Boardgame company sues Trump cause of the tariffs
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I'm starting to think every part of this is a psy-op.
Is there any tariff that is currently in place and being paid by someone?
It seems like everyone, from every angle, is still hashing out with the ambassadors what the actual trading relationships should be.
China. Also 10% reciprocal tariffs still in place for 90 days for everyone else iirc
That's what he said, but that's not the same as a bill coming down and hitting the dock workers. Bureaucracies don't move on a moment's notice.
So, for example. Back in Trump's 1st term. He originally just asserted something about transgenderism being banned in the military. I can't remember the specifics because it was so long ago, but it was a giant media shit storm for a day or two. However, when the DOD was asked about it, their response was basically, "we don't take orders from Twitter. If POTUS has and order, there are chains of command and communication that are followed." Whatever it was, I think it took 3 weeks for Trump's order to actually be drafted up, planned, executed, and implemented.
So, I'm wondering if a similar thing is happening. What is actually happening at the docks and the points of entry. Have any tariffs actually been assessed?
I've known people who claim they got hit by tariffs already so probably yes
Well, shit. This basically tells me my expectation is correct. Most of the tariffs haven't been applied to the stuff that's still on the way because it's still working it's way through the bureaucracy.
The fact that the interviewee pointed out that he's trying to move high-tech manufacturing back because the many of the raw materials are not being hit by tariffs.
It still looks to me like the attack on him from the right of "Trump backed down" hasn't materialized. It looks like the negotiations are still ongoing. Just today, Trump said China is negotiating, and China is responding by saying it isn't.