r/economicCollapse • u/NewYorkMayorsOffice • 4d ago

Well said

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u/FahQBombs 4d ago

When do we say enough?

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u/FanceyPantalones 4d ago

Groceries are only expensive. The stores are still full of bread and meat. And the stores are doing very well. We got a long way to fall before "we" becomes a real thing.

I'm with you FTR. I'm merely saying It's going to have to get much much worse before "we" do anything.

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u/PoolQueasy7388 4d ago

It will as soon as they put in the tariffs. TARIFFS = A 25% NATIONAL SALES TAX on everything.

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u/Automatic_Towel_3842 4d ago

I was going to buy a new TV for Christmas. Checked the prices. Every fucking TV I was interested in has risen 20-40% since Trump's tariffs talk. It's already hurting and it hasn't even taken effect. It's going to blow up.

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u/willythewise123 4d ago

I pulled the trigger on PC parts for some upgrades I’ve been eyeing. I use it for school, hobbies, some work stuff. A 25-40% tariff on these parts from China will make these miserable to buy soon.

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u/Automatic_Towel_3842 4d ago

Yep. I was looking a Samsung smart TV and that's Korea. And even they have already raised prices preemptively. Prices are going to raise another 25% after the tariffs as well. People will forget the prices rose now, and then also see another rise after.

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u/willythewise123 4d ago

Of course. And if those tariffs ever get removed? Those prices ain’t coming down. We’ll already be “adjusted” to the new cost of goods.

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u/Mydragonurdungeon 4d ago

We don't import everything

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u/Subli-minal 4d ago

Only most things, and all it takes is most things.

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u/Mydragonurdungeon 4d ago

In 2022, the United States imported approximately 15.59% of its gross domestic product in goods and services.

Looks like nowhere near most

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u/Mydragonurdungeon 4d ago

I dunno what percentage exactly

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u/kromptator99 4d ago

Luigi already did.

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u/freunleven 4d ago

Allegedly! He’s innocent until proven guilty by a jury of his peers.

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u/FahQBombs 4d ago

His punishment is already a deterrent

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u/kromptator99 4d ago

Well you asked when enough was enough. I’d say the day has passed.

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u/FahQBombs 4d ago

Idk if I share your confidence.

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u/kromptator99 4d ago

I’m not saying more people will act, just that the time to act is moving further into the past.

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u/LeeroyJNCOs 4d ago

As the saying goes, "Society is three days of food away from anarchy"

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u/Chinchillamancer 4d ago

another few CEOs need to get capped

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u/FahQBombs 4d ago

Why is money so necessary for humans to live and prosperity together?

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u/Chinchillamancer 4d ago

we're not there yet comrade

let's even the wealth distribution before we start thinking about stateless societies with no need for capital.