok, GMU colleague of Hanson, Caplan, and Cowen.

                                      That's what I just wrote, but I fleshed it out a bit. Did you post that for the people who have me blocked?

                                      Education is extremely important.

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                                        The stock market continues to hemorrhage bigly.

                                        Education is extremely important.

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                                          I’ve heard people say it’s all about confidence and optimism.

                                          Perhaps investors think Trump doesn’t have the right temperament this time around.

                                          Or maybe it’ll be fine tomorrow… who knows.

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