Here’s What That Means For You

March 9, 2025

in Black Media

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As of midnight Tuesday, President Trump started charging tariffs on items imported into the USA.

That’s proper, the president of those that put on actually soiled Air Pressure 1s couldn’t simply sit there and faux learn his Highlights journal. Nope, he’s determined to exit and begin a commerce battle with neighboring nations whereas permitting the shadow president, Elon Musk, to intestine the federal authorities — creating an enormous uptick in unemployment. Which means important objects like meals will value extra whereas extra individuals are out of labor.

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And except the plan is to take us again to breadlines whereas lined in U-Haul-like blankets, not solely is that this tremendous dumb, however who stated the U.S. wanted or wished a commerce battle with Canada?!

Sidenote: Why are we beefing with Canada of all locations? They’re just like the J. Cole of nations. Canada is the kitten heel of nations. They’re the Toyota Camry of nations. Which means, regardless of what Drake says, Canada ain’t bothering no one. They’re merely making an attempt to thoughts their enterprise and eat their poutine.

But, right here we’re in a commerce battle with Canada. Reporters have tried to clarify to the president that tariffs don’t have an effect on companies, they solely increase prices for the patron. Effectively, that isn’t precisely the reality, I imply companies might take in the prices and take decrease returns, however who’re we kidding? That will require companies to have moral values, and also you’d have a greater probability discovering a Black lady that Tiger Woods would date than you’d discovering an moral enterprise that isn’t centered solely on income. (Sorry, Tiger, however it is best to’ve by no means gone to the White Home.)

Put together for higher-priced greens, fruit, beef, and beer–all part of that triangular meals grouping chart that was in each elementary faculty in each state (I’m fairly certain beer was on there proper underneath veggies).

Based on the Atlanta Fed, “the tariffs on three key U.S. buying and selling companions would convey up costs on on a regular basis purchases, together with meals and drinks, by as a lot as 1.63%, if companies go alongside wherever from half to the entire added prices to customers. “

To not point out, the worth of electronics, automobiles, and fuel will all go up as a result of the president of people that crease their baseball hats manner too laborious desires to look robust. That’s all that is — one other energy play by a knock-knee president with actually tiny fingers, and it’s embarrassing.

Trump desires his constituents to imagine that he’s making an attempt to drive jobs again to America by charging tariffs on items shipped into the U.S. Sadly, that’s not how issues work.

Items shipped into the U.S. will now be taxed and that tax paid by the corporate importing the products will merely be handed on to the patron. So let’s say the U.S. costs a 20% tariff on an merchandise. It’ll greater than probably imply a $10 merchandise will now value round $12.

I do know what you’re considering as a result of I’m considering it, too: How come white ladies couldn’t simply shut their eyes and vote for the Black lady who wouldn’t have carried out any of this?

And then you definitely do not forget that white ladies are pillars in upholding the white man’s patriarchy and white supremacy.