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On 5/23/2025 at 7:08 PM, Fastbreak said:

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I’m trying to wrap my head around who is going to do the 70,000 steel jobs and where they will do them.

“Honey, pack up the kids, we’re moving to Pittsburg. I got one of those sweet steel mill jobs we’ve been dreaming of!”

According to the STL Fed, the steel industry currently employs about 86k in the US.  Steel hasn't been at 150k since 1997.  https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/IPUEN3311W200000000

And, US steel industry currently operates at about 75% capacity.

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In typical President Huff & Puff playbook, EU 50% tariff, that wants about negotiating are now deleted until mud-July. He will claim this as a victory, and his red hat wearing lemmings will celebrate greatness.

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According to the STL Fed, the steel industry currently employs about 86k in the US.  Steel hasn't been at 150k since 1997.  https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/IPUEN3311W200000000

US Steel has been a floundering company for decades because the demand for steel has been in decline since a peak in the early 70s. Now for some reason the demand for steel is going to up and more factory jobs will be needed and desired. It all makes perfect sense.

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Well, if any company has product margins that can handle a 25-50% tariff without raising prices, it’s Apple. 

Why not just tax corporations and billionaires? Nah…
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9 minutes ago, Francisco 2.0 said:

 

 

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So the super-tariffs are back on for now?  Cool - we'll see you in a week or two.

Trump-Lets-Go-TACO-Trump-Always-Chickens 

 

 

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1 hour ago, Redneck Mutha said:

We ALMOST destroyed them, until we saved them

I think Trump is mixing them up with Japan - you know - since they all look alike. 

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3 hours ago, Francisco 2.0 said:

 

 

Which is better?  Cold Turkey or Hot Chicken?  (Personally I love a good hot chicken sandwich).

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1 hour ago, DDD Dad said:

Which is better?  Cold Turkey or Hot Chicken?  (Personally I love a good hot chicken sandwich).

I love a cold turkey drumstick on Thanksgiving evening after many beers and several hours of football.

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18 minutes ago, South Austin said:

I love a cold turkey drumstick around on Thanksgiving evening after many beers and several hours of football.

L-I-V-I-N

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5 hours ago, Francisco 2.0 said:

 

 

Should we not pay attention to this matter? He usually lets us know. I don't know what to do with my attentions. Fuck. 

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46 minutes ago, Wally Fairway said:

Steel tariffs doubled to 50% starting June 4; and now that Trump knows about TACO this one is going to stick (at least for a little while)

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I'm guessing he thinks because Nippon and USS are partnering or whatever, we can just ramp up the ol' steel production in a month or two and be just fine.

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1 hour ago, Wally Fairway said:

Steel tariffs doubled to 50% starting June 4; and now that Trump knows about TACO this one is going to stick (at least for a little while)

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He almost can’t back down now which will cause chaos. I love it !

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Saw a train on mopac this evening. LONG train, headed up from Mexico, full of car parts/chassis. Figure they let things stack up, then when the tariffs got relaxed, sent em all up.

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2 hours ago, Brisketexan said:

Saw a train on mopac this evening. LONG train, headed up from Mexico, full of car parts/chassis. Figure they let things stack up, then when the tariffs got relaxed, sent em all up.

Lol also saw this train cept I was at my in laws house near the train tracks. 

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On 5/30/2025 at 12:51 PM, South Austin said:

I love a cold turkey drumstick on Thanksgiving evening after many beers and several hours of football.

I have to thank my air fryer for changing that to late night Thanksgiving hot turkey drumstick

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On 5/31/2025 at 9:21 PM, Brisketexan said:

Saw a train on mopac this evening. LONG train, headed up from Mexico, full of car parts/chassis. Figure they let things stack up, then when the tariffs got relaxed, sent em all up.

 

On 5/31/2025 at 11:43 PM, hayden_horn said:

Lol also saw this train cept I was at my in laws house near the train tracks. 

It's like a Robert Earl Keen song.

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On 5/31/2025 at 8:58 AM, Clintonaldo said:

He almost can’t back down now which will cause chaos. I love it !

Hey - baby - there ain’t no easy way out. 

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If foreign steel will cost another 25% tariff, US Steel can just raise their prices. They have zero incentive to actually produce more steel especially since they will know that tariff could be eliminated at any moment and may potentially never occur.

They most likely will have a press conference stating that they have a plan to increase production and hire more, but they won't follow through.

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12 hours ago, Francisco 2.0 said:

 

What a whiny fucking bitch. But to 40% of this country, this is strong leadership. 

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10 hours ago, mchookem said:

he is just so stupid

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https://www.china-briefing.com/news/us-china-tariff-rates-2025/

This links to a pretty good article that sets out the current tariff situation on the various goods from and to China.

I would be surprised if China didn’t walk away at some point, just to make a point and put pressure on TACO. Trump will start to sweat and crawfish, which could lead to China removing all tariffs on a large number of products that it never has - and never will - import.   That way, the orange shit gibbon can declare a yuuge victory (while lowering the tariffs on the things we actually trade, essentially capitulating to China).

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Trump is declaring victory because there’s only going to be a 55% tariff on Chinese goods. 

Is that a reason to be happy?

Because that does not sound to me like a reason to be happy.   That sounds like the G.I. Joe with the kung fu grip will cost 55% more. Sad. Bigly Sad. 

 

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27 minutes ago, Gatorubet said:

Trump is declaring victory because there’s only going to be a 55% tariff on Chinese goods. 

Is that a reason to be happy?

Because that does not sound to me like a reason to be happy.   That sounds like the G.I. Joe with the kung fu grip will cost 55% more. Sad. Bigly Sad. 

Admin announces 55% tariff likely to stay in place, market doesn't move.  TACO trade is still in effect.  Nobody gives a shit what Trump, Bessent, Nutlick, et al say about tariffs.

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This is probably related to the fact that the Federal Circuit stayed the ruling of the Court of International Trade pending appeal. 

However they set a schedule to have it argued July 31 and heard en banc to begin with. 



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