We must support the semiconductor industry which is a global situation. This is not something you can bring back to America only and succeed. Yes invest in USA semi but where do you think most USA companies get raw resources and vendor parts for Semi. Overseas!!!!. Enjoy your inflation MAGA!!!
If you want to understand Trump, you've got to understand Hitler. To understand what he's doing here, look at it from the perspective of Xi. Then it makes sense.
It's fine, it's not like the value of American chip manufacturers just plummeted and this will make things even worse, right? It's not like this literally wipes billions off of the Stargate infrastructure investment he just announced, RIGHT? 🤣
It was making progress until the conservatives behind Citizens United made money a large part of politics... Then it just went plaid lightspeed into oligarchy/worse.
In case you don't know the "they've gone to plaid" reference:
2024, The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, announced a new federal investment of $59.9 million to support projects from IBM Canada and the MiQro Innovation Collaborative Centre one of Canada’s microelectronics research and innovation leaders, to create more semiconductors and unlock economic growth.
Where do I start? Semicondictors are used in almost every electronic device, powering technologies such as computers, smartphones, cars, and medical devices. Let's just prepare to pay more for EVERYTHING, shall we. But, the eggs...
Trump has thrown the government into chaos in order to overwhelm his opponents and take total control. When South Korea faced a martial law crisis recently they got out and demonstrated and stopped the coup attempt. Americans need to do the same thing.
If Cheatos dislikes something, he either puts a tariff on it or eliminates it. He must always have his way and will fight with anyone like a two-year-old over a headless Barbie doll.
To quote my favorite Danish official to the asshole "FUCK OFF" . when the asshole is on screen flip the bird and mute him. Prevents conditioning to accept his lies as normal. Remember Big Brother, 1984? They conditioned the masses with screens you can't turn off. Sound familiar?
You start a new job last week. The same job you got fired from once. You also had two very serious written warnings before that, that almost got you fired. All hell breaks loose your first week back. Then it's the weekend, then you take Monday and Tuesday off to golf.
Yeah I gotta agree. I think the best thing for the country Trump could do is drown in a water hazard, but the SECOND best thing would be to do nothing at all.
No, if he drowns, we get Vance. He'll be far more able to implement their agenda.
The best thing, I think, for our country is for Trump to golf and alienate his allies (look at Musk and DOGE getting moved to the overflow building once he disagreed over Stargate).
Vance lacks the cult of personality needed to keep the GOP from ripping itself to shreds. With him at the helm, the power grabs will begin and every bootlicker will want their inheritance of Trump's kingdom.
Local smelter here in BC produces antimony, germanium, low alpha lead and indium, bring on the tariffs, those are key to electronics and military tech. Nobody on the PLANET produces those to the quality Teck Metals does. Ignorance is bliss.
He does not yet understand -- and none of his courtiers will explain to him -- that it is Americans who pay for these tariffs. He's too stupid and they're too scared to tell him. History will look unfavorably on this.
How do we stop this madman! This can’t continue. We are trying what we can here in NH. Forming groups online, writing to senators and reps.
When will everyone else wake up to what we’ve been saying for a long time?
Stage 6 dementia includes:
Severe memory loss
Difficulty with language such as speaking in short phrases or using incorrect words
Confusion about time, place, identity
Problems with decision-making & judgment
Incontinence
Hallucinations and delusions, easily agitated, aggression, or withdrawal...
Not quite - a huge surge in demand globally, and there only being a handful of chip fabs were the main issues.
Those of us outside America might find upgrading our computers while this is going on to be cheaper this time around. Nvidia's recent hit plus this should flood the market with chips!
I seem to recall that because China & most of Asia were on strict lock downs during the Pandemic that the chips were just not being made hence Biden's chips act to make N America less reliant
Oh, and the cryptocoin mining boom at the same time was a factor too. Nearly forgot the crypto bros. One day, maybe I'll be able to forget them permanently...
"What could possibly go wrong?" is the whole idea and aim behind Felonious Trump's blitzkrieg. Even if he doesn't understand this himself, his aides and minions do: to sow chaos, foster collapse, and profit from the downward spiral.
For someone who is pro-business, the idea of making it harder for business to profit when they chose to move to profitable nations to maximise profits, so the shareholders could profit, it shows how he just is not a businessman, but then, he never did learn how to profit...
Free-trade area Tariff (Good for Trade liberalization)
Egg Tariff to make balanced egg prices
Air Tariff, yes this is not so nice, but it is OK if you are wealthy.
Breath in breath out, pay tariff, breath in breath out...
Has trump just found out about a new word, without understanding how any of it works. And now he says he's just going to tariff everything and anything 🤔 "I'm going the place Tariffs on foreign air, yes that's right, 25% on all foreign air. All those countries sending there air here, totally unfair"
I know this silly old obscure clip of you is dated & over used but I can think little else that better describes that awful, awful man:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAvcxeXtBz0
just as Japan went to war in the Pacific as a response to US oil embargoes, restricting China's access to semiconductors puts great pressure on China to invade Taiwan.
the USA, as Taiwans primary defence partner, controls Taiwan's semiconductor industry through export restrictions and blacklisting companies which break them. The US has staff in Taiwan to ensure compliance with Us rules. EG in November the US ordered TSMC to cease exports of advancd chips to china.
That’s fun but tariffs aren’t doing anything to prevent China. Tariffs would actually only create an incentive for Taiwan to push for improved relations with China as the higher cost of sales to the US would likely slow imports somewhat
Trump is going to do wonders for international trade for everywhere BUT the USA as we all find ways to cut them out of the process and just buy and sell from each other.
Does he know what semiconductors are???
Does he think its conductors of semitrucks???
This tariff alone could send the US back to the era of horse drawn carriages.
Lets see which electronics could be still produced in the USA without semiconductors from the biggest producer in the World ... and don't forget, there are countries waiting for those semiconductors which are NOT friendly towards USA.
Well done Trump, he supports enemies now
Does he have the slightest idea what semi conductors are? He probably thinks they stand in front of traffic holding little wands to direct semis through the streets.😐
@georgetakei.bsky.social That's why I bought a new computer right after the election in November. I thought DJT would make good on threats of tariffs on damn near everything useful. I bought preemptively to avoid them. When inflation hits double digits again, will people wake up for the midterms?
When you hear the word "tariffs" automatically think of a new consumer sales tax. Consumers will pay for the tariffs, not foreign nations. What makes this tax so egregious is that it's a regressive tax/unfair tax on the working class.
Tariffs are just a new way for Republicans to tax us!
2) putting a tariff will increase everything except food, we have electronics in everything!
Cars, consumer goods, appliances, tools … you name it, they have them both.
1) A couple things to unravel…. (I worked for one of the largest auto suppliers in the world).
Semiconductors can mean many things… ; there are “chips” or ICs (Integrated Chips) , most these do not come from China.
; there’s are components such as resistors, capacitors…. A lot come from China.
Leaving aside the question of whether or not Trump understands what a semiconductor is or what it is used for what is is obsession with Tariffs? Most world leaders rarely mention them. Trumps is acting like in the whole field of international statecraft tariffs is the only move he's got.
🤦♀️🤷♀️Semiconductors are used for computers, cell phones, web, cars, buses, trains, & planes with GPS, navigation, anti-lock braking systems, medical devices, pacemakers, insulin pumps,& other implantable technology.
DJT Target🎯: wind turbines & solar farms. Throwing baby out with bathwater🤦♀️
Absolutely everything... Brace for an economic cliff edge! Probably one of the most ridiculous moves of applying economic sanctions to oneself since say... Brexit
Even domestic makers of semiconductors are down today, which makes no sense.
Except that Trump has put the entire US economy on a freight train to hell.
The orange monkey doesn't get it. We need semi-conductors for a lot of stuff to run properly. Also tariffs will NOT help the USA. In fact it will alienate us from the rest of the world. Tariffs are used as a sanction like against Russia invading the Ukraine. Using Tariffs on every import is dumb.
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I'm waiting for him to ban capacitors next! Or maybe he will expel all of the resistors from the country - resistance will be no more!
Mans a blithering idiot. (But yeah, we all already knew that.)
Which billionaire stands to make money on increased semiconductor prices?
In case you don't know the "they've gone to plaid" reference:
https://youtu.be/VO15qTiUhLI
You are not wrong… damn Citizens United case🤬
EVERYTHING
Tariffs are for encouraging/protecting local production. Yet, Donald, the stable genius, has moved to kill local production as he starts a trade war.
Did he KILL the CHIPS act, yet? I knew that was in his sights.
I need at least 4 5090's.
You start a new job last week. The same job you got fired from once. You also had two very serious written warnings before that, that almost got you fired. All hell breaks loose your first week back. Then it's the weekend, then you take Monday and Tuesday off to golf.
I would definitely rather he be on the golf course instead of classified briefings. Or howling on social media.
The best thing, I think, for our country is for Trump to golf and alienate his allies (look at Musk and DOGE getting moved to the overflow building once he disagreed over Stargate).
When will everyone else wake up to what we’ve been saying for a long time?
But with this one, I honestly have no clue...
It's just a really, really stupid idea!
Severe memory loss
Difficulty with language such as speaking in short phrases or using incorrect words
Confusion about time, place, identity
Problems with decision-making & judgment
Incontinence
Hallucinations and delusions, easily agitated, aggression, or withdrawal...
Let’s tax that.
Those of us outside America might find upgrading our computers while this is going on to be cheaper this time around. Nvidia's recent hit plus this should flood the market with chips!
Free-trade area Tariff (Good for Trade liberalization)
Egg Tariff to make balanced egg prices
Air Tariff, yes this is not so nice, but it is OK if you are wealthy.
Breath in breath out, pay tariff, breath in breath out...
Hey China! Wanna buy some oil?
Based on what trump said there should be 35,000 (a day coming over the border) according to ChatGPT the line alone would be 220,000 miles long.
I feel like he might not have been honest about it 😁
China will be thrilled.
Does he think its conductors of semitrucks???
This tariff alone could send the US back to the era of horse drawn carriages.
I don't like my $ going to support fascist regimes.
#FuckULine
#FuckMAGA
#FuckFascists
One can easily check the businesses we shop at to see where the $ flows... and "vote with our money"...
Well done Trump, he supports enemies now
Tariffs are just a new way for Republicans to tax us!
That was just anticipatory to his campaign promises. Can't wait to see how countries respond to this.
We said this would happen and it's happening... Now, all I can do is bring out the popcorn and ignore my prices skyrocketing.
I'll enjoy my popcorn and watch their cognitive dissonance hurt.
FAFO
Cars, consumer goods, appliances, tools … you name it, they have them both.
Semiconductors can mean many things… ; there are “chips” or ICs (Integrated Chips) , most these do not come from China.
; there’s are components such as resistors, capacitors…. A lot come from China.
DJT Target🎯: wind turbines & solar farms. Throwing baby out with bathwater🤦♀️
P.S. I know you were being sarcastic
Except that Trump has put the entire US economy on a freight train to hell.