What preparations are you making before the economic collaps

Oh also - since the CDC lowered the recommended age for pneumonia vax from 65 to 50, DH & I took care of that and got Prevnar 20 on Saturday.

And good wine. Not a fan of many California wines.

He plans to put tariffs on everything that comes into the country, no matter what country it is from. The amount of tariff would depend on the country, with China being hit the hardest with a 60-100% tariff. Some companies are looking to move their operations from China to Vietnam or other SE Asian countries because the tariffs would be lower, 10-20%. 

All the bananas we eat in the US is imported. Along with 99% of the coffee we drink. The only place in the US that grows commercial coffee is Hawaii, and they don't grow enough to feed the demand in the US. Wine and chocolate from Europe will be hit with tariffs as well.  Basically, EVERYTHING! This includes parts to fix things we already own. 

hahahahaha!!!  in what factories, where, and for what measly-less-than-living wage??  in your dreams! and where are the raw materials for those goods that will be made in those imaginary factories supposed to all come from?  

eta:  to answer the OP, probably nothing... and my DH thinks things will be cheaper, not more expensive. of course.  sigh.  Our appliances are 20 years old, but...  

eta2:  seriously, the answers in some of these posts sound to me like when someone asks a really complicated math / statistics question and the person answering states '3' without even thinking about it.  These answers of, 'oh, it will be fine' are TOO.FREAKIN.SIMPLE for such a complicated issue / situation.  Can't they see that?!?!? 

I will be buying a gun.

Which means virtually all home repair (electrical, plumbing, HVAC, construction) costs, auto repair costs, etc. will be going up too since most of those materials aren’t manufactured here. And if they are assembled here, they’re made from parts that come from outside the U.S.

and stuff like this is NOT simply a matter of 'well, then, buy the same exact packaging from another supplier' because the FDA and other regulations require all sorts of hoops to be jumped through (rightfully so) to thoroughly vet  ANY supplier - looking at MANY factors, and requiring all sorts of paperwork - before approving them for use.  Unless people want to go back to the days of 'who knows what's in your consumer goods' which, it seems, could be where we're headed.

I vaguely remember a shortage for medical tubing due to supply chain issues.

And dont forget that companies that currently manufacture in China are moving operations to other countries, not here.
Produce prices will also go up when there isnt anyone to harvest it.

I have a lot of different thoughts on this. I’m the absolute opposite of a Trump fan, but it also seems things are broken as is. Shipping food around the world, using underpaid labor to harvest food, etc. I don’t have any solutions, just feel like things could be better especially with our food supply.

Yep. My husband owns a small manufacturing business that has had its best four years in its 40 year history during this administration. The Chips act has made a huge difference to US manufacturers.

He’s very worried about supply chain issues with Trump increasing tariffs. It’s very difficult to get approval to change suppliers or parts for the types of medical devices and clean room technology that he builds.

Not to mention that Trump is planning to cut out as much funding for clean energy as possible. DH consults with a clean energy/green technology incubator, working with all the startup companies to get their products to manufacturing. He’s very worried about all the businesses that may very well fold, right when we need those options.

He employs a number of immigrants, whom he praises for their work ethic. They always show up to work on time. He needs people who can work test equipment, assemble electronic parts, and work in a manufacturing process flow. It’s getting harder and harder to get people who can work with technology, even in MA where we generally have great schools.

So this simplistic view of “making” manufacturers come back is just not backed up with reality.

I agree with you that we (meaning the country) desperately need a thoughtful debate about jobs, tariffs, etc. But we won't. So another issue that isn't going to be resolved.

I agree that there is room for a lot of improvement in food supply, eating locally etc.  However, Trump's plans for tariffs across the board and deporting millions of Americans are not going to solve these problems/. Tariffs and deportations will only raise prices and increase inflation.

I am just finishing up a big project at home. It's occurred to me how much more I would have paid for some things if the proposed tariffs were in place so I'm glad we got it done when we did. I do plan to replace my vehicle in the next year or two but with this big project I don't really want to spend that much now. I can stretch it out longer if need be. I'm probably not putting 10k miles on each year now.

I think the tariffs plan will be so devastating to the economy that he will have to back off so I expect it to be short lived. Trouble is, once prices go up for whatever reason, they don't come down easily as we have just seen the last few years.