Path: news.eternal-september.org!eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Zen Cycle Newsgroups: rec.bicycles.tech Subject: Re: silca and Tariffs Date: Thu, 8 May 2025 12:04:20 -0400 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 105 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 18:04:21 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="b6ea4704fd4a5cb7163795ee701d3ac9"; logging-data="1842976"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1+unbPjqECG9sbVvUrQHl1Kq2gEMghzSEw=" User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Cancel-Lock: sha1:n68PHeQR99YI+Un8vfepDDWNtYo= Content-Language: en-US In-Reply-To: On 5/8/2025 9:27 AM, Roger Merriman wrote: > AMuzi wrote: >> 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. >> > > I believe is some US/UK deal though probably mainly on cars which has been > waiting post Brexit for some sort of deal, ie it’s not new just not been on > either countries priorities, over last few years. > > Maybe something regarding creative industries UK does a fair bit with films > and so on. > > Agriculture the use of Hormones and similar products in meat products isn’t > something that UK or other countries are likely to lower their standards > for. > > Roger Merriman > https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/concept-of-a-plan-trump-hypes-major-trade-deal-with-uk-experts-say-it-s-not/ar-AA1Epxd0? -- Add xx to reply