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Norrrm

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1. Best comment about tariffs and new manufacturing plants:::

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Sat May 24, 2025, 01:34 AM

May 24

Best comment about tariffs and new manufacturing plants:::

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220339757

patphil::: No company is going to risk billions to start up a new manufacturing center because of tariffs.
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They could be part way through the process only to have the tariffs go away, which would make their new endeavor unprofitable.
The right way to do this would be to give incentives for companies to expand their US operations, not create an adversarial environment that could collapse at any time.

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Best comment about tariffs and new manufacturing plants::: Norrrm May 24 #1

brian missed another important point. lapfog_1 May 24 #2