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Increased Prices On Consumer Goods
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09-02-2019, 04:51 AM
quote: That may be. But, the dude that put these tariffs in place doesn't have his junk made in America. Jon in Keaau/HPP
Jon in Keaau/HPP
09-02-2019, 06:07 AM
Simple solution is to reinstate the Kingdom and the tariffs AND the Jones Act go away.
09-02-2019, 07:12 AM
But I thought he said it was the Chinese paying the tariffs (and the Mexicans paying for some other thing).
09-02-2019, 07:20 AM
How would the kingdom of Hawaii afford even untarrifed cheap Chinese crap? We'd have such a huge trade deficit, few jobs outside tourism and government, no income...
09-02-2019, 07:48 AM
quote:In the long term, the Chinese are paying with a loss of manufacturing jobs. Mexico quickly stepped up and has their military patrolling the border as well. Border crossing attempts have dropped dramatically in the last 60 days.
09-02-2019, 08:05 AM
Okay, so we have established that the Chinese are not paying the tariffs and the Mexicans are not paying to build anything. But this is drifting away from Hawaii, apologies.
09-02-2019, 08:22 AM
this is drifting away from Hawaii
I just thought somebody might want a new TV for football season. Go Warriors. And Tua at Alabama. Or cordless power tools for repairs around the yard. “The only thing working all the time in an old house, on an old property, is the owner.”
"I'm at that stage in life where I stay out of discussions. Even if you say 1+1=5, you're right - have fun." - Keanu Reeves
09-02-2019, 09:14 AM
Walmart seems to have a lot more "Made in the USA" products lately. Ever notice the horrible chemical smell coming from "Made in China" items? I usually let them off-gas outside for a week or so.
09-02-2019, 09:18 AM
For those wondering if the tariffs will increase the costs of goods in Hawaii, that remains to be seen. So far, some items that have been subject to tariffs have actually gone down in price since the tariffs were enacted. The global economy is slowing and that has been driving the value of most of the currencies down except the dollar which has been inversely moving upwards by comparison. The Trade Wars are exacerbating the slowing economy and one of the odd side effects is that because our goods are priced in the world's reserve currency they are cheaper for us. So the trade imbalance has actually become worse for the USA since the tariffs were implemented and prices haven't appreciated in any meaningful way- without China purposely manipulating their currency any more than usual. They have a lot of cards to play yet. Both sides do.
09-02-2019, 10:36 AM
quote: and no USA tariffs and ships of any flag could unload here. few jobs... you mean US military jobs? Yeah, sure hate to lose all that productivity. edit ---------- Here are the current jobs, which is also a list of jobs after the Kingdom takes over. No change. 641790 TOTAL 89730 Office and Administrative Support Occupations 85770 Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations 63240 Sales and Related Occupations 43370 Education, Training, and Library Occupations 42020 Transportation and Material Moving Occupations 37720 Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations 34040 Management Occupations 31940 Construction and Extraction Occupations 31660 Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations 28450 Business and Financial Operations Occupations 25220 Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations 24560 Retail Salespersons 23390 Personal Care and Service Occupations 20380 Protective Service Occupations 19630 Healthcare Support Occupations 19130 Waiters and Waitresses 15100 Production Occupations 14590 Cashiers 14250 Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food 13420 Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 12860 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 11310 Registered Nurses 10660 Cooks, Restaurant 10550 Community and Social Service Occupations 10440 Office Clerks, General 10370 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 10030 Computer and Mathematical Occupations 9550 General and Operations Managers 9460 Security Guards 9250 Architecture and Engineering Occupations 9100 Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations 8710 Stock Clerks and Order Fillers 8230 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 8070 Customer Service Representatives |
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