• circuitfarmer
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    I am prepared for prices in general to rise. I am also prepared to explain why to every dipshit Trumper I see in my vicinity.

    • @Ultraviolet
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      If I owned a store, I’d itemize the Trump Tariff on every receipt, and a total for how much extra you paid because of him.

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        I love this

        Edit: I also think taxes should be itemized on US paystubs, like is done in many civilized nations.

        One reason so many in the US hate taxes automatically is because it is a black hole into which we have no insights (on paystubs).

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          Your paystub (in the US) should state how exactly much is going to Medicare, unemployment, social security, disability, and general state and federal income for various programs (highway repair, workforce development, etc depending how your state uses income tax). If this is not on each of your paystubs, speak to your payroll department.

        • metaStatic
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          how do you know how much you’re supposed to be taking home?

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            You get a gross and net pay. The net pay shows how much you take home. But the taxes are taken out as big generalistic chunks, like Federal and State. You don’t get further itemization.

    • @brygphilomena
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      Trump did that stickers on all the electronic prices at best buy.

  • @[email protected]
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    Ford, GM, Chrysler instantly regretting their republican pac contributions as Toyota comes to eat their lunch even harder.

    (Toyota assembly and majority sourcing for USDM is done entirely within the US while domestic companies have mostly outsourced to Mexico heavily)

    • @JeremyHuntQW12
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      It will affect Canada a lot more.

      Even with 25% tariffs, it will still be cheaper to make in Mexico. And they will no longer have to pay the workers the same as the US, as they do under USMC.

    • @haulyard
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      I recently read that the Toyota Crown is assembled in Japan. Has there been any hints of tariffs there?

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        Correct, that is JP built, along with a cpuple other small name models… And trump has flat said everything imported is gonna see a minimum 10% tax. seeing as how the Crown made up for <1% of toyota’s total sales volume for q3 2024, I doubt there’s going to be a huge overall impact to their sales competitiveness vs the Big 3’s entire lineup though

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        I’ve never even heard of that model; I could be wrong but I’m having a hard time imagining it makes up a very sizeable chunk of their inventory or sales ledger

  • @[email protected]
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    Trump vastly misunderstands how foreign dependent America’s bullshit economy of e-slop, finance, and exploiting health issues is.

    A trade war right after he kicks out the only people who actually make shit in America would be fucking hilarious if it wasn’t so fucking dire.

  • Zier
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    Roma’s $1.25/lb + trump = $1.56/lb Cucumbers .85/ea + trump = $1.06/ea Avocado .99/ea + trump = $1.24/ea Asparagus 2.99/lb + trump = $3.73/lb

    And that’s at an affordable supermarket. Add 10-15% more for places like walmart, albertsons, kroger, etc.

    • @Olgratin_Magmatoe
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      Don’t forget to add an extra 25% for all the companies using the tariffs as excuses to raise prices further to extract profit.

      They did it with covid, they’ll do it again now.

    • @[email protected]
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      Are all cucumbers imported? Those can be farmed in the US, I believe.

      I suggest starting a small garden for various vegetables and spices to save money. For those living in apartments, you can make some in your windows.

      Mini leeks are probably the easiest. I actually got an overwhelming amount just from two pots and barely needed to do any kind of maintenance.

      • @[email protected]
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        No because being forced to grow food on my balcony it’s totally why all of us enjoy living in an advanced economy.

    • @finitebanjo
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      Literally. He also exempted his own daughter’s clothing company last time.

  • enkers
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    Cool cool cool, looks like it’s trade war time. Surely this’ll be to the benefit of anyone.

    • @[email protected]
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      And right after deporting all the farmers, too! Trump speed runs America’s first famine since the great depression.

      • @orclev
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        Who knew the Great in MAGA was the Great Depression all this time.

        • @[email protected]
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          In the next elections the Democrats may use the term SAFA as a counter response to MAGA

          Save America Falling Again (SAFA)

        • NoneOfUrBusiness
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          I mean Americans are more depressed than ever before. Make them great and that’s bound to happen.

  • @Hobbes_Dent
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    Are you going to add to them if someone arrests Netanyahu?

    Emperor of stupid.