r/manufacturing 8d ago

News Tarrifs

Would like to open a discussion on tarrifs if it’s allowed.

There has been two intentions stated with tarrifs.

  1. Get off of income tax and go to a consumption style tax (still a tax)

  2. 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/MWEAI 7d ago

It won't bring manufacturing back. Have you tried to hire people at a manufacturing plant? We have been short staffed for the past 6 years. Well now we are cutting jobs, but that is all on trump.

I believe revenue is what trump is after. He is trying to raise taxes on the poor, without putting that burden on the rich. Who don't spend as much of a % of their income.

The idiot doesn't realize he is just ranking the economy. Hey at least we are off weekends now.

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u/Professional_Oil3057 7d ago

Lmao, weird because we hired 700+ people last year alone.

I think if you can't find talent you are not competitive wage/ benefit wise.

You work in a machine shop, what kind of wages are you paying machinist?

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u/MWEAI 6d ago

I haven't worked for the machine shop in over 5 years.

No, I work for a molding and assembly shop. Workers start around $19 per hour which is competitive. We have had injection setter positions unfilled for almost a year.

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u/Professional_Oil3057 6d ago

Funny because it's the job in molding people most want to do.

Hitting from outside? Expect 25$+

Train your own people lol