Trump's Tariffs

[Mint666]

The cost of living in America was already getting out of hand with the inflation caused by the pandemic money printing.
25% of our currency in circulation was printed within a 2 year period (2020-2022) and no one's wages have yet increased.
Since 2020, because of inflation and stagnant wages, almost everyone is barely affording to get by.

Now we have Trump painting broad strokes with an overnight wave of reciprocal tariffs. The increased cost of imports will just be passed to us, the citizens/consumers.
What is the positive of it? What will be done /right now/ to ameliorate our situation?

What was Trump's aim with this? Someone help me understand.

 

[MercuryWisdom]

The cost of living in America was already getting out of hand with the inflation caused by the pandemic money printing.
25% of our currency in circulation was printed within a 2 year period (2020-2022) and no one's wages have yet increased.
Since 2020, because of inflation and stagnant wages, almost everyone is barely affording to get by.

Now we have Trump painting broad strokes with an overnight wave of reciprocal tariffs. The increased cost of imports will just be passed to us, the citizens/consumers.
What is the positive of it? What will be done /right now/ to ameliorate our situation?

What was Trump's aim with this? Someone help me understand.

Politically, it’s the wild west at the moment.
Nothing makes sense.

Focus on increasing your income and safety net.

 

[serpentwalker666]

Personally, I am very concerned. I have been struggling to keep myself afloat for some years now, and the cost of living is just way out of hand.

I am hoping for the best and trying to remain optimistic, but I am also very on edge about this, as it's a very precarious situation.

The United States has become almost unlivable for many Americans, I have experienced this myself and just see this as the case for so many of my fellow Americans. It's extremely sad.

Yes, as Zevists we can grow, weather and find solutions even in situations which appear hopeless, but it is still very upsetting to see friends, family, close loved ones and fellow Americans bombarded so heavily with financial struggles outside of their control and no real serious solution for this presently except pushing very hard to rise above this.

With our efforts and the Gods, may we forge a better world that is free of alot of these issues. As the Golden Age is within our reach.

 

[Hárbarðr]

What was Trump's aim with this? Someone help me understand.

Found this on X, hope it helps:

 

[Seeker in the Dark]

Found this on X, hope it helps:

People need to be constantly reminded of this. Everyone seems to always fall for it, every single time.

Trump’s intention appears to put an end to America being ripped off on trade. Now many countries want to sign trade deals with the US.

Next time Trump does something “crazy”, wait a week or two, and even then, think how the other side will retaliate.

 

[StoicAcorn666]

Trump also wants factories in America again. It used to be that a factory worker could support a family of five, the wife was at home. Take a look at Detroit, a city that rivaled New York City and is now a wasteland since all the industries were sent overseas. This has been robbed from us before we were even born and talked down about to seem unfavorable for anyone to want to work there. Since nothing is made in America anymore, the whole foundation of the country has been removed in a sense, one of the main reasons things are getting out of hand, as well as the fact we shouldn’t be dependent on another country other than our own. During Covid, China ordered a ship heading for America to return back to China so they could have those supplies they were sending over. Also, what has been mentioned above is that every country was ripping us off, siphoning out prosperity little by little, sooner rather than later we would collapse as a country.