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Summary

Fox News host Julie Banderas warned that President-elect Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs—25% on products from Mexico and Canada and 10% on those from China—could significantly raise costs for Americans, as many businesses rely on foreign goods.

While some companies are shifting to U.S.-based suppliers or stockpiling goods ahead of the tariffs, Banderas noted that buying American often results in higher prices.

She highlighted that the financial burden would likely fall on consumers, questioning, “Who’s going to pay for that? We are.”

Economists have also warned of inflation risks.

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[–] [email protected] 24 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

And it won't be once sales drop precipitously across entire industries. Lots of manufacturing simply doesn't exist in the US anymore, and there isn't enough time to start it up before massive economic impacts.

The effects of this Trump administration will be clear and they will be bad. I'm somewhat optimistic that they will eventually start to generate a kind of unity we haven't seen in the US in a long time. But, to be clear, it will be a very, very, very rough few years to get there, and it assumes the world isn't consumed by massive wars anyway.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 weeks ago

What's gonna happen is that prices will go up, and companies in the US will gouge even harder on top of that because they have an external excuse to. Maybe things will get so bad that Democrats are able to win in the next election, but after the Biden administration, it's not like they have any credibility when it comes to standing up to price gouging in any meaningful way.

Democrats will need a candidate who isn't some preordained corpodem like the last 3 cycles. Because if they do that again, they will be running as second worst yet the fuck again, and any noises they make about wanting prices to come down or wages to go up will be just that. Noise.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago

I keep thinking about how musk was talking about the upcoming hardship... I wonder if he was maybe referring to this too. He had to have known.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (3 children)

I've been asking people, might as well ask you. When's the right time to cash out of the casino? Maybe buy puts?

Might seem crass to talk about making money off this disaster, but I have people I love to take care of.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago

Sept. 2, 1929.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The best way to win is not to play

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago

Thanks for responding but the best way to win is to play smart. I've made great plays and stupid plays. 90% of the money we've saved for a downpayment on a house is in the market, in index funds.

I'm just asking around, mostly in person, for when other people are going to cash out and why.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Depends, are you near retirement age? Else holding for another 20 years is nearly always the right move. Hold and buy the dip, if at all possible.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Haha I'll never retire. I know this advice has been true forever but this time really could be different. Thanks.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

If it's ACTUALLY different, the US dollar no longer exists. so no worries trying to outplay

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

I've said pretty much the same thing before!