Tariffs and Potential Inflation

[LousyResident]

The fact of the matter is that if you voted for Trump, you are likely still happy that you did so. And if you didn’t vote for Trump, you likely don’t support what he’s doing. Few to no minds are changing from this thread or the actions he has taken in the last couple of weeks since he took office. Very few surprises, very few minds changing.

 

[SAJ-99]

My kids school was in service for MLK day. The only school on our district. I have no point to make, I just thought it was very strange and Wanted to share.

Your kids got screwed out of a holiday.

 

[Nick87]

Your kids got screwed out of a holiday.

I guess.

 

[SAJ-99]

Few to no minds are changing from this thread or the actions he has taken in the last couple of weeks since he took office.

The point of discussion and debate isn’t to change minds. It is to encourage critical thought. I do my best to see other sides of every argument, but I have a sensitive bullshit indicator. It’s a flaw I guess.

 

[LousyResident]

I guess.

I’ve noticed there are quite a few schools in session on Veterans Day too.

 

[LousyResident]

The point of discussion and debate isn’t to change minds. It is to encourage critical thought. I do my best to see other sides of every argument, but I have a sensitive bullshit indicator. It’s a flaw I guess.

Maybe for you, certainly not for many on this and other threads.

 

[RemingtonRules]

Just glad I got my Wyoming application in before the tariffs make it more expensive.

 

[Hilljackoutlaw]

My kids school was in service for MLK day. The only school on our district. I have no point to make, I just thought it was very strange and Wanted to share.

Thats weird. We're they using it make up days for snow days pr something. Thats the only time I ever had to go to school on a federal holiday like that.

 

[Nick87]

I’ve noticed there are quite a few schools in session on Veterans Day too.

Where we used to live my step son school was open on veterans day, instead of the day off they brought in several vets from our town and had a service and an assembly. I liked that way better than a day off.

 

[Nick87]

Thats weird. We're they using it make up days for snow days pr something. Thats the only time I ever had to go to school on a federal holiday like that.

Nope, no snow days this year.

 

[BuzzH]

Nope, no snow days this year.

Hmmm, is your school board chairman an imperial wizard of sorts?

As to the tariffs, they won't last long if big business starts to suffer.

 

[Nick87]

Hmmm, is your school board chairman an imperial wizard of sorts?

I mean anythings possible. We're new here so I'm not familiar. Strange though that we were the only one in the district.

 

[Dave N]

Thats weird. We're they using it make up days for snow days pr something. Thats the only time I ever had to go to school on a federal holiday like that.

You need snow to have a snow day! Haven't put the plow on my wheeler yet.

 

[Nick87]

Hmmm, is your school board chairman an imperial wizard of sorts?

As to the tariffs, they won't last long if big business starts to suffer.

 

[brymoore]

My snow forecast Sunday through Tuesday is 10-25”s.

 

[D_Walt]

Nope, no snow days this year.

That’s crazy. We even had a snow day already in South Texas.

 

[Nick87]

That’s crazy. We even had a snow day already in South Texas.

Worst winter ever here. Well, for me anyway. I love the snow.

 

[ismith]

Trade war!

 

[mevertsen]

This is going to be ugly.

 

[jryoung]

Tariffs punish all consumers for the decisions corporations made as they were aided and abetted by Congress over the last 50 years.

Of we want critical manufacturing back, unfortunately we are going to have to pay for it through loan guarantees or tax incentives. The CHIPs Act is a good start. We can always throw in repatriation of earning that are spent on reinvesting in America and not stock buy backs. We can change the tax code to incentive American companies to be IP holders, and contract manufacturers. Underneath all this we need to develop skilled workers that can do this work. There's a reason DOGE want more H1Bs, and it was comical to see the far right not understand why. Surely those same folks aren't going to be fluent in multiple programming languages, or electrical/mechanical/metallurgical etc. engineering.

There's a #*^@#* ton of systemic change that can be done, but most don't have the vision for the complexity of it.