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durablend

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53. Agree, BUT

Thu Nov 7, 2024, 03:15 PM

Nov 7

If you need some kind of durable goods (clothing, appliances, fix the house stuff), don't go on a shopping spree and rack up the credit cards but do that NOW before the Trump Tax hits (we need to call it that, none of this "tariffs" stuff that the braindead will shrug off)

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FAFO - Tariff Edition [View all] Bleacher Creature Nov 7 OP

They need to live their votes Prairie Gates Nov 7 #1

We will all live their voters. Martin68 Nov 7 #19

Agree, BUT durablend Nov 7 #53

wait until our cattlemen and farmers find out about the coming trade war lapfog_1 Nov 7 #2

They have already experienced this but nothing is ever Trump's fault. travelingthrulife Nov 7 #13

We'll be eating the cats..and the dogs.. BattleRow Nov 7 #17

Let them go bankrupt. roamer65 Nov 7 #32

But they owned the Libs! Yavin4 Nov 7 #3

They like hearing Happy Holidays. Hotler Nov 8 #61

Trump told them the other country would pay wryter2000 Nov 7 #4

Trump knows goddamn well how it works he knew Klarkashton Nov 7 #6

Disagree. Trump is as stupid as they come. Ray Bruns Nov 7 #10

There is a difference between ignorance and stupidity. colorado_ufo Nov 7 #18

Stupidity 90-percent Nov 7 #31

Yes! If a business all of a sudden has big bills they are not going Maraya1969 Nov 7 #7

Inflation 'like you have never seen! The biggest inflation!...' Attilatheblond Nov 7 #26

Then you come back with durablend Nov 7 #52

I can try to explain basic market economics to magas, but my dogs get more out of the lesson than any red hat idiot. Attilatheblond Nov 7 #55

I think he does understand how they work. gordianot Nov 7 #43

"I want my vote back!" Klarkashton Nov 7 #5

Us consumers pay tariffs LetMyPeopleVote Nov 7 #8

Womp Fucking Womp hatrack Nov 7 #9

That is awesome! onecaliberal Nov 7 #11

Little late to explain it IbogaProject Nov 7 #12

Sometimes, 'businessmen' only think of the tax cuts THEY will get and forget they are not billionairs & will pay dearly Attilatheblond Nov 7 #25

FYI: Business men ultimately don't pay the tariffs... brush Nov 7 #29

But then ... AncientOfDays Nov 7 #44

Maybe. But it happens daily, importers keep importing, raising prices as that's how business is done all the time. brush Nov 7 #49

Um, yeah, thanks for the big news there Attilatheblond Nov 7 #54

See post 49. It happens daily. Go to Lowes or Home Depot and shop.... brush Nov 7 #56

Again, totally missed my point Attilatheblond Nov 7 #57

What is your point? That you don't understand how tariffs work? brush Nov 7 #58

Good. I hope they feel all the pain coming their way. SamKnause Nov 7 #14

I agree. Let them suffer. As a bankruptcy attorney I expect to be very busy. Pepsidog Nov 8 #63

VP Harris, Gov Walz, and Mark Cuban worked HARD to explain it they just chose to believe the other guy Coexist Nov 7 #15

Bahahahaha I love it. BannonsLiver Nov 7 #16

They believe what master told them. Hope22 Nov 7 #20

The FAFO begins. Of course, on X, where Elon, tsf's economy czar, gives workers a headsup on their future. ancianita Nov 7 #21

It is too bad Old Crank Nov 7 #22

They wouldn't have believed him anyway. roamer65 Nov 7 #35

Probably true Old Crank Nov 7 #40

If the boycott momentum continues, they will soon get pink slips. roamer65 Nov 7 #41

GOP puppet masters have been working against education since early 70s. There was a reason for that. Attilatheblond Nov 7 #23

Brain half full optimist... littlemissmartypants Nov 7 #24

Why would you believe a known liar. surfered Nov 7 #27

If he had explained tariffs BEFORE they voted..... AverageOldGuy Nov 7 #28

Tighten your belts Maggots! Maybe it's time to try out this new "Gig Economy" everyones's talking about! NBachers Nov 7 #30

Yet another point where the news media failed us. Shipwack Nov 7 #33

Economics 101. roamer65 Nov 7 #34

But trump will blame the Biden. Administration Norbert Nov 7 #36

Tough shit Sable302b Nov 7 #37

Most likely the workers think that's BS and the company prezdint is punishing them for their votes. maxsolomon Nov 7 #38

Read my sig line Aviation Pro Nov 7 #39

Did the CEO take the coward's way out and blame Biden? Montauk6 Nov 7 #42

actually the additional costs are printed right on the receipts CatWoman Nov 7 #45

they will FAFO but will they ever fucking LEARN? LymphocyteLover Nov 7 #46

Nope, they're Kevin Bacon's character in Animal House. Initech Nov 7 #51

LOL--- good analogy! LymphocyteLover Nov 7 #59

"Ha ha. Suckers!" - G.O.P. BoRaGard Nov 7 #47

The GOP: Because fuck you, that's why! Initech Nov 7 #48

"Ha ha. Suckers!" - Republicons BoRaGard Nov 7 #50

As I learned as a kid growing up in New Jersey: "Tough sh**; chew harder!" Bluejeans Nov 8 #60

I don't understand tarriffs either... Ysabel Nov 8 #62

okay I think I understand it now... Ysabel Nov 8 #70

I wonder how long it will take before thet same company president tells his workers to take a pay cut. patphil Nov 8 #64

Same thing is happening Figarosmom Nov 8 #65

Friend of mine texted that to me yesterday. Emile Nov 8 #66

As my granny used to say "Don't make your bed hard, cuz you gotta lie in it". They are starting to find iluvtennis Nov 8 #67

"How much in tariffs has China paid the United States Government?" KS Toronado Nov 8 #68

Yep, I don't believe how many people don't understand how taxes work uponit7771 Nov 8 #71

motherfuck... Ysabel Nov 8 #69

Businesses have also stocked up, placing bigger-than-usual import orders ahead of new tariffs taking hold, LetMyPeopleVote Nov 8 #72

The threat of Trump's tariffs is already impacting how businesses operate, steering money away from bonuses and raises LetMyPeopleVote Nov 11 #73