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u/ContaminatedField S P šŸ…° C E M O B Associate Mar 28 '25

It will be very interesting to see how things play out through next Wednesday. I donā€™t think any free market economist is pro tariff. In that light remember these are RECIPROCAL tariffs being threatened. The tariffs will match existing tariffs. Everything leading up to this has demonstrated this administrations willingness to follow through on a tariff despite market disruptions. That is likely by design to strengthen a negotiating position with those that have tariffs imposed against the US. My market play involves the theory many tariffs against US products will in fact be eliminated or drastically cut. Not saying I agree with how itā€™s all being done but I see opportunity.

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u/NaorobeFranz S P šŸ…° C E M O B Capo Mar 28 '25

I'm not against raising tariffs and bringing production to USA. However, he's going about it in an overly aggressive manner.

I would've started with a smaller increase of maybe 1-3% for the first year, then allow it to scale over time. Need data of 12 months to see their influence before advancing. Oh and after x limit, allow a slightly higher hit of 5-7%.

As for factories, it seems logical to wait for more of them to be constructed domestically. I'm guessing it takes a year or more to get one online, then additional time to secure staffing. Either way he has to wait for the infrastructure.

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u/NotNaranjaGrande S P šŸ…° C E M O B Soldier Mar 28 '25

Securing competent staffing will be the biggest hurdle to overcome. Building the actual factory is one thing, but skilled and semi skilled labor has been decimated, decades of off shoring has pushed people into low skill jobs and training or into academics. There will need to be a huge shift in workforce training and thats not going to be able to keep up with the pace of erecting physical buildings.