Trump’s new tariff proposals include a 25% tax on video game consoles

[Dr. Acula]

That PS5 may end up being out of my price range if this shyt keeps up

Trump's new tariff proposals include a 25% tax on video game consoles

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Trump’s new tariff proposals include a 25% tax on video game consoles
by Ben Lamoreux May 23, 2019

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The United States and China have been engaging in intense trade negotiations for quite some time now. Both sides have attempted to get the upper hand by raising tariffs on the other, and the situation is still escalating. Unfortunately, there’s a very real chance that the video game industry will be caught in the crossfire. The Office of the United States Trade Representative has just published the list of newly-proposed import taxes. The list comes at the behest of United States President Donald Trump. A quick search reveals that video game consoles are on the list.

New tariffs on video game consoles
Nintendo, Microsoft, and Sony all manufacture many of their products in Chinese plants. If these new tariffs pass, all of those parts will be hit with a 25% import tax. The current price is 10%, so that’s a pretty steep increase. Gamers could end up paying the price in the form of more expensive consoles and computer parts. The Entertainment Software Association has weighed in, expressing their disapproval.

The video game industry boasts a trade surplus for the American economy. Tariffs will hurt the American economy, its industries, and its consumers.

Donald Trump first proposed these tariffs late last year, but at the time no action was taken. Now the plans are in writing, and they could be made official in one month. Public hearings will begin on June 17, just after the video game industry wraps up E3. Depending on how the discussions go, the tariffs could be put in place as early as June 24. Trump will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping on June 28 at a summit of leaders in Japan. If the additional tariffs are not in place then, those talks will be key in deciding the fate of these plans.

 

[Tenchi Ryu]

Like I said on reddit

We taking him out if he do it....on Lil reese and them

 

[Unknown Poster]

 

[Big D Bangston]

Enough is enough

 

[Kiyoshi-Dono]

 

[StretfordRed]

Live in America, brehs

 

[JOHN.KOOL]

Slyly doing alot of people a favour with that

 

[Let A Fro Be A Fro]

Let's see how the GamerGate crowd that helped elect Trump responds to this

 

[3rdWorld]

You're all bad judges of character if you thought campaign Trump would do a 180 after winning

It's all good though.
Americans need to know what it feels like to live under a brainless dictator after years of talking shyt about the rest of the world

 

[The Guru]

XBOX wouldn't be affected by this

 

[Ya' Cousin Cleon]

at the people who used the whole "he's a businessman" line of reasoning

You're all bad judges of character if you thought campaign Trump would do a 180 after winning

It's all good though.
Americans need to know what it feels like to live under a brainless dictator after years of talking shyt about the rest of the world

 

[big bun]

Good. Some of y’all need to take your asses outside.

 

[big bun]

at the people who used the whole "he's a businessman" line of reasoning

Even though he was/is a terrible businessman...bu bu but he’s a businessman!

 

[I Really Mean It]

Only broke boys care about this.

 

[Mensch Fontana]

fukk videogames a lot of shyt is getting taxed