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22. We've already done several tariff-related price increases at the store I work in; higher ones are

Fri May 10, 2019, 01:51 PM

May 2019

coming up in the near future. I hate changing the tags on the already-high prices, but I've been warned that even higher increases are coming. Every time our suppliers raise their prices, we have to, too.

"Just buy American-made products?" I'd love to. But the mass-distribution system isn't set up for it. Our office is not enthusiastic about setting up new accounts for lots of small vendors. Faucets we'd be selling for $325 would be competing against sub-$100 faucets.

So it's the customers, contractors, home-owners and business-owners who end up paying the higher prices. I'm afraid that this is setting us up for a double whammy when the economy goes south again- higher prices will cut into purchasing ability; tight and expensive borrowing rates will make it harder to finance credit and projects.

When the change happens, I just hope it's before the 2020 elections, and not after. Eventually, this economy-pumping will lose it's effectiveness.

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Trump Says U.S. Will Purchase Crops to Offset China Losses [View all] TexasTowelie May 2019 OP

Deficits, Schmeficits BeyondGeography May 2019 #1

He's making consumers give their money to farmers dalton99a May 2019 #2

I told you! watoos May 2019 #3

Can some economist explain how any of this 'robbing Peter to pay Paul' stuff sinkingfeeling May 2019 #4

It's OK if it's Proletariat Peter who is picking up the tab and not Bourgeoisie Peter! TheBlackAdder May 2019 #18

Trump had to say SOMETHING to settle the futures market, it's been tanking for a week CharleyDog May 2019 #19

Peter is in a blue state and Paul is in a red state. meadowlander May 2019 #57

Just so long as it isn't one of the four or five countries of Mexico we give the soybeans to. Hugin May 2019 #5

Afraid of losing the farmer's vote? Bayard May 2019 #6

THIS. Turbineguy May 2019 #50

So basically trump voters are being bribed with our consumer cash . lunasun May 2019 #7

Given and accepting socialism. Nuggets May 2019 #28

I was going to post something similar - isn't this socialism? Quemado May 2019 #33

I watched "Good Morning America" this morning. mahatmakanejeeves May 2019 #8

What he says , and what he does duforsure May 2019 #9

Wait what? To cover his China failure, our taxe$ will buy American food to be sent abroad? yerop May 2019 #10

And red states are horrified by socialism? Snellius May 2019 #11

+1 This is socialism. Quemado May 2019 #34

Trump argued for taxing consumers to prop up part of his political base that's getting hammered mahatmakanejeeves May 2019 #12

another bailout for his peeps. nt yaesu May 2019 #13

Using taxpayer dollars to shore up his base for 2020. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz May 2019 #14

The level of factually wrong info from the president this morning is high. mahatmakanejeeves May 2019 #15

+1 dalton99a May 2019 #17

I know trump is an idiot... Locrian May 2019 #16

Oh man, I bet you are right. Nailed. Who benefits? mahina May 2019 #25

follow the money... always follow the money - n/t Locrian May 2019 #41

Yes, of course. ooky May 2019 #47

Trump's higher taxes for his socialist policies keithbvadu2 May 2019 #20

Can't really say it any better than anyone else. Collimator May 2019 #21

We've already done several tariff-related price increases at the store I work in; higher ones are NBachers May 2019 #22

This sounds like the sort of business acumen Retrograde May 2019 #23

He handles money like it's coming out of a cigar box underpants May 2019 #37

it's so confusing... stillcool May 2019 #24

This should be challenged in court. roamer65 May 2019 #26

Not without a bill from the House vlyons May 2019 #27

WTO isn't going to like this much. MontanaFarmer May 2019 #29

+1. yonder May 2019 #52

Hmmm . . . isn't that socialism? Vinca May 2019 #30

i watch the farm report every sunday morning. this is not what the farmers want. Kurt V. May 2019 #31

Another example of trump fucking up and making others pay for it. The Liberal Lion May 2019 #32

This is a fantasy SCantiGOP May 2019 #35

Hey! YooHoo! Starving people here underpants May 2019 #36

sounds like that dreaded socialist wealth redistribution to me. Thomas Hurt May 2019 #38

Trump doesn't understand tariffs. onenote May 2019 #39

BTW, this is not Socialism. Don't fall for that frame. Yavin4 May 2019 #40

Corn and soybeans are mostly fed to animals yellowcanine May 2019 #42

I guess the orange anus skipped Tariffs 101 at his highfalutin business college Brother Buzz May 2019 #43

Does Trump think that tariffs are a type of tax that goes to the government? Cold War Spook May 2019 #44

It is? I thought it was a tax. nt Honeycombe8 May 2019 #46

I don't think thats how it works Mosby May 2019 #53

Yes, they are paid by the importer... MoonchildCA May 2019 #54

Okay. I got it now. Cold War Spook May 2019 #55

He doesn't know what the h** he's doing. Someone get this clown out of office. nt Honeycombe8 May 2019 #45

This charade will go on for as long as President Sigmund Fraud is in office. ooky May 2019 #48

That's Socialism Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2019 #49

That's exactly what I was going to say. blueinredohio May 2019 #51

He's going to give the crops to "Shit Hole Countries?" BlueIdaho May 2019 #56