Tariffs

[Reagan]

7 minutes ago, SmashMouth said:

You're not helping your argument. Lol. Generally speaking, stocks benefit from economic growth and stability while gold and silver benefit from economic uncertainty or crisis. If the stock market falls greatly, fear is usually high, and investors typically seek out the safe haven of gold and silver. That doesn't mean investors are right though... Just adding some context to your post.

Also my point is, and trying to convey, is if you are diversified you can weather any situation.  

[SmashMouth]

4 minutes ago, Reagan said:

Also my point is, and trying to convey, is if you are diversified you can weather any situation.  

Very, very good point.

[thetragichippy]

On 4/19/2025 at 1:40 PM, UT alum said:

No, it won’t. China doesn’t need us more than we need them. They will form new alliances with the EU. They’ll grow their soybeans on all that land they are buying in Africa.  You don’t win a war by beating yourself up.

hmmmmm

[Reagan]

Winning Bigly: Tariff Receipts Top $16 Billion in April!

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@Big girl  @UT alum  @Boyz N Da Hood  @CardinalBacker          Sounds pretty good don't you think?   Thoughts?!

[Reagan]

The Tale of the Tariffs: Where’s the Inflation?

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@Big girl  @UT alum  @Boyz N Da Hood  @CardinalBacker

[UT alum]

On 5/13/2025 at 12:15 PM, Reagan said:

Winning Bigly: Tariff Receipts Top $16 Billion in April!

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@Big girl  @UT alum  @Boyz N Da Hood  @CardinalBacker          Sounds pretty good don't you think?   Thoughts?!

Who do you think paid that 16 billion?  Basically a sales tax. The Weasel just told Wal Mart it better eat the tariffs. Telling them how to price their products. That’s a very conservative position (NOT). What’s next from you market conservatives? Price controls?

[LumRaiderFan]

43 minutes ago, UT alum said:

Who do you think paid that 16 billion?  Basically a sales tax. The Weasel just told Wal Mart it better eat the tariffs. Telling them how to price their products. That’s a very conservative position (NOT). What’s next from you market conservatives? Price controls?

That’s your party’s specialty, thank God we dodged that bullet.

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[UT alum]

2 minutes ago, LumRaiderFan said:

That’s your party’s specialty, thank God we dodged that bullet.

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TRUMP IS TELLING WAL MART THEY BETTER CONTROL THEIR PRICES.  That’s your party talking, bud. You didn’t dodge the $16 billion and counting tax increase my party is always attacked for. Tariff=Tax

[LumRaiderFan]

1 hour ago, UT alum said:

TRUMP IS TELLING WAL MART THEY BETTER CONTROL THEIR PRICES.  That’s your party talking, bud. You didn’t dodge the $16 billion and counting tax increase my party is always attacked for. Tariff=Tax

Trump is running his mouth but your party actually had legislation drawn up to control prices that died with VP easy’s loss.

I’m simply pointing out that you weren’t concerned about it when democrats were behind it.

By the way, my party lost, they always lose.

[CardinalBacker]

Trump is now screaming at Walmart when they announced that they’re having to raise prices in response to Trump’s tariffs. 
 

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Did that idiot really think that China would stick a check in each shipping container to cover his tariffs? It was always gonna be passed off to consumers with higher prices. At the end of the day we’d either pay more for foreign food because of tariffs or pay more for goods made here in  America. Either way, we’re paying more for everything. 
 

He believes that Walmart should “just eat” the 80% markup on the goods they sell instead of passing the cost on to customers. 
 

This guy is a turd. 

[Big girl]

On 5/17/2025 at 9:07 PM, CardinalBacker said:

Trump is now screaming at Walmart when they announced that they’re having to raise prices in response to Trump’s tariffs. 
 

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Did that idiot really think that China would stick a check in each shipping container to cover his tariffs? It was always gonna be passed off to consumers with higher prices. At the end of the day we’d either pay more for foreign food because of tariffs or pay more for goods made here in  America. Either way, we’re paying more for everything. 
 

He believes that Walmart should “just eat” the 80% markup on the goods they sell instead of passing the cost on to customers. 
 

This guy is a turd. 

He is really stupid

[SmashMouth]

15 hours ago, Big girl said:

He is really stupid

You elected him.

[Big girl]

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A court blocked some of Trump's tarriffs 

[Boyz N Da Hood]

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[OlDawg]

41 minutes ago, Boyz N Da Hood said:

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Lyondell Basell Houston has been basically shut down for almost a decade. They’ve had major expansions at newer polymer/petrochem facilities in La Porte & Chocolate Bayou. This facility was only kept running for as long as it was for feedstock for their primary businesses.

They tried to sell for years. But, no one saw feasibility in trying to retrofit/modernize. Plus, the regulations imposed by Harris County & the Feds made refinery operations almost unbearable. Technically, the facility was located in Houston. The progessives in charge locally made their operation a living hell. Very similar to California.

This had absolutely nothing to do with tariffs & shows the author’s ignorance of the subject.

[5GallonBucket]

On 5/20/2025 at 4:00 PM, Big girl said:

He is really stupid

You should stop talking….

[Boyz N Da Hood]

1 hour ago, OlDawg said:

Lyondell Basell Houston has been basically shut down for almost a decade. They’ve had major expansions at newer polymer/petrochem facilities in La Porte & Chocolate Bayou. This facility was only kept running for as long as it was for feedstock for their primary businesses.

They tried to sell for years. But, no one saw feasibility in trying to retrofit/modernize. Plus, the regulations imposed by Harris County & the Feds made refinery operations almost unbearable. Technically, the facility was located in Houston. The progessives in charge locally made their operation a living hell. Very similar to California.

This had absolutely nothing to do with tariffs & shows the author’s ignorance of the subject.

I respect your insight... is the author wrong on all 3?

[OlDawg]

16 minutes ago, Boyz N Da Hood said:

I respect your insight... is the author wrong on all 3?

Can’t speak to Smurfitt, or IP as much. Did a few projects for Smurfitt back in the day, but don’t know their business that well. The paper business is very low margin. IP sold a big chunk of their business years ago to Weyerhaeuser. Not near the player they used to be. Kimberly Clark has overtaken them I believe. Weyerhaeuser is huge. A lot of consolidation in the paper mill business.

[DCT]

On 5/13/2025 at 1:15 PM, Reagan said:

Winning Bigly: Tariff Receipts Top $16 Billion in April!

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@Big girl  @UT alum  @Boyz N Da Hood  @CardinalBacker          Sounds pretty good don't you think?   Thoughts?!

Gas is $2.99 a gallon.  Groceries have gone up not down.  Fast food restaurant prices are higher.  People are calling for a boycott against McDonald’s.  Store off brand grocery items are higher. Dollar tree is now $1.50 for items that use to cost a dollar.  Nah I don’t think it’s pretty good. 
thanks again for promise kept.  Not!

[thetragichippy]

6 minutes ago, DCT said:

Gas is 2.99 a gallon.  Groceries have gone up not down.  Fast food restaurant prices  are higher.  People are calling for a boycott against McDonald’s.  Store  off brand grocery items are a higher. Dollar tree is now $1.50 for items that use to cost a dollar.  Nah I don’t think pretty good. 
thanks again for promise kept.  Not!

The average gas price in the US has fluctuated significantly over the past two years. In 2022, prices reached a high, averaging $4.90 per gallon, but then decreased to $3.18 per gallon in 2023. In 2024, prices continued to fall, with an average of $3.22 per gallon in May.  Texas prices today are averaging $2.85

Grocery prices have increased significantly over the past two years, with the rate of increase slowing down in 2024. In 2022, food prices saw the largest annual increase in 40 years, but price growth has been moderating since then. 

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 indicates that while prices are still rising, the rate of increase is closer to historical averages. 

Dollar Tree raised its prices to $1.25 in 2021. Following that, the company began testing and implementing prices above $1.25, including $1.50, at some locations as early as March 2024.

I think it is WAY better than under Biden. Biden had an all time gas price record of $5.016 per gallon on June 14th, 2022. I did a quick search of our forum and did not find a post of you complaining about gas prices.  Biden also hold a 40 year record on grocery prices in 2022........So, comparing to the previous 4 years, I'd say things are pretty good......

[OlDawg]

1 hour ago, DCT said:

Gas is $2.99 a gallon.  Groceries have gone up not down.  Fast food restaurant prices are higher.  People are calling for a boycott against McDonald’s.  Store off brand grocery items are higher. Dollar tree is now $1.50 for items that use to cost a dollar.  Nah I don’t think it’s pretty good. 
thanks again for promise kept.  Not!

I guess you’re discounting the fact that—with inflation at almost record highs in the last Administration (along with a union friendly Administration)—many union, hospitality, and grocery workers received very large pay increases right along with UPS, auto workers and others that increased the cost of doing business with human workers in perpetuity?

Unless you’re a plumber, HVAC tech, mechanic, or skilled tradesperson of some sort, AI is coming for your job. Even the famous coders will be obsolete.

As far as gas, I’d be most concerned about diesel. That’s what commerce runs on. Typical, personal blends should be down to around $2.65-2.75 after Labor Day when the summer blends aren’t needed. Maybe even less in the lower tax states.

I also think some businesses are just using tariffs as a convenient excuse to pad profits.

[DCT]

44 minutes ago, OlDawg said:

I guess you’re discounting the fact that—with inflation at almost record highs in the last Administration (along with a union friendly Administration)—many union, hospitality, and grocery workers received very large pay increases right along with UPS, auto workers and others that increased the cost of doing business with human workers in perpetuity?

Unless you’re a plumber, HVAC tech, mechanic, or skilled tradesperson of some sort, AI is coming for your job. Even the famous coders will be obsolete.

As far as gas, I’d be most concerned about diesel. That’s what commerce runs on. Typical, personal blends should be down to around $2.65-2.75 after Labor Day when the summer blends aren’t needed. Maybe even less in the lower tax states.

I also think some businesses are just using tariffs as a convenient excuse to pad profits.

That could be a possibility.  To those who how to play the stock great.  However, those who are living pay to pay check are struggling.  People are saying the con baby is keeping his promise but the economy has fallen on deaf ears.  
I not trying to compare years and or but but Biden.  What say ye?

[DCT]

1 hour ago, thetragichippy said:

The average gas price in the US has fluctuated significantly over the past two years. In 2022, prices reached a high, averaging $4.90 per gallon, but then decreased to $3.18 per gallon in 2023. In 2024, prices continued to fall, with an average of $3.22 per gallon in May.  Texas prices today are averaging $2.85

Grocery prices have increased significantly over the past two years, with the rate of increase slowing down in 2024. In 2022, food prices saw the largest annual increase in 40 years, but price growth has been moderating since then. 

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 indicates that while prices are still rising, the rate of increase is closer to historical averages. 

Dollar Tree raised its prices to $1.25 in 2021. Following that, the company began testing and implementing prices above $1.25, including $1.50, at some locations as early as March 2024.

I think it is WAY better than under Biden. Biden had an all time gas price record of $5.016 per gallon on June 14th, 2022. I did a quick search of our forum and did not find a post of you complaining about gas prices.  Biden also hold a 40 year record on grocery prices in 2022........So, comparing to the previous 4 years, I'd say things are pretty good......

Trump ran on this promise to lower gas, eggs and the economy.  Still no answers.  The last four years the economy wasn’t nowhere near what they are now.  Trump did all this in only 6 months.

[baddog]

Trump’s Magic wand is in the repair shop. His use in the Middle East drained it a bit. 

[Separation Scientist]

On 5/29/2025 at 12:09 PM, Big girl said:

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A court blocked some of Trump's tarriffs 

The Supreme Court is reversing all the little Lib activist judges rulings like crazy. Trump wins more and more every day. I hope all the illegals you support enjoy South Sudan!