Tariffs trip up the all-American RV industry
Tariffs trip up the all-American RV industry
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As a free market libertarian, this bothers me a lot... but working for an international firm and doing business all over the globe bothers me that other countries are permitted to apply tariff's to our product and we have to just sit back and take it.
Another problem here, If you think a US mfg is suddenly going to sell their product for less money, you've been smoking too much of something. They will raise their price to match the importers price.
WRT the business owner forced to raise his prices... gotta love free market and options. I watched a local hardware business known for charging 50% more than the big box stores. He Lowered his prices some when home depot opened up 7ish miles away. Now that Menards is opened up 2 miles away, he's only a short period away from closing his doors... but he sure made a lot of money before they showed up.
Another problem here, If you think a US mfg is suddenly going to sell their product for less money, you've been smoking too much of something. They will raise their price to match the importers price.
WRT the business owner forced to raise his prices... gotta love free market and options. I watched a local hardware business known for charging 50% more than the big box stores. He Lowered his prices some when home depot opened up 7ish miles away. Now that Menards is opened up 2 miles away, he's only a short period away from closing his doors... but he sure made a lot of money before they showed up.
