Ah, this isn’t as obvious a faux pas then, or really an issue at all. Thanks for clarifying.
I’ve journalists describe breaking “off the record” as a one time deal - sources won’t give you a second chance, so only do it when it will make your career. So this would probably be a slam dunk opportunity to do so.
If Donnie doesn’t want people telling tales out of school, then it’s up to him to either get leaks under control, or just keep his big yap shut. Not that he’s capable of doing either.
(This interview probably happened during Donnie’s trip to Indiana last night, and who knows who was in the room when it happened - well, not Donnie, obviously.)
So Maggie (who would definitely know) says this incident was manufactured so that Donnie can simultaneously shake his fist at the press and browbeat Canada at the same time.
How much are they affecting us so far though? Are we seeing prices go up yet? All of Apples stuff went up in price this year, but it is Apple, so I am not sure we can blame that on tariffs. That said, they use a lot of aluminum and electronics in general are heavily imported from China.
I work accounts payable for a global company, but we don’t do the type of business where the tariffs would really hit. This week was the first time I have seen an invoice reference tariffs, there was a $15 “tariff steel surcharge” on a $2,000 part. Pretty minor so far.
I am not questioning whether or not tariffs are bad, just curious how much we are seeing an impact yet.
The tariffs are mostly on intermediate industrial goods, not consumer goods. There are some consumer goods within (eg furniture, bicycles) but the major consumer items like phones and computers were deliberately excluded.
Jeez guys, I was wondering if anyone has noticed anything personally. I get it takes times, it only applies to certain goods, and I have seen the news stories, I was curious if anyone has personally seen an effect.
Also requesting anecdotes over data is… not a great look for anything really. You were the one downplaying it and people responded with data, which you said you already knew and you wanted anecdotes.
I mean I know farmers. Want to ask them how soybeans are looking and if it’s going to affect them?
Of course they’re also getting a multi-billion dollar bailout, so…