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THE Silent Rebel @thesilentrebel.bsky.social

Wait, I thought the tariffs were to help the US... apnews.com/article/tari...

mar 2, 2025, 12:01 pm • 0 0

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THE Silent Rebel @thesilentrebel.bsky.social

"Many analysts suspect that Trump has another goal: The 2020 U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement he negotiated in his first term .. Although the president characterized the USMCA as a victory ... it failed to reduce America’s trade deficits with Canada and Mexico. In fact, they’ve gotten bigger." SHOCKED

mar 2, 2025, 12:14 pm • 0 0 • view
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THE Silent Rebel @thesilentrebel.bsky.social

Ford CEO Jim Farley has complained that “so far what we’re seeing is a lot of cost and a lot of chaos.’’ Classic FAFO...Ford contributed $1M and vehicles to Trump inauguration.

mar 2, 2025, 12:10 pm • 0 0 • view
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THE Silent Rebel @thesilentrebel.bsky.social

"That means the costs would pile up as auto components traveled from factories in the United States to Mexico or Canada and back again. So would the red tape: “It’s an administrative and bureaucratic nightmare to keep track of things,’’ That sounds....expensive and, uh, inefficient...

mar 2, 2025, 12:05 pm • 0 0 • view
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THE Silent Rebel @thesilentrebel.bsky.social

"Kelley Blue Book says Trump’s tariffs could raise the U.S. price of the average new car – already approaching $49,000 – by $3,000 or more. The price of some full-size pickup trucks could shoot up by $10,000." Don't worry, that supposed $5,000 DOGE is supposed to find all of us will offset this...

mar 2, 2025, 12:02 pm • 0 0 • view