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BrianTheEVGuy

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15. His economic illiteracy is astounding

Reply to Bernardo de La Paz (Original post)

Fri Mar 28, 2025, 02:37 PM

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The amount of the tariff in question is well in excess of the total profit made per vehicle. He is demanding that automakers sell products to Americans at huge losses.

As Bugs Bunny once said, “what a maroon.”

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Trump warns U.S. carmakers not to take advantage of tariffs by hiking prices on consumers [View all] Bernardo de La Paz Friday OP

Yeah, good luck with that. Hugin Friday #1

"So who pays for that?" dweller Friday #2

Add that to states sales tax... Historic NY Friday #3

Let's say in 5 years we have new US auto plants because of tariffs. Who thinks that result in lower car prices? nt wiggs Friday #4

I doubt Rebl2 Friday #6

Tariffs kill jobs GoreWon2000 Friday #10

Who's gonna man them? NickB79 Friday #13

Once Social Security checks stop, intrepidity Friday #14

Every day, it seems more and more plausible that this administration and their backers are not interested wiggs Friday #20

The whole point of tariffs is to raise prices to "protect" domestic manufacturers mathematic Friday #5

Oh isnt he the man of the people!! Playingmantis Friday #7

Kidding? magas eat it up. There's a photo tRump showing blueprints to hard hats. That makes him a man of the people! .nt Bernardo de La Paz Friday #8

Yes Playingmantis Friday #11

That photo turns my stomach. nature-lover Friday #18

"Don't do what every economic theory since Adam Smith and basic capitalist self-interest Prairie Gates Friday #9

This guy really doesn't know how tariffs work ... aggiesal Friday #12

You nailed it...lay off employees..work harder to gut union jobs PortTack Friday #16

His economic illiteracy is astounding BrianTheEVGuy Friday #15

My daughters Honda dealership Tree Lady Friday #17

I believe that's the opposite of Free Market forces wolfie001 Friday #19

That's what tariffs are, fing imbecile iemanja Saturday #21