We must Scream constitutional crisis together. Do not let them cause chaos and confusion. Remember we FAR outnumber them! Let’s do this to take back our country. Sign and share! Let’s show them how many there are of us ! We need to organize and start somewhere!
But like all taxes, the extra cost paid by the public to buy goods goes to the US govt. As taxpayers we have no say as to what the money is used for. The checks & balances that prevent corruption and ensure law & order are being destroyed.And Elonia is grabbing control of the Treasury. Shop local.
We are literally going to have to start living like we are in the Great Depression. Buy only necessities and prepare meals that will have leftovers. One thing I also do, is keep cash on hand. I literally emptied my savings account. Locked it in a safe.
My estimate is way higher than that. Example: when Canadian maple syrup goes up by 25% American competitors will raise their prices by 20%. That's how capitalism works.
Yup. Example: I'm a Canadian and I was about to go down to New Orleans for Mardi Gras in March. Would have spent about 10 grand. ONLY because of those tariffs, I cancelled the whole thing and I'm going to Mexico instead. This WILL hurt Americans.
Oh Brian, we have just begun.
Yesterday on CBCNN a PM financial advisor suggested long term pain would be Canada and it's allies banding together to trade US debt.
We haven't even pulled out our big guns. O&G, electricity, rare minerals, potash, lumber, water, etc.
For some masochistic reason, I'm watching this with interest. I prepared for this eventuality but the people it will affect the most won't know what hit them. I'm rooting for you Canada.
And, just to feed into that masochistic aura, we hold the aluminum and nickel your DoD classified as 'vital' to your national security....and auto sectors.
Sadly, the US is running outta friends.
This keeps getting better. Feels like somebody in charge did not think this through. I've never sided against the US before but this admin is clearly not working for us.
Thank you. The EU is our 2nd largest trade partnership. I'm assuming it will become #1 shortly.
Lots of EU countries could use the crude oil we export to the US, which is 60% of what you use. I hear Venezuela has some.
Oh well 🤷♀️
Next, auto sector.
When our allies have turned on us, maybe people will think twice about their choices. But never underestimate the power of the stupid. Thanks for being a good neighbor.
I've never considered myself an alarmist. But what people fail to appreciate is that nothing happens in isolation. Where will the dominoes fall? Retaliatory tariffs, shortages, decreased domestic and international investment in American business, etc, etc. The potential for catrosphe is real.
That number is low becuase it does not consider the retalitory downward spiral of counter actions on both sides in a trade war. Canada PM is prepared for more rounds. This is an act of war. $830 is just round one. Canadian PM is talking about what more to add in future rounds.
Only? It would be more but the shelves will be empty at any price. Shitler and his Oligarch's want a genocidal race and religious war using starvation and a pandemic to seize power.
And that’s just about the tax for the vehicle bought and increased gas, double that for groceries, toiletries and home supplies, then triple that for the increased cost for school supplies, technology, costs of doing business, etc
Just like in 30’s Germany, they’ll make the US population so miserable that going to war against Greenland, Panama, Canada, NATO, will seem like the only option. It’s the exact same playbook, find a bad guy(immigrants), deplete the treasury, destroy the economy, make the rest of the world hate you.
agreed. we're becoming more and more isolated which will amplify trump's goal towards privatization of everything-- military, water, farms... all while saying the enemy is everyone but white cis American Christian people
Perhaps in a raw “this is the specific cost of the tariff itself” way, it might be accurate, but there’s no way it’s accounting for knock-on effects, which will probably be much worse.
Is that figure inflation adjusted? These tariffs will cause inflation to go up bringing our buying power down. I wonder if the cult members are aware of this, or if they will “understand” as Trump said they would. Higher prices are ok, they’ll understand. Yeah, right.
Once Trump starts a Tariff War, it will take on a dynamic of its own, as it always does. Once the game of politically-motivated tariffs is unleashed, there'll be retaliation by trading partners; then retaliation against the retaliation; then..... The cumulative economic damage will be huge.
Using ChatGPT: The price of a dozen eggs in the USA has increased significantly due to a bird flu outbreak. As of December 2024, the average price for a dozen large, Grade A eggs was $4.15. However, prices can vary by state, with some areas seeing prices as high as $9.73 per dozen in Hawaii.
Why is he the only idiot who thinks it will lower costs? I hope it will hit Tesla the hardest, but it will probably bankrupt the legacy makers, and the next administration (hopefully democrats) will have to save the economy... again.
It's interesting how both women who ran against him warned us EXACTLY what he'd do and yet a good chunk of our country was too stupid and misogynist to care.
$3.22 pre sales tax in my location. Prices vary by location. Not sure what your point is. Egg prices atm actually have little to do with tRUMP. About the only thing I won’t blame him for. If you’re gloating, my state doesn’t import electricity from Canada. We produce our own. So, there’s that.😂
And that is a low number. Importers will be hit with 25 percent. Middlemen will increase that by another 25 percent. The retailers will add another 25 percent.
That's just from the dollar amount on imported goods from Canada. That doesn't account for the industry impact, job losses, retaliatory tariffs, market instability which causes a lack of investment...
That sounds on the cheap side, Brian, when you factor in the increased cost of housing, cars etc. Still, it sadly looks as if you’re all going to find out together. I wonder what Trump will do to Australia? We have a trade deficit with the USA ~ around USD15 billion.
And there's going to be less and less anyone can do about it as he closes government departments, under funds them and stacks the courts with his minions 😡
$830/yr my a$$! Once all them immigrants leave &/or get deported then no one will be building houses, picking crops, etc etc. Once 🏠 $$$ go sky ⬆️ & other countries retaliate…..$830 is ridiculously low. That’s not with ⛽️ $$ ⬆️ & auto parts & cars ⬆️⬆️. Love 2 c MAGATs reaction.
Easy explanation is buy $100 worth of lumber. Add $25.00 for tariffs collected by the USA and put in the external revenue account, Then add state sales tax of maybe 8%. $125.00 +$10.00. New price $135.00 before tariffs $108.00
IDK because I don’t shop at Walmart because they’re awful to their employees, but yesterday at Aldi it was $4.67. Not entirely germane as I can’t lay my own eggs.
Don’t say that!! You need to stand up and fight!! Don’t let this evil win, Rally your friends, call your congressman, tweet, put out videos. Use the tools available to you. Lean on people here. I truly believe Right wins over Wrong. ALWAYS (it might just take a little while)
I believe it is definitely going to get worse before it gets better. That's their goal, break the American spirit. Our country is great & Democracy will survive! There are more of us then them. The Dems just need to get a voice & our elected reps need to stand up and not cave. 'WE THE PEOPLE"
Living in a red state- Ohio definitely doesn't help either. It's a bad time all around. I hope we all make it to the other side of this horrendous part of history.
Same I am very scared for us in this state . My goal is to find like minded people who want to build an off grid self sufficiency community in case society falls . It’s just a matter of when instead of how or if .
Even the day I took a break and found joy in all the ways I could I still woke up the next morning at 4am with chest pain from severe anxiety. It’s awful 😭
You're right. I have been trying to maintain a "let's check once to be informed and then leave" kind of mindset- but it's something new every 5 fucking minutes.
I can’t begin to wrap my head around how frickin much damage that orange shitstain has caused to humanity in his lifetime. He damaged so many people related to his “construction” projects, but now…covid response/long covid, global alliances/damaged relationships, STRESS, starvation, plane crashes…
Combine that with the immigration crackdown and forcing +1 million federal employees to resign and you’ll have the perfect storm of unemployment and high prices.
That feels like quite a low estimate actually. And guess who gets rich betting on our economic collapse - hedge fund managers now shorting the US economy in droves.
Going higher everyday. Not sure you realized I agree with you. Both countries are being screwed by a deranged man determined to crash our economy and others so the rich can get richer betting on its failure.
Yes, these greedy CEO's are price gouging us up the wazoo. MAGAts in Congr wr against the Dems pricegoughing bill. That's how much they're 4 workers. Yet idiotic Amer voted 4 thm. Want to slap the Dems who kp repeating that we 4got the Amer workers. They wrn't payng Attn. Lies ovrshadowed Truth.
U know, No mention of lowering anything anymore frm these swamp creatures. Now some of these folks are having buyer's remorse. They need to suffer for thr stupidity
MAGA people don’t understand that the American companies that are importing goods are the ones who pay the tariffs. And then, they pass the cost to the American consumers. Trump never mentioned that to his followers
This number assumes no retaliatory tariffs. $830 becomes a much bigger share of your income when you lose your job because nobody in Canada or Mexico is buying the product your company used to sell there.
It will cost waaaaaaay more than that. Sort of, What price or value do we put on our lack of access to things we want, need, or like? $830 could be the grocery cost. What percentage of the average car's parts are made in Canada and Mexico? It could easily add a couple $k to a car's cost.
You're very lucky to live in Canada, and NOT because of the price of eggs. (We have widespread bird flu among poultry here, so the price of eggs will likely stay high for quite some time in the U.S.) Please be sure to vote for someone smart & caring to lead your country, not a sociopath like we got.
The annual cost to detain a person at Guantanamo Bay is estimated to be approximately $13 million per detainee. This includes all expenses related to security, infrastructure, staff salaries, and maintenance of the facility.
Do the math and add it to your taxes USA!
The harm WILL be more: MUCH more. Once the suicidal game of politically-motivated tariffs is unleashed, there'll be retaliation by trading partners; then retaliation against the retaliation; then..... The cumulative economic damage will vastly exceed the damage in the first round.
But theyre shifting the goalposts now. It's about protecting the country. Theyd rather pay 3x the amount of rent gas and groceries as long as they can call it gulf of america
My point is he's only been in office 2 weeks. It's going to get worse. $70 per month per household might not sound like a lot now but he's only just gotten started.
10 cents/gallon inflation on gas in Utah today.Haven’t bought eggs recently d/t avian flu. Probably won’t anytime soon with no more oversight on health and human services. Powered eggs a much better option for cooking. And cows- powered milk. But both require clean water. So…?
This is a huge underestimate of the harm. Once the suicidal game of politically-motivated tariffs is unleashed, there'll be retaliation by trading partners; then retaliation against the retaliation; then..... The cumulative economic damage will vastly exceed the damage in the first round.
Let’s go…we boycott those that have promoted and supported this administration. We spend our money locally and provide for those who need our help. We suffer for the greater good and future of Democracy.
Another $70ish per month or $15.96 per week. There are families that NEED money for food, medical, or transportation. Ducking narcissistic na$i puss filled twat....
if all immigrants are removed from agriculture, there will be food shortages as soon in some places in two days, driving up prices even further, this will be the greatest crash in American history the empire will fall ''peel me another grape, Plebe while Rome burns, and I fiddle with DEI''
rent 1000-3000 a month, house 150-300 grand or more, student loan 50-100 grand, utilities 500-month, car payment 600-800 a month, house insurance if you can get it, car insurance, food, property taxes, gasoline tax now 7-10% on loans ,50%on consumer goods bend over you are now poor middle class
A Tariff is just a flat tax you pay the Government, a new way to hose you and sensationalize with drama, distract you and call it a Trade war while robbing you of every cent you earn, The Government of both countries get the money ''suckers''. it cures inflation you are too broke to buy anything.
remember when Biden never removed the first tariffs 25%? now another round 25% plus Federal Reserve raises rates most people pay 7-10% on loans, that is 57-60% interest on the dollar, add a credit card 23%now it is 80-83% on the dollar, guess what you don't have 500 dollars for an emergency saved
I somehow doubt it will be that little and if he cuts off services, it’s gonna be a lot more. My credit is basically fucked now that I had to start paying my student loans again. Entire family has been on the edge, but we’ve been managing until this stupid shit.
Grift-flation: Don’t forget to add the corporate mark-up on tariffs because CFOs can’t leave money on the table as a duty to their shareholder. Then add an equal mark-up on similar American-made goods for the same reason = a $20 CA 2x4 vs. a $19 US 2x4 during T-Rex’s last grift.
...we won't be able to afford anything if he (Musk) stops payments for social security, medicare, medicaid, EBT/Snap, military pensions, civil service pensions. Only ones who can keep the economy going will be the rich bastards.
And that’s just the tariff impacts. Companies will also raise prices in kind because they see an opportunity to make more money. This is what happened during and after inflation.
One should wonder if these impacts to the American people are intentional. Civil unrest, division. Heil Hitler.
Of course they are intentional. Musky said we lower Americans (my take on how he sees us) will go through hardships. What he didn’t say was he intends for us to stay that way.
Wait until our heating oil price increases. Not just the northern states, climate change had hit the southern states. As well. We still have a couple of months of winter ahead...
Give him a chance Brian, he's only been President for two weeks, a month from now you'll be thinking $830 bucks?,those were the good old days. It will get worse. A lot worse. Cheers
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I guess whatever it takes to “own the libs”, amiright?
Mostly power.
Because, you know, they needed more.
That means people will stop buying and that hurts everything.
Yesterday on CBCNN a PM financial advisor suggested long term pain would be Canada and it's allies banding together to trade US debt.
We haven't even pulled out our big guns. O&G, electricity, rare minerals, potash, lumber, water, etc.
Sadly, the US is running outta friends.
Lots of EU countries could use the crude oil we export to the US, which is 60% of what you use. I hear Venezuela has some.
Oh well 🤷♀️
Next, auto sector.
Don't know about next time.
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Makes me glad my grandma taught me "depression cooking" and gardening.
I don't, however, make the assumption that the tariffs are forever. Or even long-term.
I think they are targeted to extract specific concessions (and/or emoluments) and quickly.
Most of the analysis I see is clichéd.
He is bullying smaller economies and unfortunately that hurts them harder, quicker and usually gets them to bend the knee.
If history is a guide both sides will lose.
And some to his donors.
It'll hurt both sides, more if the war lasts a while.
How bad was it when he did it the last time? Temporary only.
The bottom line is that they added to the debt to secure those subsidies.
And no one really cares about the $35 trillion debt. It covered the farmers' hits, and they backed 45 solidly in 2020 and 2024.
The amount of products and equipment that we bring in from other countries I'd say 90% of what everyone buys is going to be affected
In fact, she warned about pretty much everything ignorant thing he's done so far.
Project 2025 was the AGENDA.
I’ve been told that to me face by moderate, religious, socially minded and Democrat women
And after they say it, they shrug.
More to come later.
I am shocked.
LET THIS SOAK IN YOUR PEA BRAIN🧠
THIS IS MAKING AMERICA GREAT¿🤦♂️🤦♀️🤦
~$1900 per year; that's $2660 USD
But then news like this hits and I the only thing I can hope for is that I don’t croak from stress before this is over.
Plus, I’m in agreement with other comments: that number is gonna be higher….
Tbf, they're both awful.
deep breaths and fresh air help
Hope you sleep well tonight.
it's all doom and gloom.
be kind to yourself.
I honestly don’t think I could roll my eyes any harder. My eyeball muscles have gotten a good workout in the last few weeks.
Do the math and add it to your taxes USA!
Unless you have something to contribute to my point, then scoot hoser.
Can’t escape the second shoe syndrome with dramadon stirring the pot.
Thats $16 a week
My point is he's only been in office 2 weeks. It's going to get worse. $70 per month per household might not sound like a lot now but he's only just gotten started.
(As much as you realistically can)
Those sycophantic corporations who kissed the ring only understand one thing, money. And we should deny it to them at every turn.
One should wonder if these impacts to the American people are intentional. Civil unrest, division. Heil Hitler.