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Aussie105

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5. Tariffs throttle economic activity.

Reply to groundloop (Original post)

Wed Sep 3, 2025, 04:24 AM

Sep 3

Contraction in one sector due to increase prices and uncertainty have a compounding effect as they flow on into the economy.
Wallets get closed in uncertain economic times anyway, even without additional taxation . . . oops, I meant tariffs.

For every dollar paid in tariff, some American consumer is out of pocket by one dollar.
The effect can be so drastic some businesses will be non-viable.
With flow on effects as far as employment goes.

Think about it.

Trump has the reverse Midas touch, and no one wants to tell him.

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US manufacturing contracts for sixth straight month amid tariff drag [View all] groundloop Sep 2 OP

"Blame us. This mess is all our fault." - G.O.P. BoRaGard Sep 2 #1

The adjustment factor everyonematters Sep 2 #2

Conservatives tell me agin who is paying for those tariffs. republianmushroom Sep 2 #3

AND on top of this fiasco the US workforce has shrunk by over 1.5 million workers...... groundloop Sep 2 #4

Tariffs throttle economic activity. Aussie105 Sep 3 #5