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Mike 03

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5. Thanks for posting this. It helps explain why a number of guests on

Reply to senseandsensibility (Original post)

Wed Apr 2, 2025, 07:59 PM

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Bloomberg were saying the tariffs are "much worse than expected." I couldn't figure out why this was worse than what we expected. But they are focused on those additional tariffs imposed on China, Viet Nam and Taiwan, where so much of our stuff comes from. I think/guess that even semiconductors will be enormously impacted. Apple manufactures product in Viet Nam... I see why this is so problematic.

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Inflation risk from trump tariffs according to economy reporter from Reuters [View all] senseandsensibility Apr 2 OP

"Risk" means uncertainty. But raising taxes on goods is literally mandating inflation unblock Apr 2 #1

But I think the point is that senseandsensibility Apr 2 #2

It's already worse than people realize unblock Apr 2 #3

Wow, interesting. Thanks for sharing this. Mike 03 Apr 2 #6

Yeah, that's the question. Was January stockpiling big enough to counter the contraction in March, unblock Apr 2 #8

Democrats should call it the Trump tax. Say it loud and say it often. And repeat. dalton99a Apr 2 #4

So simple senseandsensibility Apr 2 #9

Thanks for posting this. It helps explain why a number of guests on Mike 03 Apr 2 #5

Exactly senseandsensibility Apr 2 #7