God, this stupid tariff thing again. All tariffs are going to do is raise costs,...

xnx · 2024-11-06T15:03:18 1730905398

I think you might be in agreement with the parent. Increased costs (due to tariffs) will reduce consumption and therefore emissions.

ninalanyon · 2024-11-06T15:15:32 1730906132

It will just make solar more expensive and increase the attractiveness of US oil and gas to the US electorate further entrenching Trumpism.

tynan · 2024-11-06T15:08:20 1730905700

We currently have a lot of tariffs. Should we remove all of them, some of them, or do we have exactly the correct amount?

vundercind · 2024-11-06T14:58:57 1730905137

And if the economy starts to turn (or maybe even if it doesn’t) say good by to the relatively apolitical Fed and rate-setting. Which’ll bring a boom, more inflation, and a hard crash on the other side.

gosub100 · 2024-11-06T15:34:09 1730907249

Or maybe people stop buying crap they cannot afford

dionian · 2024-11-06T15:16:47 1730906207

If we ship all our jobs overseas we can increase profits significantly. The poor and middle class will suffer in our country, and so will our economy.