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“This is a GREAT time to move your COMPANY into the United States of America, like Apple, and so many others, in record numbers, are doing,” Trump posted on his Truth Social platform, promising “ZERO TARIFFS and “no environmental delays.”

https://archive.ph/CucF8

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[–] [email protected] 141 points 4 days ago (7 children)

Sure, just let me pick up a whole production plant and import a few thousand workers already trained on my processes. Should be able to get that done by this weekend.

[–] [email protected] 77 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Also all the material I need I need to build that production plant is under a 104% tariff. NBD.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 4 days ago (2 children)

And if everyone is moving to the USA at the same time, the existing supply lines get overburdened immediately, causing prices of all raw materials to explode until new supply can be developed.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 days ago

But at least we can be 100% certain those tariffs will still be in place in a few years when the factories are finished.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 days ago

Not to mention those trained people mentioned above attempting to move here have to fight deportation for checks notes, coming here on a work visa, having a tattoo, speaking your mind, not being white. Hard to say really.

[–] [email protected] 42 points 4 days ago (1 children)

And ICE will pick up those immigrants by Monday, never to be seen again.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 days ago

Just build all the factories in El Salvador, then when they have to ship all the Americans back they can each bring a car or something with them to avoid the tariffs.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 4 days ago (1 children)

By the weekend? You need more than 24 hours for such a simple and straightforward task? Come on bruh? /s

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 days ago

Gotta be "hardcore"!

[–] [email protected] 13 points 4 days ago (3 children)

It is just Trump theatrics. He is actually trying to collect taxes from Americans through tariffs. It will takes years before the factories start operations.

[–] [email protected] 35 points 4 days ago (3 children)

It would* take years. The factories aren't going to start operations at all.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Pretty much. Nobody believes the tariffs will outlive Trump, and he's very old. Why drop a huge capital expense to solve a problem that will go away?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

a problem that will go away

oh, god - I now have anticipatory... stirrings. thanks, obama.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Unless USA does become a hereditary monarchy and the whole circus continues with Queen Ivanka.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

Trump wants her to be his queen

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

True, it was just a trick, (act) to collect more taxes from Americans. No wonder they put a TV show host to be a president.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

It won't be built either

[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I think he actually believes this will move manufacturing to the US. He is a moron afterall.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I already changed my tax withholdings. Not giving anything to the federal government. Only state.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

This is the most effective form of protest, that every single American should be doing.

It also happens to be extremely efficient where it needs to be.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago

Actually you had 3 hours to do it before he changed his mind.

He'll change it again later today.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago

And build a new facility and create new supply routes. So much simpler!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Hope he doesn't change his mind and/or get overruled by then. Stable and predictable global markets are sooooo boring.

Edit: oh.. it took 5 hours since I originally commented.