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2025-04-12 Economy

China raises tariffs on US goods to 125% as it slams Trump for 'defying basic economic laws and common sense'

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Posted by Skidmark 2025-04-12 08:10|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [11123 views ] Top
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#1 Canada willing to drop tariffs first if US does the same: Ontario Premier Doug Ford

That matters more to them than it does to US.

Posted by Skidmark 2025-04-12 08:28|| 2025-04-12 08:28|| Front Page Top

#2 As a side data point, a month ago a sales rep told me to stock up because price increases on goods are going up because tariffs. I thought to myself, how are your price increases this time of year every year for the past all years different, because it sounds like a blame shift?

Also, was talking to someone who is very dependent currently on products from Chyna, and that person said all those prices have already been bumped because tariffs. "So if this all falls through, do they adjust the prices down?" I asked. "Actually I asked that, and didn't get a firm answer. Uh huh." was the reply. Uh huh.

So I have a question, or at least a posit, because if it were me it would be my play:

Considering a noticeable throttling down of imports from Chyna, and a lack of qualified and motivated manufacturing age workers in the USA, and importing shitty workers who can't even drive or educated in the Metric System:

Is that push for a domestic AI initiative to create an indigenous automated modular manufacturing system which can self Lego its configuration to produce flower baskets one cycle and reconfigure into a show producer next cycle, such as how in games like Command and Conquer or Empire At War, a light, medium, or heavy factory which can produce some 5 different items from the same factory?

Posted by swksvolFF 2025-04-12 14:30|| 2025-04-12 14:30|| Front Page Top

#3 "OK team, nice quarter work with keeping the stock, logistics, and maintenance work on our Washer and Dryer Line. This weekend will be a reconfigure, so Roblox Team is on call this weekend. Monday we will be producing Basic Call Vehicle Cargo Transports, adjust and prepare Observation and Logistics Supply for one thousand units ICU and two hundred EV, at this time until fulfilled or extended order. As said, Roblox Team you are on duty, so no party favors, keep you monitoring devices on-hand and notifications on until Inspection Go."

Posted by swksvolFF 2025-04-12 14:47|| 2025-04-12 14:47|| Front Page Top

#4 'defying basic economic laws and common sense'

Pretty much defines Marxism. Irony unbound considering the source.

Posted by Procopius2k 2025-04-12 16:45|| 2025-04-12 16:45|| Front Page Top

#5 Hahahahaha!!! Fuck you West Taiwan

Posted by DarthVader 2025-04-12 20:44|| 2025-04-12 20:44|| Front Page Top

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