jayfab
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Post by jayfab on Nov 22, 2024 0:37:48 GMT
I have been eyeing new living room furniture and mattresses so I bit the bullet and got both. Got a promo where they paid the tax lol.
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amom23
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Post by amom23 on Nov 26, 2024 3:00:12 GMT
We have 2 mattresses in the house that I'd really like to replace. I've been putting it off 1. because of the expense and 2. because I don't sleep on either one so a little bit out of sight out of mind. I really believe the tariffs are coming and we should just bite the bullet and buy those mattresses.
I am pretty concerned about my family's financial security once the orange asshole is back in office.
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FuzzyMutt
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Post by FuzzyMutt on Nov 26, 2024 15:08:10 GMT
I have a very good friend who voted for Trump. He shops at Walmart daily. I hope their prices go sky high. My mother, too. |
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Nov 26, 2024 15:18:44 GMT
Thanks..
I'm the mom who shops at Walmart because I need to.. I did not vote for TFG!!
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twinsmomfla99
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Post by twinsmomfla99 on Dec 22, 2024 18:33:30 GMT
Update in OP
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Post by Deleted on Dec 22, 2024 21:07:29 GMT
We got a new hot water heater installed and I did buy some small things that will need replacing before possible tariffs. I kinda took a break for the holidays; once Christmas is over I’ll get back to it.
I keep ping ponging between “maybe things won’t be so bad” and “oh, this is going to be a shitshow”. Not great for the mental health.
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Post by mollycoddle on Dec 23, 2024 13:37:01 GMT
More expensive for the immediate short term, maybe, but prices will drop as more Americans will have better jobs with less competition as the US returns to manufacturing more goods and the unskilled labor market shrinks. And how long do you think that will take? How many families will starve or end up on the streets waiting for these factory jobs to show up? How will companies deal with the economic reasons they stopped manufacturing here in the first place? How will Americans afford the more expensive goods they will produce? How do you factor in the fact that unemployment is at record lows so there aren't exactly throngs of American citizens lining up to take these factory jobs? How will you balance the need for factory employees with the need to entice Americans back into agricultural work (once all the undocumented immigrants are gone) so we can eat? I think Trump's forgotten that he can't force private companies to invest in a losing business model. And if he's intending for the government to build and operate these factories, that's literally socialism. Like for real. This is what I’m wondering. Exactly how would prices drop if goods were made here? Are Americans going to work for the same wages as workers in China? I don’t think so. And think about the cost of things like new roofs and lawn care. If those costs don’t go up, I will be surprised. This is a fantasy. |
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