Trump’s Tariff Agenda Bets on Americans Giving Up Cheap Goods

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1. It will be easy giving up cheap goods – there will be no cheap goods.

   Thing is people won’t be able to afford any goods foreign or domestic. And then the layoffs start.

2. Americans will no longer have a choice of cheap goods well the tariffs are in place. Not like they’ll have an option. We’ll spend less of luxury items to be able to afford food and necessities.

3. Why do they think Americans buy cheap goods?

4. Resurgence in second hand goods, piracy, DIY, and touching grass and other free outdoor things nearby homes. Going to be interesting watching corporations try and counter that when they become the only option. No change for me, but guess I’ll have competition, and my nearby dumpster might not be as lucrative.

5. Mar-a-Lago completely staffed by cheap immigrant labor but regular Americans are supposed to give up their cheap goods? 😂😂

6. While also suppressing wages……..I’m sure that’ll end well good luck.

7. If the goal was truly about buying American goods then they could and should have built a long term strategy to first incentivize manufacturing here. That sort of plan takes time and strategy to implement. Instead we’re getting a mass destruction campaign that will cause unnecessary economic pain, is destabilizing our international standing, pissing off our allies & trade alliances, and worst of all destabilizing the market & every American’s future. Small businesses will suffer tremendously. American manufacturing which still relies heavily on foreign materials and supplies will suffer. Americans across the board (excluding the 100,000+ millionaire to billionaire class) will suffer. Most Americans have no concept of how hard, slow and expensive manufacturing ramp up will be. Those in power are banking on that. For the Americans who still question this concept, remember during and for years after Covid when we were dealing with prescription drug shortages? That was a result of China (where much of the supplies and/or manufacturing happens) was down and even the wealthy pharm industry couldn’t ramp up production in the states fast enough. It took years. It will take far more to set up factories. Trade issues are a detailed and delicate web that encompasses more than just cheap goods. But they know it’s an easy sell to their loyals: “ BUY AMERICAN MADE!”. “Your suffering is patriotic!”. No, it does not have to be that way. So, we should be asking ourselves who gains by this haphazard approach? Who gains by all the destabilization and destruction and lack of planning? Certainly not America, Americans or our allies. See, it’s never the actual thing they’re peddling- we’ve seen enough of this tactic as proof. They’re all Trojan horses. He uses the division, hate and destruction to hold and amass power. And it has worked beautifully for him. Shame on us all for allowing it.

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