What’s happening: President Donald Trump delayed tariffs on Canada and Mexico after both agreed to negotiate on border security and other issues. 10 percent tariffs on Chinese goods went forward, and tariffs on the European Union also may be imminent.

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claude chase1 year ago

The big picture here, is composed of a mosaic of many complex and shifting situations; All of us who are awake - "Not Woke" - and who are paying attention, can clearly see that there will be some discomfort in the coming months, but a house cleaning and straightening up of confusing and wasteful clutter brings about an improved living condition. We the people used our democratic process to overwhelmingly give Trump a mandate to do what he is doing! we will have to hear the swamp creatures screaming every false fear-mongering claim they can yell at the top of their lungs - "For A While" - but God willing the whole world will be better off afterward !

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Alc Cookeville1 year ago

And the use or suggestion of tariffs is to respond to tariffs used for decades against us.

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Coty Amen1 year ago

Okay. Tariffs raise prices on goods. I get that and what’s the difference since we’ve been paying ridiculous prices for years anyway. But Americans NEED to have prices come DOWN. We are choking on high grocery and goods costs. If it’s temporary then that’s okay but if goods and services cost don’t go down well then that’s a problem.

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Jonathan Horen1 year ago

"If it’s temporary then that’s okay but if goods and services cost don’t go down well then that’s a problem."

OR... we get used to paying the REAL costs for "goods and services".

OR... we learn that the REAL reason for the HIGH COSTS of many "goods and services" is due to regulatory capture -- the burden of added-on costs for BS regulations that people like Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) impose on small- and mid-sized companies.

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Danielle Matthews1 year ago

You cannot undo in a few weeks what has been caused by decades of overspending and bad policies by congress that refuses to do its job and rein in spending. These high prices will be a plague until the medicine can take affect.

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