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From: AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org>
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Subject: Re: silca and Tariffs
Date: Thu, 8 May 2025 07:44:11 -0500
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On 5/8/2025 3:47 AM, Rolf Mantel wrote:
> Am 07.05.2025 um 21:09 schrieb Catrike Ryder:
>> On Wed, 07 May 2025 15:36:55 -0300, Shadow <Sh@dow.br> wrote:
>>
>>> On Wed, 07 May 2025 12:43:45 -0400, Catrike Ryder
>>> <Soloman@old.bikers.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Wed, 7 May 2025 10:38:32 -0500, AMuzi 
>>>> <am@yellowjersey.org> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On 5/7/2025 9:44 AM, Frank Krygowski wrote:
>>>>>> On 5/7/2025 7:56 AM, Zen Cycle wrote:
>>>>>>> On 4/26/2025 5:14 AM, Roger Merriman 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
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Jared Fisher is the CEO of Escape Adventures, a company
>>>>>>> with several bike shops in Nevada that specializes in E-
>>>>>>> bike sales and rentals.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> In this article he discusses his take on the tariffs.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/smallbusiness/i-m-a-
>>>>>>> republican-ceo-i-m- adding-a-tariff-tax-to-my-price- 
>>>>>>> tags-
>>>>>>> so-customers-know-why-prices-are- rising/ar-AA1EjCTR
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Tagging the tariff surcharge seems like a smart business
>>>>>> move. It should reduce whining about profiteering, and 
>>>>>> help
>>>>>> put the blame where it belongs.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I agree. And let's continue that thought:
>>>>>
>>>>> https://hellocigarettes.com/2023/11/08/cigarette- 
>>>>> prices-and-taxes-by-state/
>>>>>
>>>>> https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/gasoline/factors- 
>>>>> affecting-gasoline-prices.php
>>>>
>>>> There is a possibility that the foriegn seller might 
>>>> have lowered the
>>>> price to absorb some of the tariff.
>>>
>>>     Almost impossible. Profit margins are  very small, 
>>> and usually
>>> come from the number of items sold. Massive numbers = 
>>> reasonable
>>> profit.
>>>     I very much doubt the Chinese will pay the taxes. 
>>> They might
>>> INCREASE prices to compensate for less items sold. But 
>>> the US is not a
>>> big market if you look at the Global scene, so the 
>>> increase will be
>>> slight.
>>>
>>>     PS The American consumer will pay 100% of Trump's 
>>> taxes. I
>>> mean tariffs. Aff ... same thing.
>>>     []'s
>>
>> Might be true, but it might be necessary as a way to get 
>> other
>> countries to bargan with their tariffs.
> 
> For some reason, the EU offer of "zero tariffs on all 
> manufacutred goods" has not led to further negotiation 
> rounds yet.

We can hope, unlikely though it may be.

-- 
Andrew Muzi
am@yellowjersey.org
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