Giantone
07-29-2025, 05:46 PM
Small business are thriving:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/smallbusiness/small-business-owners-just-reported-a-better-than-expected-first-half-of-2025/ar-AA1JeD77
401s are thriving because the stock market is at an all time high.
https://apnews.com/article/markets-stocks-earnings-tariffs-trump-2882d3cf706eb9891bdc0600e46e6524
Unemployment is at a 4.1:
The unemployment rate of 4.1% is considered low. It indicates a healthy labor market, as low unemployment rates typically signify strong job growth and economic stability.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
So another word all three of those thing you listed you either made up or you have a bad source for your news.
You want to believe their propaganda BS it's your prerogative . Tariffs will kill off a good number of small business's.
mooby
07-29-2025, 08:46 PM
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/trump-s-epa-to-repeal-core-of-greenhouse-gas-rules-in-major-deregulatory-move/ar-AA1Jw938
We've had it too good breathing all that clean air in this country for too long. Thank you sir.
Chico23231
07-29-2025, 10:22 PM
I wouldn't attribute that to anything Trump has done. Late Night TV has been dying for a long while now.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2025/07/23/stephen-colbert-late-show-cancellation-ratings/85338378007/
Becoming more expensive and less profitable. That's what will get your show(s) cancelled.
That was tongue in cheek.
Fishingfool
07-30-2025, 11:32 AM
You want to believe their propaganda BS it's your prerogative . Tariffs will kill off a good number of small business's.
Yes I'm sure you know better then the actual small business owners themselves. What small business do you own or have run?
Giantone
07-30-2025, 02:31 PM
Yes I'm sure you know better then the actual small business owners themselves. What small business do you own or have run?
LOL, what small business are you running that has tariffs that you have passed on to your customers.
Giantone
07-30-2025, 07:17 PM
Yes I'm sure you know better then the actual small business owners themselves. What small business do you own or have run?
So much for your small business's................
https://news.yahoo.com/articles/trump-suspends-minimis-exemption-low-185825077.html
Fishingfool
07-31-2025, 04:42 PM
LOL, what small business are you running that has tariffs that you have passed on to your customers.
I own an insurance agency and while I don't have to deal with tariffs but inflation the past years has had a big affect on rates. My good friend owns a fabrication shop and has to deal with tariffs I thought. When I asked him he said they had zero affect as he pays more for US steel already.
Fishingfool
07-31-2025, 04:44 PM
LOL, what small business are you running that has tariffs that you have passed on to your customers.
Did you have this same concern when the ACA was passed?
Giantone
07-31-2025, 06:55 PM
Did you have this same concern when the ACA was passed?
ACA wasn't a tariff , focus.
Giantone
07-31-2025, 07:02 PM
I own an insurance agency and while I don't have to deal with tariffs but inflation the past years has had a big affect on rates. My good friend owns a fabrication shop and has to deal with tariffs I thought. When I asked him he said they had zero affect as he pays more for US steel already.
Inflation is up.
The latest PCE report indicates a rise in inflation, with prices increasing by 2.6% in June compared to a year ago, up from 2.4% in May. This increase is partially attributed to tariffs imposed by President Trump, which are pushing some prices higher according to CBS News, reports Reuters.
As for your friend................
US steel prices are up primarily due to the recent increase in tariffs on imported steel, making domestic steel more attractive and allowing producers to raise prices. Additionally, rising demand, driven by factors like infrastructure projects and increased manufacturing activity, is also contributing to higher prices.