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From: Roger Merriman <roger@sarlet.com>
Newsgroups: rec.bicycles.tech
Subject: Re: silca and Tariffs
Date: 26 Apr 2025 20:06:30 GMT
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AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org> wrote:
> On 4/26/2025 12:41 PM, Catrike Ryder wrote:
>> On 26 Apr 2025 09:14:12 GMT, Roger Merriman <roger@sarlet.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> 
>>> <https://youtu.be/VKz5J5PPt-Q?si=ntPrbZPhCguTIuQM>
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Josh of Silca does a good job of explaining how the tariffs are effecting
>>> US companies certainly small ones, as ever it’s a moving target so may well
>>> change.
>>> 
>>> Roger Merriman
>> 
>> Many countries have tariffs on products from the USA. I see no reason
>> why the USA shouldn't have tariffs on their products. Maybe it will
>> bring manufacturing back, maybe not. The USA used to be a
>> manufacturing powerhouse and the bureaucratic jackasses let it slip
>> away. I don't know if Trump's plans can save the country, but it was
>> definatly going to hell with the same old, same old plans. At least
>> he's trying something new.
>> 
>> --
>> C'est bon
>> Soloman
> 
> I am in complete agreement on the importance and benefit of 
> removing disparate tariffs.
> 
> I can't agree that it will make a significant difference in 
> industrial production. With our Byzantine regulations, bans, 
> permits, reviews and so on, plus unions, and a combination 
> of apathy and lack of skills in younger generations ('don't 
> know. don't care') there's no obvious path to refining our 
> huge stores of rare earths, making steel from our excellent 
> iron ore and coking coal, building ships once more or a 
> gazillion other lost industrial projects.

Europe seems to have kept a bit more of its industrial base, and plenty of
regulations and unions, French in particular do like a good strike!

Europe and Us have lost a most of their industrial capacity, for largely
cost reasons, though some industries remain such as military.
> 
> Reciprocal tariffs are good, and moral, but the effect will 
> be about the same as increasing the oceans' volume by 
> pissing in them.
> 
This isn’t reciprocal but a trade war with China, which is a PR wonder for
the Chinese government as they can blame you now, ie the US for any
problems.

Roger Merriman