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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWisconsin reeling from tariffs coming from Mexico, Canada, Europe
Rick Barrett and Craig Gilbert, Milwaukee Published 10:13 a.m. CT June 8, 2018
I do recognize this is probably a negotiating tactic the administration is using, but in the meantime real families are being crushed by these tariffs right now, said Doug Reigle of Regal Ware, a company with 200 employees in West Bend that makes cookware and small kitchen appliances.
We ship our products all over the world 65 percent of our revenue comes from outside the United States and the tariffs are hitting us especially hard, said Reigle, who said his firm has already spent about $150,000 this year to cover the tariffs.
All of Regal Wares aluminum comes from Canada.
We cant even buy it in the United States, Reigle said. Our competitors, which come from all over the world, arent subject to these tariffs. So Im now at a 25 percent disadvantage immediately on all those products.
https://www.jsonline.com/story/money/business/2018/06/08/tariffs-take-toll-wisconsin-manufacturers/682029002/
liberal N proud
(60,352 posts)They keep electing Paul Ryan
workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)They knew republicans were snakes when they voted for them but they were only supposed to hurt the gay people and PoC not them!
Enjoy your president assholes as he bankrupts you and your families.
SWBTATTReg
(22,235 posts)free markets, and so forth. Yeah, right.
You listed one example (thanks for doing so) of how these misguided tariffs are hurting the average mom and pop business. Multiple this by 100,000s and then one can see the true magnitude of what's is happening.
Unfortunately these idiotic tariffs unilaterally put in place by rump w/o any study, etc., other than rump's pronouncement (more than likely it's a big lie too) is going to hurt all of us.
Has Paul Ryan said anything? other than his stupid smile? Maybe it's actually time to start governing for the country instead of your personal beliefs (ann rand) and imposing these misguided and selfish concepts on the rest of us, after all, this country has worked for over 200 years w/o these ann rand concepts already.
Demsrule86
(68,869 posts)Janesville was not particularly conservative.
sunonmars
(8,656 posts)BootinUp
(47,231 posts)S.O.L. man. Lol.
Hav
(5,969 posts)Sensenbrenner told him that one of the few things I disagree with the president on is the tariffs.
So as usual, all the other deplorable things, all the other negative aspects directly effecting the lives of others are ok, but you are only concerned about things that minimize your profits. I'm pretty sure he voted for the openly racist and sexist candidate. He just didn't think Trump would screw him.
workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)Its gonna take thousands of faithful republican voters getting destroyed by their fuhrer before a few of them will even think about voting for the democrats.
The brainwashing is real.
Demsrule86
(68,869 posts)else these bigots hate.
manor321
(3,344 posts)Do these Republican voter assholes realize they're voting to get rid of social security, medicare, medicaid, unemployment insurance, welfare, food stamps and any attempt at affordable health care coverage?
MiniMe
(21,727 posts)Just 1 more lie