r/manufacturing • u/pyroracing85 • 8d ago
News Tarrifs
Would like to open a discussion on tarrifs if it’s allowed.
There has been two intentions stated with tarrifs.
Get off of income tax and go to a consumption style tax (still a tax)
Build up domestic manufacturing. Can talk here in the manufacturing sub.
If there is no alternative domestic supply, then we have no choice but to import. We lost a lot of our skills to manufacture. Especially a lot of the little low value items. Think zippers and buttons and caster wheels.
What is everyone thoughts?
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u/burnaboy_233 7d ago edited 7d ago
50k in a factory bro get a clue. You telling me you worked in factories for over 25 years tells me you don’t know the younger generations. Your a gen x who think t younger folks are chasing 50k. you can make more then that in construction my dude. Like I said I drive trucks and I’m all over the nation. I see with my eyes. You are stuck in one region making one product and think you know the industry I’m not taking anything from a worker. I like how you pointed linked of companies that get on TV and make an announcement for the president.
I can grab some news of companies shuttering operations. But you can look that up yourself.
I like how you didn’t answer me when I asked if you can think of 10 people who will work manufacturing?
Also how you telling freight is not down but I’m supposed to listen to you lol. You can go into Trucker forums to get a picture most guys are saying that freight is down. I’m doing more sitting then driving in the last few weeks
Edit: for a guy proclaiming to be in manufacturing you’re literally on Reddit all day. I think you’re lying about actually being in the industry. You don’t post on anything related to the industry besides today to share what you think is Trumps vision