Originally Posted by craigd
Originally Posted by SKB
....No, but I do engage in business internationally and I see directly how Trump's poor policies have negatively affected my bottom line. Just the facts Craig, these policies have have cost me quite a bit. Tariffs have increased my overhead and reduced the numbers of clients interested in importing, the dollar is lower and that costs me more for everything I buy overseas. The bond market? I didn't think it was possible to screw that up, but here we are.

It's a mess for anyone paying attention.

Thanks for sharing your story Steve, in fairness we all have them. The fact is, there is not one American who is not affected in some way by any cost increase for any reason. Of course, those with more than others are less affected.

The 'discussion' is that you treat this topic as you have with many others, talking down to people from some position of superiority without meaningful contribution. The fact is, tariffs are an international tactic, not a punitive tactic against legal, productive citizens. Some here have commented about the entire US of A having many screwed up hypocrisies that are forced on us as the norm, yet somehow you found a 'screw up' that's supposed trump them all, until the next talking point comes out.

Each day, we find out about best double times infinite magnitudes of waste, fraud and abuse of working American dollars, which could have rewarded yours and others, hard work. It's still a mess for anyone paying attention, but I didn't think it was possible to screw up the status quo in such a meaningful way. Why don't you want to teach our future generations to appreciate the fruits of hard work, rather than cross dress.

Actually Craig, it is those that have the least who feel the effect of the tariffs the most. Poor people spend a much larger percentage of income on necessities than the wealthy do.

Talking down? Please, you might be the most condescending poster on the board. You have no room to talk in that regard.

The status quo certainly has been changed, but not in a good way. Trump has made a mess of a once stable and growing economy. DOGE has created more problems than it has solved and has not saved but a small fraction of what was claimed, 2 trillion? Hardley, more like 150 Billion. The economy actually shrunk this past quarter, a direct result of Trump's policies.

I think I will leave teaching the next generation to those of you that have chosen to reproduce. I have bird dogs that I am responsible for, and not much else to answer to, by design.

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