Quote (duffman316 @ Apr 3 2025 04:02am)

Dude the amount of time you spend trying to get big on the internet just speaks to how sad things must be offline

"Watch your tone"

What a loser

Quote (Thebarba @ Apr 3 2025 12:22pm)

What amount of time? It doesn't take me long to type, but as a homo sapien I have that skillset. How long does it take your species to type on a keyboard?

Also, why the fuck can't you answer the questions? They're pretty reasonable. Just going to keep whining that I'm mean and never be on topic?

Quote (duffman316 @ Apr 3 2025 08:29am)

I have no interest in engaging with someone who wants to debate a nuanced topic like tarrifs while they are clearly not interested in nuance

Quote (Thebarba @ Apr 3 2025 12:57pm)

AKA you have no argument, no intellectual rigor, you see my modest length posts and assume it took tons of time when I usually bang them out in a minute at most, so you have to resort to flimsy internet tough guy tactics from the year 1995 (your real life must suck because you post things I don't like)

Seems you can't muster up a defense for Canada's own tariffs on American exports on why Canada seems to need and deserve better-than-parity like a hood momma with her EBT card, sad

Quote (Thebarba @ Apr 3 2025 10:57am)

AKA you have no argument, no intellectual rigor, you see my modest length posts and assume it took tons of time when I usually bang them out in a minute at most, so you have to resort to flimsy internet tough guy tactics from the year 1995 (your real life must suck because you post things I don't like)

Seems you can't muster up a defense for Canada's own tariffs on American exports on why Canada seems to need and deserve better-than-parity like a hood momma with her EBT card, sad

Quote (RedFromWinter @ Apr 3 2025 08:30am)

Americans engineered the iPad and have pushed the IP boundaries on IC fabrication technology that the Chinese literally have made petty attempts at stealing and reverse engineering. They are pretty good at it now.

The way I read it, the Tarrifs working are a function of the companies that onshore aspects of their operations and also existing domestic companies that can leverage the transition to bolster their competition. The backend has to follow through with domestic resources extraction and refinement. For example, Tesla has contracts for EV precious metals from prospective US mines that are tied up by government.

As for products, I don't think the US trying to mass produce low quality goods is the recipe the admin is after. At least I'd like to see a return to high quality and maintainable goods. For example, if you buy a furnace in the Midwest you'll probably at best get a 20 year somewhat limited warranty. My grandma had a 50 year lifetime everything warranty on here greatest gen furnace. Perhaps survivor bias, but the appliances in the old folks home just keep going. Have a 70s era Kenmore chilling my beer. The LG shit broke in a year.

My concern is this strategy doesn't seem feasible in a single four year term. And certain commodities need to be extra careful with

Quote (SBD @ Apr 3 2025 09:05am)

Come on guy, aren't you some 50 year old unemployed guy hanging around telling 30 year olds online to watch their tone.

Quote (Thebarba @ Apr 3 2025 12:02pm)

No, how do you figure that? I'm closer to 40, very much employed.