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Best Buy and Target CEOs say prices are about to go up because of tariffs

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Re: Best Buy and Target CEOs say prices are about to go up because of tariffs

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But they're already talking about walking it back or lowering them tomorrow (Wed).

All these stupid sky-is-falling headlines that become forgotten in a couple days when it's on to the next outrage moment.

Like the whole Zelensky/Trump white house blow up is like sitting in on couples therapy. The deal is off! No, it's back on! It's tiresome.

Edit: I'm not pro Trump or trying to defend the fuckery. I'm just sick of Trump headlines every day. But pls, do continue the down votes.

Re: Best Buy and Target CEOs say prices are about to go up because of tariffs

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Any bets on how this will be justified by Trump voters? I'm thinking at first it'll be 'playing hardball negotiating tactic' and when it looks like the tariffs are here to stay 'paying more is patriotic'.

There's already talk about the tariffs being curtailed tomorrow. Which got the stock market all hopeful at end of day. Which I'm sure if this happens, will be accompanied by some bullshit claims of some concessions he supposedly obtained. And a lot of people in-the-know who made easy coin on the stock market today. And his followers will eat it up. Last month there was all sorts of blather on social media about how "…

Classic Elon Musk securities fraud to publicly declare things, whether true or false, which move the market.

Re: Best Buy and Target CEOs say prices are about to go up because of tariffs

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But they're already talking about walking it back or lowering them tomorrow (Wed). All these stupid sky-is-falling headlines that become forgotten in a couple days when it's on to the next outrage moment. Like the whole Zelensky/Trump white house blow up is like sitting in on couples therapy. The deal is off! No, it's back on! It's tiresome. Edit: I'm not pro Trump or trying to defend the fuckery. I'm just sick of Tr…

Note that the "might walk it back" thing hasn't come out of Trump, but out of one of his stooges. So more than likely it was either an attempt to pump the stock market back up (so some people can make more coin on trades), or a way to float a trial balloon to gauge reactions from Trump's base etc. Or both.

Re: Best Buy and Target CEOs say prices are about to go up because of tariffs

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Any bets on how this will be justified by Trump voters? I'm thinking at first it'll be 'playing hardball negotiating tactic' and when it looks like the tariffs are here to stay 'paying more is patriotic'.

Oh, we've already seen it. I believe Fox News has already come out and said it's "patriotic" to pay higher egg prices.

We live in a post-fact world. There are no principles in play. The key organizing principle of this society is cruelty. Truth is simply what powerful people say it is.

And there's no opposition to any of it. Our supposed political opposition is way more interested in crushing progressive sentiment and voices within their party. They are completely complicit in what's now going on.

Re: Best Buy and Target CEOs say prices are about to go up because of tariffs

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But they're already talking about walking it back or lowering them tomorrow (Wed). All these stupid sky-is-falling headlines that become forgotten in a couple days when it's on to the next outrage moment. Like the whole Zelensky/Trump white house blow up is like sitting in on couples therapy. The deal is off! No, it's back on! It's tiresome. Edit: I'm not pro Trump or trying to defend the fuckery. I'm just sick of Tr…

"It's the art of the deal"

"He's just trolling"

etc

Re: Best Buy and Target CEOs say prices are about to go up because of tariffs

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But they're already talking about walking it back or lowering them tomorrow (Wed). All these stupid sky-is-falling headlines that become forgotten in a couple days when it's on to the next outrage moment. Like the whole Zelensky/Trump white house blow up is like sitting in on couples therapy. The deal is off! No, it's back on! It's tiresome. Edit: I'm not pro Trump or trying to defend the fuckery. I'm just sick of Tr…

> The deal is off! No, it's back on! It's tiresome.

On that much, we agree. Perhaps he should stop attempting to govern like the tragic parody of a business man he is and just be a normal fucking president then, with the added benefit of not being a worldwide embarrassment every.. what, 4 hours?

Re: Best Buy and Target CEOs say prices are about to go up because of tariffs

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Any bets on how this will be justified by Trump voters? I'm thinking at first it'll be 'playing hardball negotiating tactic' and when it looks like the tariffs are here to stay 'paying more is patriotic'.

R/conservative on reddit has some real time spin on everything

My irl interactions make it seem like they're not even aware of what's been happening

Re: Best Buy and Target CEOs say prices are about to go up because of tariffs

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Any bets on how this will be justified by Trump voters? I'm thinking at first it'll be 'playing hardball negotiating tactic' and when it looks like the tariffs are here to stay 'paying more is patriotic'.

Its very very stupid. Tariffs can work but not like this. A good tariff policy would be targeted at a strategic industry, have a long phase in period, and have a guarantee that it won't be removed quickly. Businesses don't like risk, especially if you want them to commit to building a new factory in the US with a decade long payback period.

Re: Best Buy and Target CEOs say prices are about to go up because of tariffs

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But they're already talking about walking it back or lowering them tomorrow (Wed). All these stupid sky-is-falling headlines that become forgotten in a couple days when it's on to the next outrage moment. Like the whole Zelensky/Trump white house blow up is like sitting in on couples therapy. The deal is off! No, it's back on! It's tiresome. Edit: I'm not pro Trump or trying to defend the fuckery. I'm just sick of Tr…

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Re: Best Buy and Target CEOs say prices are about to go up because of tariffs

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Any bets on how this will be justified by Trump voters? I'm thinking at first it'll be 'playing hardball negotiating tactic' and when it looks like the tariffs are here to stay 'paying more is patriotic'.

Plenty of videos around, default rethoric is to 'give them time, they said it would hurt at first' which sounds awfully close what people in abusive relationships would say now that I think about it.

Or just very stupid, hateful losers.
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