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no_hypocrisy

(49,921 posts)
Sat Nov 23, 2024, 09:13 AM Nov 23

Forget Walmart. I believe the sh*t will really hit the fan with

20% tariffs on coffee, America's favorite drug.

My theory is that there will be a drop-off of Starbucks when a small regular costs $6.00.

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Forget Walmart. I believe the sh*t will really hit the fan with (Original Post) no_hypocrisy Nov 23 OP
Wine too? I'm buying a new set of cordless tools from Home Depot, those will go up too. dem4decades Nov 23 #1
Isn't a lot of wine made in the US? Wiz Imp Nov 23 #14
It will all be blamed on Biden and the BASE will believe it. NoMoreRepugs Nov 23 #2
We need to do better with that one. Baitball Blogger Nov 23 #11
We need to speak up when our relatives and neighbors blame Biden. yardwork Nov 23 #15
Been doing that for three decades Cosmocat Nov 23 #26
Correct Cosmocat Nov 23 #25
Trump's base is maybe 40% being generous. Elessar Zappa Nov 23 #32
That's gonna hurt! Ocelot II Nov 23 #3
Just my personal feeling HAB911 Nov 23 #4
Im getting new tires for the car, the old ones could probably last another year or possibly two. Meadowoak Nov 23 #5
That's an excellent idea. I may to. jimfields33 Nov 23 #7
Don't forget tariffs on tea, either. MineralMan Nov 23 #6
At Cracker Barrel duncang Nov 23 #30
I read a comment sent to me from someone's X account that said (paraphrasing), sinkingfeeling Nov 23 #8
and there you have it, stupid says as stupid is......😂 🤣 😂 a kennedy Nov 23 #10
Kona coffee comes from Hawaii. ProudMNDemocrat Nov 23 #16
No they can't RubyRose Nov 23 #18
Okay, but since Kona supplies about 1% of the coffee Americans sinkingfeeling Nov 23 #20
In addition, Kona coffee is nearly always part of a blend... keep_left Nov 23 #24
If coffee goes super high. I might. thinkingagain Nov 23 #9
Chicory peregrinus Nov 23 #12
I know there's chicory coffee thinkingagain Nov 23 #13
You might be able to get a copy of the newspaper story. Mariana Nov 23 #23
That's a good idea thinkingagain Nov 23 #27
Next trip to Costco, get a few bags of the Kirkland Ground Medium Roast. The shelf life is quite good. ProudMNDemocrat Nov 23 #17
Unless coffee is coming from China, not expecting a tariff. And doubt we'll have large tariffs on all Silent Type Nov 23 #19
TFG's plan is 60% on Chinese imports and 20% on all others. sinkingfeeling Nov 23 #21
He'll change his tune when those that make money of imports start complaining. Silent Type Nov 23 #22
I think this will be his new grift lapfog_1 Nov 23 #29
The tariffs are just an extortion machine C_U_L8R Nov 23 #28
I doubt Trump will actually raise tariffs across the board. Progressive dog Nov 23 #31

dem4decades

(12,223 posts)
1. Wine too? I'm buying a new set of cordless tools from Home Depot, those will go up too.
Sat Nov 23, 2024, 09:18 AM
Nov 23

Actually, it's kind of poetic justice, all those MAGA Walmart and Home Depot customers about to take it up the tailpipe due to the tariffs.

Wiz Imp

(3,384 posts)
14. Isn't a lot of wine made in the US?
Sat Nov 23, 2024, 10:23 AM
Nov 23

I believe coffee is mostly imported.

The price of chocolate will go up as well as cocoa beans are mostly imported.

Baitball Blogger

(49,015 posts)
11. We need to do better with that one.
Sat Nov 23, 2024, 10:12 AM
Nov 23

We need to prepare to yell at the reporters who try to work in their bothsiderisms when we fully know it's Trump's fault.

And what we need to do because we now know the public is dumb, is say preemptively what we expect is going to happen in the next term when Trump makes one of his cast-off, uninformed decisions like he did with the pulling out of Afghanistan.

Elessar Zappa

(16,292 posts)
32. Trump's base is maybe 40% being generous.
Sat Nov 23, 2024, 12:42 PM
Nov 23

The other 10% are definitely open to changing their votes next time.

HAB911

(9,462 posts)
4. Just my personal feeling
Sat Nov 23, 2024, 09:30 AM
Nov 23

all sectors will take a devastating hit. Personally, I have lots of telcom stock and fear confiscation of cell phones and other property.

Meadowoak

(6,354 posts)
5. Im getting new tires for the car, the old ones could probably last another year or possibly two.
Sat Nov 23, 2024, 09:31 AM
Nov 23

but most of those come from China nowadays, I think, and an extra 60% isn't worth it.

 

jimfields33

(19,382 posts)
7. That's an excellent idea. I may to.
Sat Nov 23, 2024, 10:03 AM
Nov 23

I’m also replacing my entire electrical box and breakers for 3600 in first week in December. I still probably have a few years to go for the 25 year replacement. But I’d rather not pay 6K.

MineralMan

(148,398 posts)
6. Don't forget tariffs on tea, either.
Sat Nov 23, 2024, 09:39 AM
Nov 23

the 1773 tea tariff caused a pretty big uproar here in the colonies, I believe.

duncang

(3,766 posts)
30. At Cracker Barrel
Sat Nov 23, 2024, 12:17 PM
Nov 23

How much is that sweet tea?

Really expect the free refills to go away at restaurants or fast food places. If they stay free there’s going to be a big cost change.

Businesses won’t know if a country will tick off tfg next week and he adds another 20% tariff. Inventory costs will go up.

sinkingfeeling

(53,826 posts)
8. I read a comment sent to me from someone's X account that said (paraphrasing),
Sat Nov 23, 2024, 10:04 AM
Nov 23

" So what if there's a tariff on coffee and tea? We'll just use more grown in America."

a kennedy

(32,657 posts)
10. and there you have it, stupid says as stupid is......😂 🤣 😂
Sat Nov 23, 2024, 10:07 AM
Nov 23

Did I say that right??? Just stupid, stupid, stupid MAGA’s.

sinkingfeeling

(53,826 posts)
20. Okay, but since Kona supplies about 1% of the coffee Americans
Sat Nov 23, 2024, 10:55 AM
Nov 23

consume, it will be rare and just as expensive as Columbian with a tariff.

keep_left

(2,658 posts)
24. In addition, Kona coffee is nearly always part of a blend...
Sat Nov 23, 2024, 12:02 PM
Nov 23

...and it's usually a lower percentage in that blend. I've never seen 100% Kona in a store. I would guess you might be able to get it in Hawaii, but not many other places. It would be outrageously expensive. I also have my doubts that Hawaii could suddenly become the sole supplier (or even a major supplier) of the nation's coffee, all because the Trump regime doesn't understand economics or agriculture.

thinkingagain

(1,202 posts)
13. I know there's chicory coffee
Sat Nov 23, 2024, 10:15 AM
Nov 23

For her it was barley
And in the 70s, it was when coffee got really high. They even had an article about her and her coffee and her local paper.
I was young yet I don’t remember the exact details

ProudMNDemocrat

(19,351 posts)
17. Next trip to Costco, get a few bags of the Kirkland Ground Medium Roast. The shelf life is quite good.
Sat Nov 23, 2024, 10:28 AM
Nov 23

Silent Type

(8,066 posts)
19. Unless coffee is coming from China, not expecting a tariff. And doubt we'll have large tariffs on all
Sat Nov 23, 2024, 10:35 AM
Nov 23

goods, even from China.

sinkingfeeling

(53,826 posts)
21. TFG's plan is 60% on Chinese imports and 20% on all others.
Sat Nov 23, 2024, 11:03 AM
Nov 23

President-elect Trump has promised to impose steep new taxes on trade, including a 10-20 percent tariff on all imports, at least a 60 percent tariff on Chinese imports, and a 25-100 percent tariff on Mexican imports.

https://taxfoundation.org/blog/trump-tariffs-impact-economy/

lapfog_1

(30,437 posts)
29. I think this will be his new grift
Sat Nov 23, 2024, 12:16 PM
Nov 23

he will impose tariffs on everyone, but remove them on companies that pay him off through one of his many money laundering schemes ( NFT, junk Trump merch, shares of DJT, golf club memberships, permanently booked hotel suites, etc, etc )

Progressive dog

(7,337 posts)
31. I doubt Trump will actually raise tariffs across the board.
Sat Nov 23, 2024, 12:26 PM
Nov 23

If he does put a 20% tariff on coffee, it would be a big deal to many of us. But Starbucks' cost for raw coffee has to be a small part of their costs.

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