Trump imposes tariff on 180 countries, exempts Russia, Belarus, Cuba and North Korea.

[gfm7175]

It is PAINFUL trying to explain some common sense to an economic illiterate...

The country of manufacture if China manufactures in Mexico is Mexico.

PRECISELY my point, and PRECISELY why Trump's team currently has tariffs (at the baseline 10% rate) on "penguin island". Loopholes re: trade are being closed.

Under the Shadow Government regime (using Biden as their puppet), China was going to build EV plants in Mexico and then bring those EVs into the USA market TARIFF FREE. IOW, China would have avoided the tariffs against them via manufacturing in Mexico. China and Blackrock would've raked in BILLIONS while the USA auto manufacturers (and the USA consumer) got bent over furniture.

Mexico isn't occupied by penguins.

No shit, Sherlock. Nobody claimed that they were.

It's like when a US company manufactures in China then the country of manufacture is China.

Right. See above.

Which penguins will work in the factory you are thinking will be built on Heard and McDonald Islands? It is inhabited by penguins, remember?

You're completely missing the point (on purpose). See above. Loopholes are being closed. China (or anyone else) won't be able to get around tariffs anymore.

 

[Poor Richard Saunders]

It is PAINFUL trying to explain some common sense to an economic illiterate...

PRECISELY my point, and PRECISELY why Trump's team currently has tariffs (at the baseline 10% rate) on "penguin island". Loopholes re: trade are being closed.

So your point is that Trump put a tariff on Heard and McDonald Islands because he wanted to prevent the Chinese from having penguins build products to export? Tariffs are imposed on the country of MANUFACTURE.

Do you know how idiotic that sounds?

Under the Shadow Government regime (using Biden as their puppet), China was going to build EV plants in Mexico and then bring those EVs into the USA market TARIFF FREE. IOW, China would have avoided the tariffs against them via manufacturing in Mexico. China and Blackrock would've raked in BILLIONS while the USA auto manufacturers (and the USA consumer) got bent over furniture.

So your point is that Trump put a tariff on Heard and McDonald Islands because he wanted to prevent the Chinese from having penguins build products to export?

Do you know how idiotic that sounds?

No shit, Sherlock. Nobody claimed that they were.

Right. See above.

You're completely missing the point (on purpose). See above. Loopholes are being closed. China (or anyone else) won't be able to get around tariffs anymore.

So your point is that Trump put a tariff on Heard and McDonald Islands to close a loophole that would have allowed the Chinese to get penguins to build products to export?

Do you know how idiotic that sounds?

 

[gfm7175]

So your point is that Trump put a tariff on Heard and McDonald Islands because he wanted to prevent the Chinese from having penguins build products to export? Tariffs are imposed on the country of MANUFACTURE.

PRECISELY MY POINT ... The Chinese EVs would've been MANUFACTURED in MEXICO... and since MEXICO isn't subject to the tariffs on China, those Chinese EVs would've been imported into the USA tariff free.

Do you know how idiotic that sounds?

So your point is that Trump put a tariff on Heard and McDonald Islands because he wanted to prevent the Chinese from having penguins build products to export?

Do you know how idiotic that sounds?

So your point is that Trump put a tariff on Heard and McDonald Islands to close a loophole that would have allowed the Chinese to get penguins to build products to export?

Do you know how idiotic that sounds?

You're still being stupid. This isn't about penguins or any specific island.

 

[Poor Richard Saunders]

PRECISELY MY POINT ... The Chinese EVs would've been MANUFACTURED in MEXICO... and since MEXICO isn't subject to the tariffs on China, those Chinese EVs would've been imported into the USA tariff free.

You're still being stupid. This isn't about penguins or any specific island.

The POINT is that there is no fucking manufacturing by penguins.

Why do you need to put a tariff on an island that can not manufacture anything?

How stupid are you at this point? Your argument makes a clear case for there being no need to institute a tariff on an island that is uninhabited since there is no way for anyone to build and staff a manufacturing facility.

 

[gfm7175]

The POINT is that there is no fucking manufacturing by penguins.

Why do you need to put a tariff on an island that can not manufacture anything?

You are missing the forest for the trees......

How stupid are you at this point?

Look in the mirror, Richard...

Your argument makes a clear case for there being no need to institute a tariff on an island that is uninhabited since there is no way for anyone to build and staff a manufacturing facility.

 

[Poor Richard Saunders]

You are missing the forest for the trees......

Look in the mirror, Richard...

You are ignoring the penguins and the fact that an island inhabited by only penguins is not a country that can manufacture cars for export.

Your pivot from the island with penguins is duly noted and as IBDaMann would point out to pivot means you admit defeat.

 

[Earl]

Poor Richard is broken beyond repair it seems....... Shall I assume that you DIDN'T learn why tariffs were placed on the Heard and McDonald Islands?

President Trump broke him and then you broke him.

Congrats to President Trump and to you.

 

[Lionfish]

 

[Lionfish]

 

[gfm7175]

You are ignoring the penguins and the fact that an island inhabited by only penguins is not a country that can manufacture cars for export.

Your pivot from the island with penguins is duly noted and as IBDaMann would point out to pivot means you admit defeat.

You continue to miss the forest for the trees, Richard...

 

[Poor Richard Saunders]

You continue to miss the forest for the trees, Richard...

You continue to think penguins are Mexican.

 

[gfm7175]

You continue to think penguins are Mexican.

You continue to assign bogus positions to others.
You continue to miss the forest for the trees.

 

[Poor Richard Saunders]

You continue to assign bogus positions to others.
You continue to miss the forest for the trees.

What is the loophole that Trump was trying to close by imposing a tariff on an uninhabited island?

When asked that question, you went on and on about China opening a factory in Mexico. Mexico is occupied by people that would build that factory and work in it. There are no people living on Heard and McDonald Islands. Penguins don't build factories. Penguins don't work in factories. What is the reason for the tariff on penguins? Your loophole claim is idiotic since it would require penguins to be working in factories.

 

[Lionfish]

 

[Nordberg]

The people doing Trump's tariffs are unqualified and doing a crappy job. Now we have Trumpys on this board trying to back the countries listed by Trump. You are making yourselves look very foolish. They did a horrible job on Trump's biggest economic plan. Trump hired people based on loyalty instead of qualifications and it shows bigly.

 

[Lionfish]

 

[gfm7175]

What is the loophole that Trump was trying to close by imposing a tariff

RQAA.

on an uninhabited island?

You are missing the forest for the tree. You are sooooo hyper focused on this one single island that you are completely missing the point in the grand scheme of things.

When asked that question, you went on and on about China opening a factory in Mexico.

Yes, I used that real life news example as an example of the tariff-avoidance loophole that is being closed. There are MANY other examples.

Mexico is occupied by people that would build that factory and work in it.

Yup, but the company itself is a Chinese company. That's the part that you keep ignoring.

There are no people living on Heard and McDonald Islands. Penguins don't build factories. Penguins don't work in factories.

Right, but you continue to miss the forest for the tree.

What is the reason for the tariff

RQAA.

on penguins?

You continue to miss the forest for the tree.

Your loophole claim is idiotic

No, it isn't.

since it would require penguins to be working in factories.

No, it doesn't.

 

[Lionfish]

 

[Poor Richard Saunders]

RQAA.



RQAA.

Oops.. gfm is broken again!!

 

[Poor Richard Saunders]

RQAA.

You are missing the forest for the tree. You are sooooo hyper focused on this one single island that you are completely missing the point in the grand scheme of things.

You are so lost in your wasteland that you can't even tell what is a tree let alone a forest. If the purpose is to prevent countries from offshoring their manufacturing then the forest then the correct way would be to target those countries where outsourcing is likely to occur. There is no threat from penguins so why would you include them unless you weren't being serious about the reason.

Yes, I used that real life news example as an example of the tariff-avoidance loophole that is being closed. There are MANY other examples.

Your examples only work to highlight how idiotic Trump's tariffs are. Real life threats should be targeted, not penguins.

Yup, but the company itself is a Chinese company. That's the part that you keep ignoring.

I am not ignoring it at all. You are ignoring the fact that the country of manufacture is where the tariff is imposed, not the country that owns the factory. Penguins don't manufacture anything so no country will be building a factory for penguins to work at. The fact that Trump imposed tariffs on uninhabited Islands only shows he put no thought into the tariffs. No reasonable person would expect penguins to manufacture items for a Chinese company to ship to the US to avoid tariffs.

Right, but you continue to miss the forest for the tree.

You continue to wander in your wasteland unable to tell a tree from a forest.

RQAA.

You continue to miss the forest for the tree.

You continue to wander in your wasteland unable to tell a tree from a forest.

No, it isn't.

Yes, your loophole claim for the Heard and McDonald Islands is idiotic. No one other than an idiot would claim that penguins are going to run factories that will ship items to the US.
A tariff on Mexico to prevent Chinese factories has some merit.
A tariff on an uninhabited island in the Arctic Ocean to prevent Chinese factories is idiotic.

No, it doesn't.

An uninhabited island where humans are not allowed to live or work would require any factory there to be built by penguins and run by penguins.
Not only that it is thousands of miles away from all manufacturing goods and services. It is idiotic to even think to claim that such an isolated place would be a threat to avoid tariffs.