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From: Roger Merriman <roger@sarlet.com>
Newsgroups: rec.bicycles.tech
Subject: Re: silca and Tariffs
Date: 27 Apr 2025 14:35:32 GMT
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Catrike Ryder <Soloman@old.bikers.org> wrote:
>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/j_soloman/54478352605/in/datetaken/On 26
>> Apr 2025 20:06:30 GMT, Roger Merriman <roger@sarlet.com> wrote:
> 
>> Catrike Ryder <Soloman@old.bikers.org> 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.
>>> 
>> 
>> USA tariffs used to be in line with most other countries, hence the easy
>> trade across countries and indeed multiple parts and so on, this is well a
>> trade war with China mostly.
>>> --
>>> C'est bon
>>> Soloman
>>> 
>> Roger Merriman
>> 
> 
> No, most foreign tarriffs were much greater than USA tarriffs, 
> 
> https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/automobile-tariffs-by-country
> 
>  plus other countries put additional costs on some USA products.
> 
> I suggest that you stop paying attention to news sources that were,
> for many years, telling you that Joe Biden was mentally and
> empotionally fit to be President, when it's apparent that he was not.
> 
> --
> C'est bon
> Soloman
> 
News sources out of US are much less partisan indeed are levels of accuracy
regulations which one US style “news source” (GBnews) has attempted to
avoid by claiming they are entertainment rather than factual news to avoid
(not entirely) having to conform news standards!

The link is incorrect UK has a higher car tariff, as byproduct of Brexit
and talks of a US and Uk trade deal.

Roger Merriman