Tariffs hit RV prices
In today's Wall Street Journal, Michael Happe, CEO Winnebago, " We've had to go to market a bit more frequently and a bit more aggressively with some price increases as of late" They are also modifyin...
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2edgesword wrote:
I'm trying to make this apolitical but...
the bad side of the tariffs is easy to see because it gets reported on in the MSM and almost immediate (higher prices). If there is ultimately a positive side to the tariffs that positive side will be much harder to measure, demonstrate, explain and will probably take some time to develop. This makes the whole subject much more difficult for those that support the tariffs versus those that oppose them.
I tried :).
Exactly, the tariffs are easy to put a percentage or dollar amount in a news blurb.
The cost of allowing unfair trade practices is much harder to define as it happens gradually and there isn't a fixed percentage defined.
For all we know, we already pay far more because China has driven our steel industry into the ground and then gradually raised prices.
As far as $5k extra for an F150...not buying it. The raw metal isn't that expensive.
As far as Winnebago, also not buying it as there hasn't been time for it to impact them. Most likely they are just using this as justification to increase their prices.
