I watched buy now on Netflix last night. Basically talked about how consumption’s out of control. Electronic goods like laptops and phones are intentionally sealed so they can’t be repaired etc. intentional obsolescence. the mountains of apparel we buy. I see it with my daughter literally. Just a few months ago she had a shirt in the trash. I said why did you throw that away. She goes eh it frayed. I wore it twice. That was enough. I go what?! She goes dad. It was $11.
Basic concepts of economics...and history. The 80's and the "buy local" movement doesn't seem so long ago to me.
Here’s the political problem with that. The average American will walk into stores weekly and feel the increased prices because of the tariffs each time they hit the register. When will they see a personal benefit for greater government efficiency and lower taxes? Which are both by the way theoretical while the increased prices are a certainty.
We also want payroll taxes, benefits, flsa, Fmla, osha, workers comp, unions, and 9-5 work.
I feel like people will be “okay” with stupid consumer products going up but groceries forget it. That won’t flyHe's going to go as far as he can with these tariffs. He did it in his first term. Biden kept a lot of it in place and Trump will build on them and add more back into the mix.
Agriculture was already pounded the first time around, and it will be worse the second time.
What a second Trump trade war would mean for farmers
The president-elect has threatened 60% tariffs on goods from China at a time when U.S. producers are already struggling with slowing exports and falling prices.www.agriculturedive.com
What are stupid consumer products? It’s not all Walmart junk. It’s big box home improvement stores. It’s electronics. It’s cars.
This show was talking about iPhones and electronics being replaced but the thrust was on plastic and apparel as we are running out of room to dispose of it. The shitty consumer products are endless. From plastic plates college kids get from back to school at target to the plastic army helicopter my minion bought last week that was literally just $20. Thing is enormous
Somebody posted about China's looming problems with their manufacturing base in another thread. I think they're in for a wild ride, and we'll be impacted by it.
The tariffs aren't going to do sh#t. They're a small drop in the bucket and it's not going to target plastic crap from China. It’s just noise.
You forgot other wants like big boobs and free education.
About time somebody stuck it to the farmers.He's going to go as far as he can with these tariffs. He did it in his first term. Biden kept a lot of it in place and Trump will build on them and add more back into the mix.
Agriculture was already pounded the first time around, and it will be worse the second time.
What a second Trump trade war would mean for farmers
The president-elect has threatened 60% tariffs on goods from China at a time when U.S. producers are already struggling with slowing exports and falling prices.
apnews.com
Trump is saying 60% across the board for all Chinese products. Maybe that's to get them to the table to negotiate something favorable, but that won't happen day 1.
I'm surprised that the conspiracy theorists haven't picked up on this. Gaetz was very vocal in his praise of the Biden adminstration's handling of anti-trust matters.
Will the antitrust showdown launched under Biden turn into 'Let's Make A Deal' under Trump?
The U.S. antitrust watchdogs that pounced on Big Tech and deterred dealmaking throughout corporate America during President Joe Biden’s administration may be tamer and kept on a shorter leash by President-elect Donald Trump after he returns to the White House next year.
This might combine threads, but interestingly enough, Matt Gaetz was publicly a big fan of Khan, and even suggested that she should be kept, no matter the result of the election. Is DJT a grifter, or a sincere man of the people? The answer is in what happens with Khan. Will DJT follow Gaetz, or Musk?
A lack of anti-trust regulations are hurting this country and slowing capitalistic forces up and down. Corn and soybean prices have been below the cost of production for a couple years now, yet food prices remain sky high. Part of the reason is a lack of competition(mergers) from food manufacturers.
The other side is lack of competition among input providers. Mergers abound in the Seed/chemical/fertilizer industry. For example, Nutrien is one of 2 or 3 major dry fertilizer companies. They own the mines to the distributors. I have Nutrien and my local co-op. I can't get a price from Nutrien until the co-op sets their price. Then Nutrien will come out with a price that is $15-20 less than the co-op price.
Sorry for the rambling. I shouldn't have to explain the rest.
You’re correct. In my defense, the list is endless, and the ability to obtain it all is nil.
No explain away. I know nothing about that world . Zero. Are you in farming?Will the antitrust showdown launched under Biden turn into 'Let's Make A Deal' under Trump?
The U.S. antitrust watchdogs that pounced on Big Tech and deterred dealmaking throughout corporate America during President Joe Biden’s administration may be tamer and kept on a shorter leash by President-elect Donald Trump after he returns to the White House next year.
This might combine threads, but interestingly enough, Matt Gaetz was publicly a big fan of Khan, and even suggested that she should be kept, no matter the result of the election. Is DJT a grifter, or a sincere man of the people? The answer is in what happens with Khan. Will DJT follow Gaetz, or Musk?
A lack of anti-trust regulations are hurting this country and slowing capitalistic forces up and down. Corn and soybean prices have been below the cost of production for a couple years now, yet food prices remain sky high. Part of the reason is a lack of competition(mergers) from food manufacturers.
The other side is lack of competition among input providers. Mergers abound in the Seed/chemical/fertilizer industry. For example, Nutrien is one of 2 or 3 major dry fertilizer companies. They own the mines to the distributors. I have Nutrien and my local co-op. I can't get a price from Nutrien until the co-op sets their price. Then Nutrien will come out with a price that is $15-20 less than the co-op price.
Sorry for the rambling. I shouldn't have to explain the rest.
I’d absolutely love to live there for a year and take in all the matches etc. I have at least 50 friends from England. Probably 45 chose never to go back. Fwiw
Maybe they should be nicer to their farmers?
Anytime I need a good laugh, I pull up the owl boxes on YouTube. The first time I saw it I was crying laughing.
For me it’s the chili sauce coughing fit. When he asks the guy how long he’s been doing this and the guy goes 9 years and Jeremy erupts in laughter has me in tears laughing
Just watched it. Fantastic. That's me weekly doing stupid projects around my house.
Trump says a lot of things. I think they'll be implemented a lot differently. Will it be good for the economy? No. Will it have a meaningful impact? No.
A number of things but our main product is a material that makes other products better. So we bought equipment for a factory and they basically do cut and sew work over there for it
No idea. The last one I saw was 20 years ago in Fort Wayne, maybe?
