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plungesponge · 41-45, M
I honestly think the whole China tariff thing is to enable Russia to become the middle-man of US-China trade and Trump will get some kind of kickback. Russia was one of very few countries Trump didn't tariff, they are looking for a way to reintegrate into global trade, and Trump sure seems to repeat their talking points a lot
Thrust · 56-60, M
@plungesponge

Really? How so?

Got news for you genius, Ukraine is a different country. It is impossible for another country to give it away
plungesponge · 41-45, M
@Thrust lol you don't even know what's going on, do you

https://www.reuters.com/world/us-ukraine-hold-tense-talks-mineral-deal-remains-elusive-source-says-2025-04-11/
plungesponge · 41-45, M
@DanielsASJ actually most of the minerals in Ukraine are in the parts Russia is occupying, which Trump is ready to let Russia keep.

Ukraine does have some of the most fertile farmland around, it's wheat feeds large parts of the rest of the world

Punches · 46-50, F
I never got that. WHY is maga merchandise made in China?
I mean I am not going to be buying any but it just seems "off" somehow, tariffs or not.
Alter4Ego · 56-60, M
@Punches Maga merch being made in China just shows what a massive scam he is perpetrating on decent americans
Punches · 46-50, F
@Alter4Ego I imagine his followers are aware about maga merchandise coming from china, they might try to ignore it OR think it is biden's fault.
WormMan · 56-60, M
Donotfolowme · 51-55, F
Thank God hubby has 15 or so we won't buy anymore
Punches · 46-50, F
@Donotfolowme what is someone gonna do with 15 maga hats?
Donotfolowme · 51-55, F
@Punches not Maga hats, I just said Hats 🤠
Punches · 46-50, F
@Donotfolowme Oh wow, I was under the impression it was maga hats. 😬

Sorry for making such a horrible assumption.
Piper · 61-69, F
Oh my, how awful. 😁
Convivial · 26-30, F
The law of unintended consequences😜
That couldn't be any more ironic 😆
Nick1 · 61-69, M
Not only MAGA merchandise, everything Ivanka sold was made in China too.
May be China is paying tariffs for MAGA merchandise so their price will be same 😁
Anniedlr · 26-30, F
@Nick1 I hope you realise that the importer (America) pays the Tarrifs and not the exporter 😂😂
Nick1 · 61-69, M
@Anniedlr I do know that. It’s just person who hawks MAGA merchandise from highest office says otherwise.
Anniedlr · 26-30, F
Blame Trump for his Tariffs for that happening 🙂
Alter4Ego · 56-60, M
A sign of things to come for american consumers.
Punches · 46-50, F
@Alter4Ego We got hit during the pandemic and then after, now this. Where the h3ll does it end?
Alter4Ego · 56-60, M
@Punches prices rise. wages rise. If we have growth (wages rise faster than prices) and we get better off. Tariffs are not going to result in growth ever.
Punches · 46-50, F
@Alter4Ego apparently they result in growth in trump's pants though
The US killed its manufacturing sector decades before Trump was elected.
Punches · 46-50, F
@BizSuitStacy Yeah, trump wants to try to fix it but it will take a lot longer than he will be around.

Besides, suppose he did pull some magic trick and all was fixed. Who is to say the next president won't screw everything up?

Trump is good at sounding convincing and swaying his followers but a lot of what he wants to do just isn't practical.

Like with anything, once a problem is created, it is never solved, just rearranged.
@Punches The manufacturing sector was destroyed over the course of 60+ years. No one said the problem would be solved overnight. But there is already trillions in foreign investment being made in the US.
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