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Wiz Imp

(5,925 posts)
39. You don't care that we would have a 30 million shortage of workers?
Tue Oct 15, 2024, 10:08 PM
Oct 2024

You really think your quality of life will be able to be maintained if there are millions of jobs unfilled? You know many of those would be for services you take for granted? So how is that work going to get done?

And yes, all or almost all Presidents have imposed some tariffs. The difference is they ALL did it selectively. Trumps one and only economic plan is to put tariffs out the wazoo on all foreign goods and that will create the best economy in the world and the US would be swimming in money. Of course that is insane. First of all he has no idea how tariffs work. Second of all, even if they did work like he envisions them, the results would be as described here - super high inflation and/or massive worker shortages. None of this would improve the quality of life of the average American.

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Trumps understanding of tariffs is misguided. WarGamer Oct 2024 #1
Exactly Wiz Imp Oct 2024 #25
Trump lost manufacturing jobs. Johnny2X2X Oct 2024 #2
I agree...but when unemployment is running at 5%, there aren't a lot of people OAITW r.2.0 Oct 2024 #4
The OEMs overseas pay no tariffs Johnny2X2X Oct 2024 #9
OEMs overseas don't pay the tariffs, the importers do. OAITW r.2.0 Oct 2024 #10
There are people. former9thward Oct 2024 #15
No doubt, they leave their current jobs, making another job opening. OAITW r.2.0 Oct 2024 #18
Right, let's keep a huge underclass of scores of millions. former9thward Oct 2024 #21
Not the point of my thread. How does Trump plan for 100% tarrifs square with a needed labor OAITW r.2.0 Oct 2024 #26
You seem to equate tariffs with a "Trump agenda" former9thward Oct 2024 #31
So where will those 30 million workers come from? Wiz Imp Oct 2024 #32
I don't care. former9thward Oct 2024 #38
You don't care that we would have a 30 million shortage of workers? Wiz Imp Oct 2024 #39
No, they did NOT do it selectively. former9thward Oct 2024 #40
They weren't automatically 200% or more on everything like Trump has largely proposed. Wiz Imp Oct 2024 #43
Gotcha! Biden's at fault. OAITW r.2.0 Oct 2024 #33
I support the Biden tariffs. former9thward Oct 2024 #37
As those lower paid workers move into higher paid manufacturing jobs - there is still a shortage of workers for those Wiz Imp Oct 2024 #27
That is an argument free market CEOs use. former9thward Oct 2024 #30
But those "lower paying jobs" get unfilled, because they all quit and got manufacturing jobs, OAITW r.2.0 Oct 2024 #34
Right. At the lowest levels, there will be no workers. Wiz Imp Oct 2024 #35
You can raise wages, but where are the available workers? OAITW r.2.0 Oct 2024 #42
Right. If you have an economy that requires X number of workers but you only have Y Wiz Imp Oct 2024 #45
Plus we could use a shitload of construction worker immigrants repairing/building a 2025 climate change reality. OAITW r.2.0 Oct 2024 #46
Will the companies be willing to pay workers $20+ and hour? mymomwasright Oct 2024 #3
Exactly....either way, we will pay more...a lot more. OAITW r.2.0 Oct 2024 #7
He can't point to one concrete example where his tariffs Klarkashton Oct 2024 #5
It is unions who want tariffs. former9thward Oct 2024 #16
Targeted tariffs to protect against anti-dumping is OK with me. OAITW r.2.0 Oct 2024 #29
If he's going to back these manufacturing jobs, the question to ask him is.... LogDog75 Oct 2024 #6
Or those Bibles? Klarkashton Oct 2024 #8
This message was self-deleted by its author Wiz Imp Oct 2024 #28
Might have to bring some over from Haitia. nt BWdem4life Oct 2024 #11
And what about the... 2naSalit Oct 2024 #13
LOL, he'll have to let a lot of immigrants into the country if we want to be 100% manufacturing capable. OAITW r.2.0 Oct 2024 #14
What about the Biden tariffs? former9thward Oct 2024 #17
Already dialed in, so not an issue. OAITW r.2.0 Oct 2024 #19
The babies... 2naSalit Oct 2024 #12
He's just making promises to stay out of prison. lindysalsagal Oct 2024 #20
Immigrants edhopper Oct 2024 #22
I'm willing to guess and say that he has literally zero clue how tariffs actually work. Initech Oct 2024 #23
More problems jmowreader Oct 2024 #24
Institutional knowledge. I started in manufacturing in the 70's. OAITW r.2.0 Oct 2024 #36
How many Trump family mfg products jobs has he brought back to America? keithbvadu2 Oct 2024 #41
I'm going to guess none. Wiz Imp Oct 2024 #44
And wait til he deports a few million workers! Maeve Oct 2024 #47
With republican economics we will not have full employment, as we have now, republianmushroom Oct 2024 #48
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