02-27-2026, 07:09 PM
(02-27-2026, 06:32 PM)Punatang Wrote: Help me out Punawebbers. As a Puna person known for low IQ, extreme sloth, and advanced dyslexia, maff is extremely hard for me so please be kind.
If Durian Fiend and The Google are correct about the tariffs we faced here in Puna, when we purchased products from China in 2024, then we were at a 20% illegal tariff rate pre-Orangemageddon when Will, who lives in Puna, got into the import game. Then, extrapolating from DF, a purported resident of Puna, the illegal tariffs rose by 10% after The Orange He'e (local gals know what I'm sayin') started his Ali'i reign - didn't Will and Mrs. Bailey, residents of East Hawaii, lose 1/3 of their New [Big Island] home to "Trumps Illegal Tariffs" and 2/3 of their "New [Big Island] Home" to Biden's "Illegal Tariffs"?
First, Biden did not dishonestly use IEEPA to raise tariffs on China. Given that the 20% rate was a known quantity at the time of purchase, that number would have been built into the price, right?
Again, I suspect that the other port fees Trump enacted actually raised the price more than the 10% jump in the tariff rate.
My house is built out of PNW Douglas Fir, milled at the time they were still using the CCA process for wood treatment. It has zero rot or termite damage 30+ years later.
There is a tiny house FS on Facebook right now locally for $116,000. I still say poor old Will had a helluva deal, if only he could have come up with the difference.