Tariff increases

[Tradd]

But they will affect medications. Recently heard something like only 3% made in the US.

We were talking about MX. Our meds often come from China or India. For people going into to MX for medical care, no affect.

[Tradd]

I can only speak for my neck of the woods, but the people I see doing roofing, landscape maintenance, home improvements, nursing home care, and probably a lot of other essential jobs that I'm not recalling at the moment are not Canadians.

Rob was talking about medical tourism. That’s people going into MX. Doesn’t have a damn thing to do with that.

[iris lilies]

I can only speak for my neck of the woods, but the people I see doing roofing, landscape maintenance, home improvements, nursing home care, and probably a lot of other essential jobs that I'm not recalling at the moment are not Canadians.

I would not assume those guys are here illegally.

There is a well trodden path of temporary seasonal work visas put into place for the
Green industry. DH worked with those guys for years. They work in St. Louis March thru October, then go home to mexico. Come back the next year. Etc. Their company was experienced in getting the work documents.

[Tradd]

I'm would not assume those guys are here illegally.

There is a well trodden path of temporary seasonal work visas put into place for the
Green industry. DH worked with those guys for years. They work in St. Louis March thru October, then go home to mexico. Come back the next year. Etc. Their company was experienced in getting the work documents.

Chicago area has a long history of Spanish speaking immigrants. They’ve been here since the 40s. I used to work with a guy whose grandfather came here in the 40s from Mexico. And we have tons of legal immigrants here.

[pinkytoe]

Seems like medical tourism might be affected if Mexico decided to retaliate with their own tariffs or regulations that limit border crossings. I grew up in San Antonio where "illegals" were just an accepted part of life and no one really seemed to care since it benefited both sides. Perhaps it is just the scale of it now.

[frugal-one]

We were talking about MX. Our meds often come from China or India. For people going into to MX for medical care, no affect.

This post is about tariffs. Matters not what country. Medications probably will be affected by tariffs from other than the US.

[LDAHL]

I’m an antediluvian free trade Republican who doesn’t much like tariffs or industrial policy absent very egregious circumstances. Trump is more like a traditional Democrat or Democratic Socialist in his apparent belief that you can protect people from competition in the long run.

I hope he reverses himself on that nonsense in the near future.

[jp1]

I’m an antediluvian free trade Republican who doesn’t much like tariffs or industrial policy absent very egregious circumstances. Trump is more like a traditional Democrat or Democratic Socialist in his apparent belief that you can protect people from competition in the long run.

I hope he reverses himself on that nonsense in the near future.

I'm impressed at your ability to blame democrats for such a sad sack republican president. BRAVO

[LDAHL]

I'm impressed at your ability to blame democrats for such a sad sack republican president. BRAVO

Well, he certainly seems to have picked up some of their bad habits and panders. It’s one reason I couldn’t vote for him.

[bae]

Trump today announced, on Truth Social, his plans to implement a 25% tariff on Canadian and Mexican goods.

What impacts do you see from this to the economy as a whole, and to your own life?

(I live right on the US/Canada border...)

“On January 20th, as one of my many first Executive Orders, I will sign all necessary documents to charge Mexico and Canada a 25% Tariff on ALL products coming into the United States, and its ridiculous Open Borders. This Tariff will remain in effect until such time as Drugs, in particular Fentanyl, and all Illegal Aliens stop this Invasion of our Country! Both Mexico and Canada have the absolute right and power to easily solve this long simmering problem,”