Path: ...!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: AMuzi Newsgroups: rec.bicycles.tech Subject: Re: silca and Tariffs Date: Thu, 8 May 2025 07:44:11 -0500 Organization: Yellow Jersey, Ltd. Lines: 87 Message-ID: References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Thu, 08 May 2025 14:44:10 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="2f8098fb7167d010f3df8f74f6e15a0b"; logging-data="1893902"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1/nj+Sy0PG9jZ6d7DKtyCVH" User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Cancel-Lock: sha1:/cZEuHQKwQDCol+PWbgmwlTZuhA= Content-Language: en-US In-Reply-To: Bytes: 4077 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 wrote: >> >>> On Wed, 07 May 2025 12:43:45 -0400, Catrike Ryder >>> wrote: >>> >>>> On Wed, 7 May 2025 10:38:32 -0500, AMuzi >>>> 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: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> 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 Open every day since 1 April, 1971