Path: news.eternal-september.org!eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Rolf Mantel Newsgroups: rec.bicycles.tech Subject: Re: silca and Tariffs Date: Thu, 8 May 2025 15:56:26 +0200 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 75 Message-ID: References: <91to1k1ds141u7thlodqhdlmv0shmojcsq@4ax.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Thu, 08 May 2025 15:56:29 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="822231c93b4f97f40eb4b5dc4e6ad0d1"; logging-data="1734691"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1/rnm481wQt46ZH1kTEpQGD" User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Cancel-Lock: sha1:XVbEnwdfkA78/MQUzrTCqL64Lvc= Content-Language: en-US In-Reply-To: <91to1k1ds141u7thlodqhdlmv0shmojcsq@4ax.com> Am 08.05.2025 um 11:11 schrieb Catrike Ryder: > On Thu, 8 May 2025 10:47:45 +0200, 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. > > Why not on all goods? Agricultural goods is politically a very hot potato, especially for France.