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re: Tariffs dont work!! GM moving production of Buick crossover to US from China
Posted on 1/22/26 at 4:12 pm to SoFla Tideroller
Posted on 1/22/26 at 4:12 pm to SoFla Tideroller
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the GAY Kenyan
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Posted on 1/22/26 at 4:17 pm to TigersHuskers
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Tell me again how tariffs dont work
Sure. Be glad to.
The average Chinese factory worker makes roughly $6 an hour.
The average American factory worker makes about $17 an hour.
That's almost three times the labor cost to make them here vs making them there. Not to mention the lower cost of real estate, facilities, and regulations there.
So one of two things (or some combination of the two) has got to now happen:
1. Buick has to decide to take a massive loss in profits on the "next-generation Buick" (whatever that means) line, or...
2. They'll be significantly more expensive than they otherwise would be.
But hey, we get several hundred what amount to minimum wage jobs we didn't have in Kansas City in a labor market in which employers already can't fill the minimum wage job openings that already exist.
What a bargain! "Muh 'Merca 'Fust, Yawl!"
So, yeah. Tariffs suck toad arse.
You're welcome.
This post was edited on 1/22/26 at 4:19 pm
Posted on 1/22/26 at 4:21 pm to wackatimesthree
You could have saved yourself a lot of typing and just admitted that you don’t understand economics lol but you removed all doubt with that nonsense
Posted on 1/22/26 at 4:21 pm to wackatimesthree
Time to impeach Trump for making Americans go back to work.
Posted on 1/22/26 at 4:24 pm to wackatimesthree
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wackatimesthree
You sound like a bitch
Posted on 1/22/26 at 4:25 pm to Rip Torner
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You could have saved yourself a lot of typing and just admitted that you don’t understand economics lol but you removed all doubt with that nonsense
I notice you don't offer any specifics.
What did I say that was wrong?
You moron.
Posted on 1/22/26 at 4:25 pm to TigersHuskers
He is one
Posted on 1/22/26 at 4:26 pm to TigersHuskers
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You sound like a bitch
Well, you ARE a bitch.
And a stupid one at that.
Posted on 1/22/26 at 4:27 pm to Jugbow
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He is one
Possibly the dumbest poster on the board has joined us.
And still, no one has any specifics to contradict what I posted. Just insults.
Hive-mind moron figs.
Posted on 1/22/26 at 4:28 pm to MrLSU
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Time to impeach Trump for making Americans go back to work.
This makes Americans go back to work?
You may have missed the detail that employers can't fill low wage jobs as it is.
Exactly how is this going to force someone to go back to work?
Posted on 1/22/26 at 4:28 pm to TigersHuskers
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Where's he been?
Segregated from gen pop because of...you know.
Posted on 1/22/26 at 4:36 pm to TigersHuskers
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You sound like a bitch
Insults might not be the best way to prove your point.
Why don't you look up the ISM Manufacturing Index and see whether or not US manufacturing activity is expanding or contracting.
This post was edited on 1/22/26 at 4:37 pm
Posted on 1/22/26 at 4:58 pm to TigersHuskers
If you subsidize something, you will get more of it. By disincentivizing production in, say, China, you will get less of it. Not necessarily a bad thing, but that tells us nothing about the overall impact of the tariff at issue or tariffs in general. What is the impact on prices? What about the impact on other industries or businesses who don't directly benefit from the protectionist policy? Classic example: Sugar cane growers benefit from sugar tariffs, but candy makers are harmed by them.
If you only look at the impact on the specific business or industry favored by the tariffs, you would think tariffs are always a net good, but that generally is not the case. It would be like looking only at the fast food workers in California who retained their jobs when the minimum wage was raised to $20 per hour and not looking at whether employees lost their jobs or were never hired in the first place.
If you only look at the impact on the specific business or industry favored by the tariffs, you would think tariffs are always a net good, but that generally is not the case. It would be like looking only at the fast food workers in California who retained their jobs when the minimum wage was raised to $20 per hour and not looking at whether employees lost their jobs or were never hired in the first place.
Posted on 1/22/26 at 5:03 pm to TigersHuskers
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If tweet fails to load, click here. I'm not sure why any domestic auto companies are building vehicles overseas. It can't simply be over wages for hourly employees.
There was a time 20-30 years ago when the UAW had wages for autoworkers in the top percentile of union jobs but over the past 20 years the UAW autoworker's wages have flatlined when inflation is factored in. The average hourly wage for a UAW autoworker today is $33/hour and new hires start under $20/hour.
Posted on 1/22/26 at 5:05 pm to TigersHuskers
Lol how many of those they sell a year?
Posted on 1/22/26 at 5:15 pm to wackatimesthree
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wackatimesthree
So, by your logic we should not build anything in the US, and should outsource everything to China, because their workers are willing to work for $6 per hour.
That's a fantastic idea.
Posted on 1/22/26 at 5:44 pm to TigersHuskers
Where’s that drunk, wifebeater Roger? This is right up his alley
Posted on 1/22/26 at 6:34 pm to wackatimesthree
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The average Chinese factory worker makes roughly $6 an hour. The average American factory worker makes about $17 an hour.
Yep.
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That's almost three times the labor cost to make them here vs making them there. Not to mention the lower cost of real estate, facilities, and regulations there.
Real estate is laughable as it is owned by the government in china. They get their cut. Regulations are being bitch slapped as we speak.
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So one of two things (or some combination of the two) has got to now happen: 1. Buick has to decide to take a massive loss in profits on the "next-generation Buick" (whatever that means) line, or...
The tariffs make it more profitable to manufacture them here. That is why they are moving production here. Simple math.
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2. They'll be significantly more expensive than they otherwise would be.
Not with the tariffs. Again, that is why they are bringing the production back. [
quote]So, yeah. Tariffs suck toad arse.[/quote]
Well they are creating an economic boom so the GDP says you are not very bright.
Your welcome.
Posted on 1/22/26 at 6:37 pm to BHTiger
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5% GDP....we are crashing any minute.
That’s Q4. Q1 of 2026 forecasting 6%.
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