A LITTLE SOMETHING FOR THE TARIFF NAYSAYERS

Reposting a response to Carla.@Carla

I posted a story. A story I did not write. Tariffs have pluses and minuses. Trump is using them strategically and will likely back off some of them somewhat. What argument are you referring to? Please be specific about what argument I made that you claim I am delusional about. I made zero arguments about the validity of tariffs. All I did was post this article and many of you self-anointed economists and tariff experts chimed in with very little, if any, real knowledge of this transaction. So many of you blindly want to balk at the article, not because you know anything about the investment outside of what the article states, you have absolutely no idea what influenced this investment and others like it. To say that tariffs had noting to do with it is very laughable, because you have zero inside knowledge you're just spewing echo chamber talking points. You know nothing at all. To use such general sweeping statements like "tariffs had zero to do with hundai" (your spelling not mine) is to claim that you know every aspect of the decision to make the investment. Do you know we already have tariffs on import cars? Just like companies such as Toyota, Mazda and Honda, Hyundai with its two current U.S. plants and is investing in a third. If you don't think the 2.5% tariff that has been in effect for sometime has a very important influence on foreign manufacturers moving their plants here, you need to go back to your knitting and gardening. The "bottom line" is the the loony lefties who comment on posts like this are only bringing their opinion and nothing more. Much like JimboSaturn verifying a time when the investment could or could not have been made with a poorly educated guess based on his grocery store background. But now it seems he's watched a video and has his minor in supply chain science. You are the ones who are delusional. You are sure about nothing but are incredibly bold in your ignorance. Posting this article was amusing just to watch people like yourself and many others pretend to have knowledge and deep understanding about this article, economics and international trade. Almost immediately you and those like you are reduced to personal attacks, which is the dull tool of the ignorant. You cannot stand in the face of the simple questioning of your arguments or reasoning. I am not defending Trump's tariff's categorically. I just posted a story to watch the show. And you and others like you never disappoint. Like moths to a flame you simply cannot help or control yourselves. The group think among many of you is off the charts. There may be a few on this post who can contribute some knowledge, I haven't read every response but most cannot. You only give broad vague statements that cannot be pinpointed and for which you cannot be held accountable. The only arguments I made were to poke holes in the obvious weak reasoning many made coming into the conversation pretending to be intelligent and informed, much like yourself. Many of you make statements that could have only be made by those who were involved the process. Tariffs can be very good and can be very bad. The only real motivation many of you had to pretend to have a legitimate contribution to the conversation is that you don't like Trump. That's it. Nothing more. In contrast to most everyone on this post, I actually have first hand knowledge of how the recent tariffs Trump seems determined to place on goods imported from China are spurring large investment less than an hour drive from my home. In DIRECT response to Trump's almost certain tariff increase on China, investors are moving VERY QUICKLY to wrap up the purchase a very large tract of land with committed funds to build large warehousing and manufacturing structures as well as housing. The project will allow Chinese manufactures to assemble products in the U.S. to avoid import tariffs. The projection is that close to 10,000 jobs will be created just to service the manufacturers not to mention the impact this will have on local service suppliers, vendors and retailers. I know community leaders involved in this, I've seen initial planning. This is real and it is directly due to tariffs, Carla, tariffs. Specifically Trump's new tariffs. Chinese investors aren't stupid. They knew they had to be prepared for a Trump victory and the changes that would follow. They are moving quickly on this. So the bottom line is most of the commentators on here are full of themselves and have nothing worth contributing to the conversation other than their opinion which is generally biased against Trump. You, nor anyone else in this conversation can intelligently comment on whether or not new tariffs were a part of Hyundai's decision because you simply can't know. You guys are a clown show.