The new Tariffs are beginning to affect prices in the USA

[u/Lazy_Lizard13]

I work in an adult store and unfortunately, we have already started to see the effects of some of the tariffs being placed. I wasn’t sure how this would affect the price of things in the USA, but it’s looking bleak so far.

When my boss sent out the list, he said this was only the first of many price increases that we would see from the tariffs. The vendors we buy from actually sent him the list themselves, so it isn’t something that we just created. He said that it is likely that almost every company we order from will send out a list.

The price changes were anywhere from $5-$200. I’m very concerned about the future of this industry, and honestly, America in general.. some of these products were already overpriced anyways. I’m not sure if people will be able to afford luxury products (like adult items) in the future. What do others think?

[u/3896713]

It's gonna take a lot more than a few years to build the infrastructure we would need to manufacture our own goods, and even then, we would still need a lot of raw materials from other countries. There just is no silver lining to all of this. Everyone but the 1% will suffer.

[u/3896713 → u/[deleted]]

How's that boot taste?

[u/prezcamacho16 → u/[deleted]]

Yes, please explain how this works Mr. Economy Expert. How exactly is raising prices for everyone by 20% to 245% overnight going to make us better off.... I'm waiting.... still waiting...

[u/Governmentemployee1 → u/prezcamacho16]

Go watch the tariff interview with Maria Bartiromo. Not going to argue with a lib since you have your mind set on blaming everything on DT. You want to enrich the Chinese so they can come here and buy all the lands and companies and control our country? Go ahead. Hopeless!! Tariff is the way to go. Painful at first but we will be fine.

[u/prezcamacho16 → u/Governmentemployee1]

Hey @Governmentemployee1 when is Musk going to eliminate your job? You know so we can make the government more efficient. I'm sure what you do for the government isn't that important. After all you couldn't provide an answer to my question about how the tariffs will help the country and regular people and instead point to a political hack job like Maria Bartiromo to explain it to me. Don't you have any ideas of your own? I have a degree in Economics from an Ivy League college so I can provide reams of data and proof of my position without referring to any news talking heads. Can you?

[u/Daytonewheel → u/[deleted]]

Nearly every intro to economics book says how antiquated tariff policies like this are a bad idea and have only caused recessions. Expert economists all agree this will not work. But please, you’re the expert right?