Rand Paul: Trump's tariffs will hurt Americans...

[Brian4Liberty]

The ones in the bill Rand voted against, and the predicted elimination of the income tax that was being discussed.

Do you even read at all before posting?

There were no cuts in the bill at all. It was a framework to continue with reconciliation, with a lot of "promises" but no details.

 

[acptulsa]

Do you even read at all before posting?

Somebody around here does.

It ain't you.

 

[Voluntarist]

We wouldn't want to reindustrialize to end the vulnerability, would we?

I can't imagine that any company would be willing to risk the investment to retool/recalibrate to accommodate more expensive US pulp when they suspect the tariffs will be lifted ... by the unpredictable Trump himself (in response to public outcry), or in either 2026 (when Democrats take over the Congress, due to public outcry) or 2028 (when Democrats take over the Presidency, due to public outcry) ... particularly when the imported products are better suited for the end product (Canadian NBSK and Brazilian eucalyptus are prized as pulp for toilet paper and paper towels).

I'm part of the public outcry. I'm retired and my 401K is down 18% from when Trump took office. I kick myself for only moving 1/3 of my equities portfolio into cash instruments before he was sworn in. I'm certainly not going to put any of those cash instruments back into US equities because the US is not worth investing in at the moment - not during the Trump Slump.

 

[Voluntarist]

Staggering price of new iPhone after Trump's tariffs​

... taking the price of a 256GB iPhone 16 Pro from $1,100 to an eye-watering $3,500, according to Wedbush Securities analyst Dan Ives.

Oooo ... that one's gonna get noticed by a couple of generations addicted to their iPhones. I don't imagine the competing phones are any better.

 

[PAF]

Staggering price of new iPhone after Trump's tariffs​

Oooo ... that one's gonna get noticed by a couple of generations addicted to their iPhones. I don't imagine the competing phones are any better.

It will in fact get noticed, but they'd rather starve and/or go on welfare before passing up on "this years new model".

 

[Voluntarist]

Three-time Trump voter says he "perhaps should have considered other options". So I can see where the GOP is losing voters. Where are they gaining any? Are there any reports of voters out there saying, "Gee, I didn't vote for the GOP in the last couple of elections, but I'm going to start voting for the GOP now!"

 

[Swordsmyth]

Three-time Trump voter says he "perhaps should have considered other options". So I can see where the GOP is losing voters. Where are they gaining any? Are there any reports of voters out there saying, "Gee, I didn't vote for the GOP in the last couple of elections, but I'm going to start voting for the GOP now!"

LOL

Every time the media claims to find one of these guys it turns out to be a leftist doing a hoax.

MAGA is growing rapidly.

 

[Swordsmyth]

It will in fact get noticed, but they'd rather starve and/or go on welfare before passing up on "this years new model".

US Import Prices Tumble Despite China Tariffs

https://www.zerohedge.com/economics/us-import-prices-tumble-despite-china-tariffs

US Import Prices Tumble Despite China Tariffs | ZeroHedge

ZeroHedge - On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero

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[Voluntarist]

US Import Prices Tumble Despite China Tariffs

US Import Prices Tumble Despite China Tariffs | ZeroHedge

ZeroHedge - On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero

www.zerohedge.com

As was pointed out previously, there's a reason for it. Per USAToday (and others):

U.S. import prices unexpectedly fell in March, pulled down by decreasing costs for energy products, the latest indication that inflation was subsiding before President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs came into effect.

The only tariffs on energy are those previously established by USMCA (unless Trump has spontaneously added something more since I last looked)

Comparing year over year: U.S. import prices increased by 0.9% from March 2024 to March 2025. This rise was driven by higher prices for nonfuel imports, which advanced 1.5% over the same period. However, fuel import prices decreased by 5.2%, reflecting lower costs for petroleum and natural gas.