Post #30195 by Carpian on the US Policy board

Halls of Shrewd'm / US Policy ❤

Unthreaded | Threaded | Whole Thread (20)

Post New | Post Reply | Report Post | Recommend It!

No. of Recommendations: 2

That Dems don't grasp that Trumps tariffs (and tax policies) will be selectively applied to move trade, manufacturing jobs, and security issues for the benefit of the USA.

Your spin was that massive tariffs, all at once, on everything which would be very bad made for nice scaremongering to win votes but once again failed to understand the nuances that mattered to Trump supporters.

Has he said how they would be "selectively applied", for those who like to go into the nuances (which I imagine is not many on either side)? Or is this another "concept of a plan"? "Selectively applied" to favor his buddies?

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/economy/trump-favors-...

This time, he’s gone much further: He has proposed a 60% tariff on goods from China — and a tariff of up to 20% on everything else the United States imports.

A tariff on all imports. That's what I was referring to. That means higher prices on imports, and that will translate into higher prices on non-imports as well, unless you think American businesses are more benignly-minded and won't try to capitalize on this opportunity.

It's being reflected in the bond markets today.

https://www.reuters.com/markets/us/yields-soar-tru...

U.S. Treasuries fell sharply on Wednesday, propelling yields to multi-month highs as Donald Trump's presidential election victory ignited bets on economic policy shifts that could boost deficits and inflation.

Post New | Post Reply | Report Post | Recommend It!

Print the post

Unthreaded | Threaded | Whole Thread (20)

Prev | Next

Announcements

US Policy FAQ

Contact Shrewd'm
Contact the developer of these message boards.

A community forum supporting civilized, and highly helpful, self-educating investors that come together for Shrewdness and merry spirits. These message boards closely follow the look and feel of the old message boards at boards.fool.com prior to the boards redirected to discussion.fool.com. Shrewd'm is not affiliated with the comprehensive and excellent investment website, The Motley Fool (TMF), in any way. The Shrewd commmunity here has owed, and continues to owe, gratitude to The Motley Fool for nurturing a culture of jovial irreverence towards Wall St, and that tradition will continue here.