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TravisjustTravis View Profile History	Recently I saw a comment where someone was convinced that tariffs only drive business away from America Posted : 18 Apr, 2025 03:32 PM Recently I saw a comment where someone was convinced that tariffs only drive business away from America -More Than 90% of North American Companies Have Relocated Production and Sourcing Over the Past Five Years- (2018-2023) https://www.bcg.com/press/21september2023-north-american-companies-have-relocated-production-sourcing-over-past-five-years It is clear that the mess was designed to not be able to be cleared up with 1 or 2 phone calls. -Bringing Manufacturing Back To The US: Easier Said Than Done- https://www.forbes.com/councils/forbesbusinesscouncil/2024/08/28/bringing-manufacturing-back-to-the-us-easier-said-than-done/ -Trump’s Tariff Plan: A Strategic Move to Reshore Manufacturing- https://www.industryweek.com/the-economy/public-policy/article/55273536/trumps-tariff-plan-a-strategic-move-to-reshore-manufacturing Tariffs are a strategic move. Say that there are 100 people in a room. One person is a genius, and the other 99 people are not so inteligent. As soon as the genius makes a move...how many dummies will be on board with the plan? The answer is that the genius is at the top of the class and sometimes not everybody will understand the plan. But I want to provide a bit of proof that the strategy is paying off https://engineerine.com/honda-production-shifting-us/ When Trump announced the idea of reciprical tariffs, one of the things that was done is that America told companies like Honda we will charge your company a tax to sell Hondas that are made in Mexico or Canada. So if Honda builds a plant in America (and hires American workers) then America will not place a tax on thoes cars. The bottom line is that the president sat down at the business table and told many companies "you can no longer try to cut the throats of the American workers and then expect to sell your goods in this country. -Honda’s decision to shift Civic Hybrid production from Mexico to Indiana is more than just a manufacturing adjustment—it is a strategic move to future-proof its business. By mitigating tariff risks, boosting local employment, and strengthening its presence in the U.S- https://www.industryweek.com/the-economy/public-policy/article/55273536/trumps-tariff-plan-a-strategic-move-to-reshore-manufacturing In short, the tariffs are designed to stop money from flowing into the pockets of bad people. Post Reply
WalkNTalk View Profile History	Recently I saw a comment where someone was convinced that tariffs only drive business away from America Posted : 18 Apr, 2025 07:12 PM For sure, bringing manufacturing back to the U.S. is easier said than done. Post Reply
TravisjustTravis View Profile History	Recently I saw a comment where someone was convinced that tariffs only drive business away from America Posted : 18 Apr, 2025 07:44 PM Bringing businesses back to America is defiantly not a job where anybody can jump in and start turning knobs. https://www.manmadediy.com/3844-19-seriously-stylish-and-complex-control-panels-that-will-make-you-want-to-flip-all-the-switches/ Here is a song to enjoy! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbC6dLG_dQY Post Reply
WalkNTalk View Profile History	Recently I saw a comment where someone was convinced that tariffs only drive business away from America Posted : 19 Apr, 2025 02:52 AM TRUE! We do not even have the manufacturing infrastructure here yet. That said, the tariffs will only be passed along to the consumer and the consumers have nothing else to buy but what is made overseas. So, it does not help U.S. manufacturing because there is no U.S. manufacturing. It is like putting the sled ahead of the horse. We may lose the house come the Mid-Term election in Trump putting the sled ahead of the horse. Post Reply
WalkNTalk View Profile History	Recently I saw a comment where someone was convinced that tariffs only drive business away from America Posted : 19 Apr, 2025 03:05 AM Right now, Trump has a great advantage having both a Senate majority and the House majority. He should take this opportunity to get through as many sensible policies as he can to make sensible policies into law through the proper methods by going from House to Senate to President. All these Executive Orders for getting things done will just be undone by the next President in the Republicans losing their foothold and others gaining the ground caused by rash moves that do not have broad public support. Trump will be blamed. And the Republicans will be blamed. So, go with the wise, and skip the foolish. Post Reply
Handyman62 View Profile History	Recently I saw a comment where someone was convinced that tariffs only drive business away from America Posted : 19 Apr, 2025 09:15 AM Manufacturing has to have a reason to begin in America. But it can't and won't if it has to compete with products made in other countries that are artificially sold at prices below what they can be made and sold here. We are shooting ourselves in the foot by continuing to let it happen. We either deal with it now or suffer the consequences down the road when certain countries use their manufacturing power against us and completely shut us down to get what they want. It would be the equivalent to having a ring through your nose and being led around by it and were darn close to that now. It's either pay now or pay even more later. I see Trump making it very easy for manufacturing to get restarted here in the US but there still has to be a profit motive behind it and Trumps setting the stage for that. It won't be possible with all these tariffs being put on American goods along with countries blocking our goods from even being sold in their countries. Balance the markets and everybody wins. Post Reply
WalkNTalk View Profile History	Recently I saw a comment where someone was convinced that tariffs only drive business away from America Posted : 19 Apr, 2025 06:13 PM There will never be balance. And one will always try to undermine another in free trade and competition. The better product may be undermined by cheaper products and poorer quality products. During war times, factories switched their product lines to manufacture things needed for the war effort. Having our factories go overseas, if there is a war, we are behind in manufacturing much of our factories now in foreign countries, so how will we be able to meet such a threat? when we lack the infrastructure and base to focus on retooling factories for war effort when our factories have disappeared to China which has done much of our manufacturing for us. We do need to manufacture somethings in the U.S. Post Reply
Handyman62 View Profile History	Recently I saw a comment where someone was convinced that tariffs only drive business away from America Posted : 30 Apr, 2025 03:08 PM We have to start bringing manufacturing back to the US and now is the best time. Trumps the only one on my lifetime who has the best chance of pulling this off. Trump risking his life to try and fix the US and I'm not going to nit pik everything he does because nobodies perfect. I see where he's heading and my analytical mind agrees with most of what he's doing and how he's doing it. Post Reply
WalkNTalk View Profile History	Recently I saw a comment where someone was convinced that tariffs only drive business away from America Posted : 30 Apr, 2025 03:20 PM Hopefully, his analytical mind will win the mid-term elections to sustain a House majority and Senate majority. Otherwise, we are stuck doing everything by Executive Order. Post Reply