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PC Case Maker CaseLabs Closes Permanently (pcgamer.com)
U.S.-based PC case manufacturer, CaseLabs, announced on social media that it is "closing permanently" and will not be able to fill all current orders. "We have been forced into bankruptcy and liquidation," CaseLabs said in a statement. "The tariffs have played a major role raising prices by almost 80 percent (partly due to associated shortages), which cut deeply into our margins. The default of a large account added greatly to the problem... We reached out for a possible deal that would allow us to continue on and persevere through these difficult times, but in the end, it didn't happen." PC Gamer reports: CaseLabs is likely referring to the growing number of tariffs being enforced on Chinese imports by the United States government. China and the US are currently engaged in a trade war, causing many U.S. companies to lose money, lay off employees, or close entirely. CaseLabs went on to say that it won't be able to fill the backlog of case orders, but other parts will most likely ship to customers. "We are so incredibly sorry this is happening. Our user community has been very devoted to us and it's awful to think that we have let any of you down."
I figured it out. "Make America Great Again" means either one of two things:
...Or both.
1: It's a commandment to whoever succeeds him.
2: It's actually Make America (enter another) Great (depression) Again
Or, you know, you retards could try some data to make sure you know what the hell you're talking about. Read this for starters. The US imports most from Canada, not China. Then, learn about steel grades. Meeting demand requires sourcing, so buying steel of a certain type and quality from China or Canada isn't anything like a security risk. In fact, US steel production is so extensive it is 4th worldwide.
... It's just that he's so bad at the job.
How many personal bankruptcy cases has he had, and totally fucked everyone involved?
This time it's Our turn in the barrel.
There is no Moral Right, they gave up morals to elect Trump.
Truth isn't Truth - Guliani
So you admit Trump is destroying manufacturing jobs in America while he gives away Billions to soybean farmers because of the damage he's creating which probably isn't likely to solve any imbalance, now worsens it.
As much as Trump is deserving of being hanged for treason, jailed for obstruction/conspiracy/fraud/election violations, and tarred and feathered for being a cunt, none of this trade war helps the American economy at all.
You're a moron trying to apologize for another moron's massive failure by pretending it's necessary and good, a preordained outcome. That's retarded.
Tip: We aren't.
Trump will be out of there in ~2 or ~6 years, as well as congress changing hands at some point, and whatever policy changes were brought about consequent to the current administration are almost certain to be reversed — the pendulum always swings back, particularly when it goes so far away from center.
Some of the damage done in the interim is potentially recoverable: environmental / pollution damage, trade conditions (your focus), international relations, regulatory erosion.
Some of it is unavoidably long-term, such as the installation of supreme court justices who base decisions on superstition, cronyism and ideology not derived from the constitution. That sort of damage tends to hang on a long time due to weaknesses in the design of the judicial system.
But some of the the damage done is not recoverable. Jobs, businesses, ranches and farms lost, families injured by radical changes in circumstance, people suffering and dying due to reduced access to adequate medical care.
This nation is quite resilient in the largest sense and it will almost certainly recover in general from the current blundering and malfeasance; but part of what's happening now is low-level suffering that will be lost in the noise of the overall stats or a recovery. Doesn't mean it isn't there or doesn't matter. It does. Doesn't mean Trump and the Republicans and the wealthy and powerful interests they kowtow to should be forgiven: they should not.
I've fallen off your lawn, and I can't get up.
Forget Trump. He will be gone in a few years.
But the damage he's done to foreign relationships will last decades. It will be even harder for future presidents and future congresses to be able to work out deals with countries because everything will need to be put on the books as a law. Handshake agreements aren't worth anything now.
And Obama raised tariffs on Aluminum during his first term and the move didn't seem to bother anyone.
Unless you have a source for this, this seems like some Grade A BS. The only tariffs that I have been able to find that Obama implemented were tariffs on Tires and Solar Panels from China, Steel from South Korea, and beef tariffs from the EU. In many cases the Obama admin went through the process of bringing their grievances before the WTO and getting a general consensus among other countries that the US had been wronged and was in the right to impose some of these tariffs. The solar panel tariff is one case where Obama didn't do that and in fact China countered the tariff at the WTO later. Trump did none of this, he's waging a full out trade war by imposing tariffs across the board by claiming "national security" threats (so no WTO consensus). Nothing about this is an Apples to Apples comparison between what Obama did and what Trump did and the media/political backlash.
The US is the only country that is expected to sacrifice anything and everything to placate the "international" community.
You state this as if the US gained nothing from putting it self out there both in manpower and in financial power. The fact that we are involved in a lot situations (not just wars) means we have some sway in the politics at play, because at the end of the day we could take our ball and go home. Hypothetical example: The US wants to shift some foreign financial policy between the US and France but France has given the diplomatic middle finger. The US can go to Germany and put pressure on them to "encourage" France to see some reason in the situation, we can do that because we could decide not to keep some military bases in Germany or decide to wind down the troop presence in Germany which has an effect on local economics. Those changes in US-France policy could have an affect that allows US companies to operate more easily in France which means more US workers in France, which means more jobs to fill back in the US. Foreign policy is not a simple Zero-Sum game.