Tariffs ultimately increase consumer prices (Page 2): Get a grip - no one said anything about a static economy. You have an unpleasant habit of misrepresenting another person’s intent...

wooden_ships

LWW wrote:

The economy is not static, believing that it is is a common error of the left.

Read a book.

Get a grip - no one said anything about a static economy.

You have an unpleasant habit of misrepresenting another person’s intent and then railing against the straw man you created.

Read a book...
about common courtesy (and one about integrity while you’re at it)

wilpharm Loc: Oklahoma

JohnFrim wrote:

Does "Yup" mean you agree that the middle class pays the price of tariffs and that it will not affect immigration? That is NOT what your beloved Liar in Chief says...

what does lil Justine say???

Blurryeyed Loc: NC Mountains.

Kmgw9v wrote:

The immigration problem is not going to be fixed With economics tariffs.
The one has to do with immigration, how to manage people leaving their own country in desperation to find a better life; and the other has to do with establishing economic superiority in a global economy.
Apples and oranges.

Really? How about the pressure placed on congress to get off their collective A$$es and fix our laws? How about the threat to Mexico of losing much of their newly found manufacturing base?

LWW Loc: Banana Republic of America

wooden_ships wrote:

Get a grip - no one said anything about a static economy.

You have an unpleasant habit of misrepresenting another person’s intent and then railing against the straw man you created.

Read a book...
about common courtesy (and one about integrity while you’re at it)

Actually you did reference a static economy, although you seem to lack the expertise to realize it.

Although true that the consumer will pay the initial tariffs, that payment will set on place a chain reaction.

1 - Buyers of tariffed goods will seek lower cost replacements.

2 -Domestic producers, and producers in nations with more favored trade agreements, will receive favored a price advantage.

3 - Nations with less favorable trade agreements will either continue to lose market share, or return to the negotiating table hat in hand.

Read a book.

DaveO Loc: Northeast CT

wooden_ships wrote:

The are two sets of tariffs. The goal of the Mexi... (show quote)

That brings to mind another thought and that is the fact that our gov't subsidizes farmers to produce crops that we can not remotely consume here at home. Talk about gov't support of private business.

wilpharm Loc: Oklahoma

DaveO wrote:

That brings to mind another thought and that is the fact that our gov't subsidizes farmers to produce crops that we can not remotely consume here at home. Talk about gov't support of private business.

corn ethanol subsidies really suck...supported by both parties..

Kmgw9v Loc: Miami, Florida

LWW wrote:

Actually you did reference a static economy, altho... (show quote)

The “Read a book” thing has gone stale, and should be replaced with another derogatory quip.

LWW Loc: Banana Republic of America

Kmgw9v wrote:

The “Read a book” thing has gone stale, and should be replaced with another derogatory quip.

Don’t hate on me because the left refuses to learn.

That being said, thanks for admitting that you find suggestions to learn as derogatory.

Keep leftists talking and they always confess.

Elaine2025 Loc: Seattle, Wa

wooden_ships wrote:

When tariffs are removed will prices be lowered?

Highly unlikely....

Highly unlikely? What data is that opinion based on? Provide links please.

DaveO Loc: Northeast CT

wilpharm wrote:

corn ethanol subsidies really suck...supported by both parties..

Just think, we get to spend more to make up for their losses. LOL!

Elaine2025 Loc: Seattle, Wa

Kmgw9v wrote:

The effect of the tariffs will be a tax on the middle class; with no effect on immigration.
Apples and oranges.

You are very short sighted. Put the tariff on Mexico. We don't buy the imports, Mexico suffers, we can wait it out, they can't.

Liberals continually cry, stand up for your country once in a while. Sick of whiny liberals full of doom and gloom.

Blurryeyed Loc: NC Mountains.

DaveO wrote:

That brings to mind another thought and that is the fact that our gov't subsidizes farmers to produce crops that we can not remotely consume here at home. Talk about gov't support of private business.

Generally I don't support subsidies, I think that most farming subsidies are wrong and I especially hate the forced use of ethanol, however in this instance I fully support subsidizing farmers who have been directly harmed by the trade dispute with China.

Elaine2025 Loc: Seattle, Wa

wooden_ships wrote:

The are two sets of tariffs. The goal of the Mexi... (show quote)

When an agreement is reached, the tariffs go away, remember?

DaveO Loc: Northeast CT

Elaine2025 wrote:

Highly unlikely? What data is that opinion based on? Provide links please.

You need data to support that supposition?? LOL!

BTW, huge drops in crude prices this week...how's that working out for the consumer? Conversely, the mere hint of issues causes immediate increases. The moral of the story is that it's no big stretch to assume that we'll never completely return to normal.

Kmgw9v Loc: Miami, Florida

LWW wrote:

Don’t hate on me because the left refuses to learn.

That being said, thanks for admitting that you find suggestions to learn as derogatory.

Keep leftists talking and they always confess.

I did not “hate” on you. I only suggested your mantra needs to be refreshed.
But, in truth, your tired “Read a book” thing was an insult implying that the receiver was not informed, ignorant; not a sincere, well-intended suggestion “to learn”. There is a difference.
“Don’t pee on my leg and tell me it’s raining”