LA County ports expect roughly 40% drop in traffic as Trump's tariffs continue

[Amestafuu (Emeritus)]

once people find new trade partners there won't be no looking back

the last time America started a tariff war with the world was right before the great depression.

check the history.

Trump should have never happened.

 

[Geek Nasty]

And the US isn't?

Trump already caved breh, he's begging China to call like a side bytch

 

[Wargames]

Also reading this it looks like the tariff damage is about to start with price going up much quicker starting in early May.

 

[ORDER_66]

Kinda hard to be the richest state in america when your imports are getting tarriffed to death...

 

[Formerly Black Trash]

What yall think trump will do?

 

[Samori Toure]

I read that by May 10th goods will stop flowing into LA ports. Basically it will be reduced heavily based on tarrifs, and ports on the east coast will be hit within 2 weeks. So it's going to be another covud type of situation for certain items. Even if they resolve the issue it'll still take another month and a half before goods start flowing again. Art of the deal y'all...

Yes sir. Starting in May there will likely be empty shelves and shortages of some products.

Walmart, Target CEOs privately warned Trump tariffs could lead to empty shelves soon

Two U.S. retailers warned President Trump his sweeping tariff policy could disrupt supply chains and lead to empty shelves in the coming weeks.

www.cbsnews.com

Product shortages and empty store shelves loom with falling shipments from China

Retailers are warning that U.S. consumers could once again be faced with empty store shelves and the kind of supply chain snarls that marked the Covid era if President Donald Trump's tariffs on China remain at their current levels.

www.yahoo.com

 

[jj23]

What yall think trump will do?

Quietly roll back the tarriffs and hope China is in the mood to play nice, if not there will need to be a war to distract people.

 

[Samori Toure]

What yall think trump will do?

From what I can see he will not do anything. He doesn't care. People behind this shyt are actually betting on America to be able to outlast China. Even if China blinks first this shyt is just going to create anger because no one in America, except for Fox News clowns, actually wants a trade war.

 

[Mike Nasty]

It's been 4 minutes

...... and he was already half way through with his dissertation as I posted.

 

[SoSoSlick]

His supporters are brain dead cult members. This dumbass is killing them and everyone else around them and they like
"we will be reincarnated!
"Our savior"

Dude is the worst shyt to ever happen to the US.

 

[Strapped]

Y'all idiots really believe that factories are closing because of Cheeto , there is still the middle east , Africa & south America.

 

[JT-Money]

Maybe Americans will stop buying a bunch of crap they can't afford now. Setting up an economy based solely on consumption and massive amounts of debt was bound to fail. Once other countries stop loaning you money.

The Trump administration says cheap goods aren’t part of the American dream. They’re wrong.​

The Trump administration says cheap goods aren’t part of the American dream. They’re wrong.

Everyone likes cheap consumer goods that will get more expensive under Trump’s tariffs.

www.vox.com

Cheap Consumer Goods Are the American Dream, Actually​

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-10/cheap-consumer-goods-are-more-important-to-america-than-team-trump-realizes

Americans' credit card debt reaches new record high: New York Federal Reserve​

Americans' credit card debt reaches new record high: New York Federal Reserve

Americans' household debt is at a new all-time high $18.04 trillion, according to a report released Thursday by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

abcnews.go.com

 

[Robbie3000]

From what I can see he will not do anything. He doesn't care. People behind this shyt are actually betting on America to be able to outlast China. Even if China blinks first this shyt is just going to create anger because no one in America, except for Fox News clowns, actually wants a trade war.

A few weeks ago, I expected that he would walk back the tariffs and China would let him claim some empty victory and things go back to normal. Now? I’m not so sure China is in the mood for his bullshyt games.

I suspect China will drag out the war with the aim of demonstrating to the American people, the real consequences of a trade war. Once the American people understand the consequences of trade wars, normal trade can resume with a politically damaged and diminished Trump.

It’s the only way to deal with someone as dishonest and dishonorable as Trump. You can’t take him as his word. The best tactic is to diminish him politically by turning his loyal base against him by inflicting economic pain.

Americans have proven they don’t have the stomach for prolonged and costly unnecessary wars, so why not take a page out of Vietnam and Iraq wars?

 

[Gloxina]

The difference is China is run by a dictator who doesn't give a fukk. Respect on the world stage is their A1 goal and if they have to tank economy and make 1/2 the population eat grass for 10 years, they'll do it.

^^^^^


Said it before, we ain’t built for this fight lmao
He will let his ppl die before China caves.



Americans gonna be fighting over bath tissue in Walmart again by summertime.

Covid part Deux

 

[Bunchy Carter]

The streets are going to dry up with China unable to send their Drugs, Guns, and Asian prostitutes.