For those who think tariffs will help manufacturing here in the USA, your “Made in USA” fridge isn’t carved out of bald eagle feathers.
The parts come from all over the world & tariffs make those parts cost more.
So you’re paying extra for the privilege of thinking you’re sticking it to China.
I’ll have you know George Washington himself built my fridge
American Exceptional Terminal Stupidity defines MAGA.
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So why is this not crafted into an ad...
Issues like this.
Talk to small biz owners who cant bring in product. Restaurants whove list staff & have high foid costs...
Ads ads ads!
Don't we have PACs?
Republicans are running theirs. & they're LYING, controlling the narrative.
It feeds their hate addiction. Mainline to the vein.
Tariff Major Backfire – Several US allies consider cancelling purchase of F-35’s from US-Lockheed.
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Trump’s decision to hit Switzerland with a massive 39 percent tariff is causing a rethink on whether to buy the U.S. jet fighter.
Dumb and poorer because of it.
Anyone in ‘Merica who honestly thinks fridges or any other product is built by people is nuts. Most items are build by automation with very few ‘people’ workers. Everything is getting more and more automated. So if you’re waiting for the new TACO manufacturing jobs - don’t hold your breath.
Now don't go confusing people now, you will give them a headache!
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“Made in America” doesn’t mean shit anymore. They are more expensive products that don’t necessarily stand up to the competition.
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notice in car makers’ tv ads they keep stressing ‘assembled in America’ there’s a great difference bwtn assembled & manufactured in America, gone are the days when just abt every aspect of a product made in the US was actually made in the US, companies were often praised for moving mfg jobs overseas
By now, if people still think that tariffs are going to help manufacturing here in the US, they are just plain stupid! Simply stupid!
Just look at what’s happening with the domestic auto makers. Tariffs are not friendly to US manufacturers.
absolutely correct and my Canadian Whiskey was up 10+% yesterday😠
Thanks for spreading the truth to those who read what you write. Unfortunately most ppl will hear the lies but not the truth bc most media are Right Wing now.
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In one of my previous essays, I explained how very much in denial most Americans are about the extent to which our nation is immersed in…
They're paying because they dont understand anything. They dont understand anything because we allowed education to fall. Dont believe me? Watch 1970s high school interviews and listen to how people spoke and what concerns they had.
We put ourselves here, red and blue working for wealth.
True. Our warranty had a month to go. Went to replace it and the jackasses said we had to pay more for the replacement. As soon as the started delivery I canceled, got my money back and bought a different one on sale.
Well said.
10 years ago I bought all new Whirlpool appliances. On the front of all the products is a big sticker that says made in America.4 years later when ice maker went out and had to be replaced that I found out the parts are all made in China and shipped to the US and assembled in the US.
Same with cars.
Also, there are things that America doesn’t have in abundance… eg. wood (unless you cut down your parks, which seems to currently be on the table) and potash. No fertilizer for you.
Most of the old, abandoned factories have been redeveloped and the equipment has been exported or recycled. It would take about 4 yrs to find suitable new factory sites and build to suite and about 8-18 mos to have custom large mfg equip for it. The right doesn't plan to leave office.
Until "Made in USA" means assembled by child labor of the children of US politicians, the phrase doesn't mean shit any more.
Is there anyone left so stupid that they believe tariffs will help the US?
The automaker expects the impact of tariffs to become more pronounced in the next quarter — totaling $4 to $5 billion for the full calendar year
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Far too many Yanks are dumbAF
I’ve seen many “Made in USA” labels that also state that the parts are sourced worldwide. Anything with more than a couple of parts in its makeup most likely is. These tariffs are a disaster!
People want simple. Economics and human behavior are not.
And for sticking it to our European allies and India and Brazil for no real reason -just to satisfy “ genius” Felon 47
Big things like fridges are usually made in Mexico...😂
And Canada...
Not if you rent an apartment
I'm not buying anything I do not absolutely need to buy, until this nightmare is over. Zero. Nada. Zip.
Yep. It's really not rocket science.
For the wealthy who voted for this chaos, your passport weakens daily.
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We should start using the term assembled in the USA instead of made in the USA.
Dementia Donny's favorite line: "build in America, no tariffs". The one piece he's missing is the parts that are needed to build are imported from foreign countries that are tariffed. I really wish someone would school him on how this all works. Oh wait. He supposedly has a degree in Economics.
Tax the poor. Thats the message.
Even if it was, most of those bald eagle feathers are from Canada now, thanks to climate change, pollution, deforestation, and the loss of pristine habitat in the US.
And then getting robots to attach the parts anyway.
Thats even assuming someone buys things made in the USA as a general rule. Alot of these people don't!
Folks bitching about chocolate prices don't understand that chocolate doesn't grow here no matter how high the tax.
All the tariffs do is allow the American manufacturers to raise the prices to match the foreign competition.
Exactly right Jason.
Same idea with jeans, that fabric isn’t made here.
What if we actually did again though
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Hope it's not true but read that Gov Whitmer told tRump she approved the tariffs on foreign auto companies to help Michigan. Pathetic and so disappointing.
I think you're confusing assembly and manufacturing. They're two different things.
Also it takes years to build a manufacturing facility, manufacturing anything will require multiple manufacturing facilities for the various vendors, and no one is going to make major capital investments when things are changing every day and they can’t plan
This is a kinder way of saying “if you think trump has one shred of an idea what he’s doing you are a moron.”
The economy is global and it will never go back.
Manufacturing is not local it is global and has been for decades and Trump and his nit wit economics advisors have no clue about how to help American Industries and Workers only how to line their pockets from the Tax/Tariffs collected off the backs of all citizens
the future belongs to those who build bridges and connections, not those who build barriers and butcher connections
Meanwhile we’re destroying all of our nation’s science and trying to build up factories to make cheap plastic crap for dollar stores, while China is building up their sciences. Who do you think is better positioned for the next 50 years?
The service sector accounted for roughly 80% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2024.
We import more than we produce.
TACO Tariffs will not on-shore production.
I remember back to the last decade when Mexico paid for the wall... 🤔
And assembling it in prison lol
Still blown away that this even has to be explained anymore. Americans are just fucking stupid.
Prices will not go down even after tariffs are gone. Seriously, think about it. Ever see a five pound bag of sugar again? Inflation and shrinkflation take hold easily and really never return to the before price.
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this even goes for TOILET PAPER--made of components fr China
Fridges are actually probably one of the simplest appliances to make. This applies doubly so to the more complicated machinery.
Rush Limbaugh would be sooo proud… 🤔🤨😖🤬
In addition, Trump’s chaotic policies have caused a 10% decline in the dollar, further adding to the cost of imports,
Actually the "made in USA" label requires that the product must be all or virtually all made in the US.
The same oligarchs who have spent 3 decades offshoring US manufacturing & jobs are shoveling $$$ now to Trump fascism & repression.
Do you really think they want to bring back union-wage jobs & working conditions? See a lot of new plants being built?
“Just pay your tariffs & shut up.”
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American tariffs always stick it to Americans. The line that tariffs stick it to China or any other country is BS. Tariffs are taxes, and Republicans have raised taxes on Americans to pay for tax breaks to billionaires.
Exactly. We won’t ever see US-built iPhones.
I’m pretty sure there aren’t enough people in the US to make everything even ignoring all the other issues
If they could read, they would be really mad.
It's the whole MAGAt mindset: As long as it hurts "the libs," they're all for it.
Everything thesevso called patriots sell on tv, up s made in china,its absolutely hiw ignorant people truly are, china wants to thank you f ip r up I urge support, oou are we literally paying yhe Chinese communist government, good job you American patriots
Only MAGATs think we are sticking it to CHina. The rest of us know better.
People are so uninformed on this. Good to bring this up!
So tariffs driving the country into recession & employers into layoffs means more jobs for Americans. That's the logic, right?
Well said.
Why are people so ignorant?
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Maga will now pay more for those Keurigs they'll buy to blow up to own the libs on YouTube.
Same with air conditioning unit parts!! Big cost increase!
Yep!
AND thats exactly how stupid they are!
Stupid is as stupid does, American sheep are being led to slaughter.
I think we're wasting our breath.
The tariffs imposed on Canada are an attempt to financially cripple our country so Trump can make us the 51 st state.
IT NOT JUST CHINA
Scott Bessent says you can just not buy the expensive item. Purchasing will shift toward the more American-made products. How could you all not understand this?
If you're explaining to the uneducated ... don't expect too much understanding it's way over their head
...magats don't care.....
Exactly. US manufacturers import supplies c& equipment.
American Eagle - the company Trump is promoting bc of their nazi-esque ad - imports all their clothing. most none of it is manufactured here.
Too true, but there is none so blind as those who will not see. The citizens of the USA pay the TARIFFS, not any other country or people, only YOU! Lord help us, I'm 78 and I was taught that in high school. Where the hell did these people go to school?
People, including our idiot president, do not seem to understand that everything with an LCD has a circuit board. All those energy-saving lights, your refrigerator/washer/dryer/stove, car, & even some lawn mowers have them. Those 'made in America' companies can not start producing their own chips
And don’t forget to make the point-that if 100% of those parts were made 100% in the United States, that fridge would cost $10,000 or more. How long would you need to save on your $22 an hour job manufacturing them to buy one? Can you live well without a fridge to keep your food cold?
The last golden age ended in the Great Depression
Math for MAGA, JUST CHINA
$165 B imports from US to CN * 10% / 1.4 b folks = $11.79 / CN person / yr to CN gov.
$440 B imports from CN into US * 30% / 340 m folks = $388.24 / US person / yr to US gov.
DJT is taxing the US citizenry at 30x the rate that China is taxing its citizenry.
corporations save roughly 80% on manufacturing costs when they get overseas labor for pennies on the dollar. they then pass those savings on to… no one. absolutely no one. consumers could collectively destroy these tactics but no one wants to give up their toys.
The idiots who voted for Trump and Project 2025 aren’t reading this.
I tried explaining this to my cousin's plumber husband (inherited his small business) & he just looked at me slack-jawed and said 👁️ 👄 👁️ "......they're reciprocal tariffs."
They're really dumb and if they're not dumb, they're willfully ignorant. They're going to have to learn the hard way.
Exactly!!!
And one of the reason China became a popular seller is because the cost of their labor was dirt cheap = Cheap prices. Is someone considering to lower wages here?
"fridge carved out of bald eagle feathers"
Stop giving billionaires ideas! 😱
90 deals in 90 days. Woohoo!
Our trading partners opted to let us shout ourselves in the face instead.
Here comes hyperinflation.
Yup.
And CEOs win again. Bleed it dry Make you pay rebuild.
That’s just because the US hasn’t constructed those factories yet. I expect that in about ten days all the factories will be up and running here. Maybe 11 days at the most. But the fools in the cult love the lies.
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You're going to see more of this over the coming months and years.
You're making all your countrymen pay more for everything to prop up your coveted privilege of living in a delusion of ignorance.
I’ve always said people who say “made in America” need to understand that means “assembled in America” from foreign parts.
We are paying extra because the orange felon and MAGA think we are sticking it to China. Morons
Facts.
Well put
Since a lot of the parts cross borders, some several times, even if you don’t factor in the cost of labor, it’s still cheaper to import the whole “foreign” fridge, than one made in America. A net loss for American industry.
I can't believe Republican voters would support someone who would fuck them over just because they talked about how much they hated outside groups.
If only there was some evidence of how badly that has gone for the last 50 years, surely they would change.
And no one is bringing manufacturing to the U.S. where the rule of law and contracts can be abrogated by a demented dictator on a whim.
Tariffs are economic sanctions you put on yourself
How many times do the components of a car built in the USA cross North American borders?
15% import tax on a European car, built in Europe where these hurdles do not exist, seems OK under the circumstances.
Americans should just stop buying things they do not really need until the trade wars are over and Trump & the rest of his GOP fascists are rotting in prison.
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Even if everything contained in a product was made in the US (avoiding tariffs), the increased cost of ‘like’ imported products would drive up the cost of the American-made product because the new ‘price point’ would lead the US manufacturer match the price and not leave money in the table.
Where do these folks get the idea that they would have a job if only there was manufacturing in the USA? Manufacturing is done by robots! What did they think "the AI revolution" is?? Now, if they want to become car mechanics and plumbers, they can still make good money and use their brains and hands
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MAGAts are just willfully ignorant. Stupid fucks.
And their red cult MAGA hats are made in China!
Bringing manufacturing back by punishing American consumers 😂 sure that’ll work.
Having worked in manufacturing for years, most of the product cost is in raw materials/parts.
Example - Parts cost ~80% of total widget cost, and has a 25% tarriffs on parts, then you would need to have FREE labor to avoid increasing mfg costs and thereby consumer prices. 🙄
is it possible to use tarrifs to bring manufacturing back onshore? sure. if you do it thoughtfully and carefully and have a long-term plan to on-shore entire supply chains.
this is not that.
I think what people miss, too, is how absolutely mind-numbing a lot of the manufacturing process is. Also, most of it doesn't pay particularly well. And, let's face it, a lot of these jobs could be, and will be, replaced with automation.
Louder for those in the back who don’t understand the concept of raw materials or sourcing parts.
Here in my small city of 50k in SW France, I can get a brand new double door, icemaker, US style/sized fridge, in stainless, gunmetal gray, or white, for 739€. With a 30€ delivery and set-up. Tell me again who is winning?
