Q3 earnings call
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But were you not the person posting about 5-6 months ago about how bad tariffs were going to be? They just used tariff revenue to keep WIC funding. Tariff revenue also supports many other USDA programs, instead of our tax money. When have you ever seen that done OOfff?
What I'm getting at here is that you are often not the smartest person in the room. None of us really are. However, we can look at the information out there and present it for others consumption. The power experiment with wind and solar has pretty much run its course globally. Reality is a powerful thing.
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I read everyone of your posts here.
But were you not the person posting about 5-6 months ago about how bad tariffs were going to be? They just used tariff revenue to keep WIC funding. Tariff revenue also supports many other USDA programs, instead of our tax money. When have you ever seen that done OOfff?
What I'm getting at here is that you are often not the smartest person in the room. None of us really are. However, we can look at the information out there and present it for others consumption. The power experiment with wind and solar has pretty much run its course globally. Reality is a powerful thing.
But were you not the person posting about 5-6 months ago about how bad tariffs were going to be? They just used tariff revenue to keep WIC funding. Tariff revenue also supports many other USDA programs, instead of our tax money. When have you ever seen that done OOfff?
What I'm getting at here is that you are often not the smartest person in the room. None of us really are. However, we can look at the information out there and present it for others consumption. The power experiment with wind and solar has pretty much run its course globally. Reality is a powerful thing.
as for tariffs, i think we will see inflation coming home to roost on that front, but i, like you, am not an economist. i am but an idiot with a keyboard
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even if it’s a decade (it isn’t), in a 20-year lifespan you’re 50% ahead.
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While I am certain there are many quality websites I am ignorant of, may I recommend Energysleptic.org
Everyone posting the last few pages should find information there that would be of interest.
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gosh, i would hate for you to feel like someone thinks they’re smarter than you. maybe we should head back to the 787 thread so you can pretend to be “the smartest guy in the room” over there? glass houses and all that
as for tariffs, i think we will see inflation coming home to roost on that front, but i, like you, am not an economist. i am but an idiot with a keyboard
as for tariffs, i think we will see inflation coming home to roost on that front, but i, like you, am not an economist. i am but an idiot with a keyboard
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Responding to your post because it is short in the quote portion. Not singling you out specifically. 
While I am certain there are many quality websites I am ignorant of, may I recommend Energysleptic.org
Everyone posting the last few pages should find information there that would be of interest.

While I am certain there are many quality websites I am ignorant of, may I recommend Energysleptic.org
Everyone posting the last few pages should find information there that would be of interest.
There’s the whole article
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I read everyone of your posts here.
But were you not the person posting about 5-6 months ago about how bad tariffs were going to be? They just used tariff revenue to keep WIC funding. Tariff revenue also supports many other USDA programs, instead of our tax money. When have you ever seen that done OOfff?
What I'm getting at here is that you are often not the smartest person in the room. None of us really are. However, we can look at the information out there and present it for others consumption. The power experiment with wind and solar has pretty much run its course globally. Reality is a powerful thing.
But were you not the person posting about 5-6 months ago about how bad tariffs were going to be? They just used tariff revenue to keep WIC funding. Tariff revenue also supports many other USDA programs, instead of our tax money. When have you ever seen that done OOfff?
What I'm getting at here is that you are often not the smartest person in the room. None of us really are. However, we can look at the information out there and present it for others consumption. The power experiment with wind and solar has pretty much run its course globally. Reality is a powerful thing.
Tariffs are just another consumption tax. Price of goods go up, so does inflation.
But since we keep firing the people that track this information I’m sure it’s all on the up and up
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Must be great using traiffs (otherwise known as taxes paid by the populace) to pay for things
Tariffs are just another consumption tax. Price of goods go up, so does inflation.
But since we keep firing the people that track this information I’m sure it’s all on the up and up
Tariffs are just another consumption tax. Price of goods go up, so does inflation.
But since we keep firing the people that track this information I’m sure it’s all on the up and up
Large importers tend to not be paying them. They make "deals", so they avoid them. (actually the "deals" would be more accurately called purchase and sale agreements. Same as the international trade deals)
Example: Apple CEO gave the current President gift of a gold medallion. On television no less. As a result, Apple is now exempt from the 100% tariffs on semi-conductors and the tariffs on smartphones.
This shows up in the more recent job loss figures. They are being borne mostly by small and midsize employers.
They simply can't pay the protection racket money. So they get hit with the tariffs.
The reason there hasn't been more inflation from tariffs is they aren't being applied in the amounts stated.
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According to Center for Economic and Policy Research the actual recent tariffs have been about 8.5% of import goods. Even though promised at 17.5%.
Large importers tend to not be paying them. They make "deals", so they avoid them. (actually the "deals" would be more accurately called purchase and sale agreements. Same as the international trade deals)
Example: Apple CEO gave the current President gift of a gold medallion. On television no less. As a result, Apple is now exempt from the 100% tariffs on semi-conductors and the tariffs on smartphones.
This shows up in the more recent job loss figures. They are being borne mostly by small and midsize employers.
They simply can't pay the protection racket money. So they get hit with the tariffs.
The reason there hasn't been more inflation from tariffs is they aren't being applied in the amounts stated.
Large importers tend to not be paying them. They make "deals", so they avoid them. (actually the "deals" would be more accurately called purchase and sale agreements. Same as the international trade deals)
Example: Apple CEO gave the current President gift of a gold medallion. On television no less. As a result, Apple is now exempt from the 100% tariffs on semi-conductors and the tariffs on smartphones.
This shows up in the more recent job loss figures. They are being borne mostly by small and midsize employers.
They simply can't pay the protection racket money. So they get hit with the tariffs.
The reason there hasn't been more inflation from tariffs is they aren't being applied in the amounts stated.
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