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[Oldenwisdom...قول بزرگ]

Congratulations...
Trump imposed the largest tax on Americans without calling it such.

It is as if Walmart starts selectively taxing certain corporations higher than others... the mark up will be at the checkout register.

The only thing it is intended to do is stimy consumption!

The deficits will remain, no manufacturing can be onshored without creating logistics and parallel ecosystem whose only receptive and captive audience is US consumer as those products cannot compete in the international competitive commerce and marketplace. So, what exactly will it do... exactly as intended tax America more and cut deficit spending by a certain margin. All the while the buying power of average American will diminish and pay raise halted!

Unless people start getting into actual skilled labor... there isn't much hope. As more people will swap away from plug and play economy to keep, rebuild, recycle!

 

[Yommie]

Stock traders are mafia. They have never represented the hardworking man.

 

[LeGenD]

President Donald Trump’s “America First” agenda, blending tax incentives, fast-tracked permits and tariff threats on imports, has spurred a global rethink of supply chains. The logic is straightforward. Why should we ship goods from overseas when you can build them here?

Beyond policy, there’s a surge of optimism. CEOs see a U.S. economy ripe for growth. Strategic sectors like artificial intelligence (AI), semiconductors, and manufacturing are buzzing, and the U.S. offers stability amid global uncertainty. For Gulf nations, these investments double as diplomacy, cementing ties with Washington.

The number of companies and countries investing in the U.S. as part of President Donald Trump’s push to reshore manufacturing continues to grow. In recent months, a parade of international heavyweights including Japan’s SoftBank, Taiwan’s Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), oil-rich Gulf states, and others has met with U.S. leaders, pledging billions, potentially trillions, to bolster the American economy. As of March 2025, commitments span AI labs, chip factories, steel mills, and real estate ventures, signaling a transformative wave of foreign direct investment (FDI).

International Companies Bet Big On America: A New Wave Of US Jobs

CEOs see a U.S. economy ripe for growth.

www.forbes.com

There will be shocks and jitters on a global scale but there is calculus in this great game.

 

[Hakikat ve Hikmet]

It should just have been done more strategically not aimed at everyone, including an island of penguins.

Collateral damage....

Take no prisoners.....

 

[Hakikat ve Hikmet]

Strangely, my Germany based company has announced today they're doing an acquisition in the USA for 2.5b$! Looks like it's working.....

 

[lightning f57]

Let me be the Devil's Advocate here. Adam Smith talked about the wealth of the nations, not paper money of the nations. Now, wealth means technology, manufacturing know-how and facilities, production, natural resources (water, land, minerals etc.), educated folks etc. The USA is taking the correct course corrections while she has got still some time left before it's too late. It'll be painful but it's worth enduring it.....

I think its too late for that, the US has a strategic competitor now that can match it and out do it when it comes to trading pretty much everything. The noose around semi conductors is closing as well.

 

[Hakikat ve Hikmet]

I think its too late for that, the US has a strategic competitor now that can match it and out do it when it comes to trading pretty much everything. The noose around semi conductors is closing as well.

Then it'll be like the USA vs the USSR during the Cold War era. Each block will have it's green, yellow and red zones amongst the countries of the world....

As for countries like Pak and BD, they may be within the green zone of China and yellow zone of the USA. Not a bad deal....

 

[Hakikat ve Hikmet]

Looks like Japan is the first country in the negotiation queue. President Trump wants to negotiate from the maximum point of strength....

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[Yommie]

China has 50% tariff on auto imports since 1980s. The US is late to the game.

 

[Developereo]

President Donald Trump’s “America First” agenda, blending tax incentives, fast-tracked permits and tariff threats on imports, has spurred a global rethink of supply chains. The logic is straightforward. Why should we ship goods from overseas when you can build them here?

American companies cannot sustain their stratospheric valuations based on domestic consumption alone; they need to dominate the global market.

Along with the ever-present threat of American sanctions, we now have the threat of American tariffs. There will certainly be a rethink of the supply chains around the world, but the results may not be what Trump expected.

 

[LeGenD]

American companies cannot sustain their stratospheric valuations based on domestic consumption alone; they need to dominate the global market.

Along with the ever-present threat of American sanctions, we now have the threat of American tariffs. There will certainly be a rethink of the supply chains around the world, but the results may not be what Trump expected.

Various companies have announced massive multi-billion dollar investments in the US, more might follow suit. Over 70 countries including Pakistan have reached out to Trump administration for talks to find a way forward that is in the best interest of both countries. Some changes will be fast and some will be slow.

I personally don't agree with Trump's approach. I agree with the member who said that Trump should have been more strategic in his moves. But Trump is the real-life Godfather, he fights openly and creates a soap opera in the process.

Nevertheless, as noted here, greedy corporations are now finding out that absolute focus on profit maximization at the expense of workers has costs, stock market trends show it. The reset that Trump is seeking is mentioned here. Pursuit of low cost labor was an excuse to maximize profits instead of finding solutions. People need jobs in all countries. Greedy corporations created such supply chains that collectively led to massive appreciation in USD value and reduced job opportunities for many in the US and consumers in developing countries cannot afford high quality goods either. The rich have all the opportunities to grow and amass wealth. Now karma finds them.

 

[KingQamaR]

Who knows in 5 years

You’d have to be crazy to be cheering this on.

 

[KingQamaR]

Various companies have announced massive multi-billion dollar investments in the US, more might follow suit. Over 70 countries including Pakistan have reached out to Trump administration for talks to find a way forward that is in the best interest of both countries. Some changes will be fast and some will be slow.

I personally don't agree with Trump's approach. I agree with the member who said that Trump should have been more strategic in his moves. But Trump is the real-life Godfather, he fights openly and creates a soap opera in the process.

Nevertheless, as noted here, greedy corporations are now finding out that absolute focus on profit maximization at the expense of workers has costs, stock market trends show it. The reset that Trump is seeking is mentioned here. Pursuit of low cost labor was an excuse to maximize profits instead of finding solutions. People need jobs in all countries. Greedy corporations created such supply chains that collectively led to massive appreciation in USD value and reduced job opportunities for many in the US and consumers in developing countries cannot afford high quality goods either. The rich have all the opportunities to grow and amass wealth. Now karma finds them.

Name the countries. There is none likely a lie. It’s all spin spin spin from Us Government!

Meanwhile in the real world! So china , Canada and the EU are giving Trump the finger so which countries of significance are bending the knee? Maybe the Penguins on Heard and McDonald Islands.

 

[LeGenD]

Name the countries. There is none likely a lie. It’s all spin spin spin from Us Government!

Meanwhile in the real world! So china , Canada and the EU are giving Trump the finger so which countries of significance are bending the knee? Maybe the Penguins on Heard and McDonald Islands.

Bro, come on. Trump's decisions have produced global market shocks and politicians in many countries will be under pressure to find a solution. Let's see what some examples of chest thumping retaliation leads to. The last time the world was in great recession, it led to World War. However, I don't think that many have the stomach for it.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/07/us/politics/trump-tariffs-foreign-governments-negotiations.html

Trump has massive power and he is not spooked. His confidence shows that he has done his homework and have options on his table. I personally don't agree with this methods but glad to see GLOBAL ELITES having sleepless nights in a while.

I understand that these are trying times but arrogance is not the way forward. There should be a push for solutions that can work for most and pressure on politicians to be honest and not egotistical in their methods.

 

[FuturePAF]

Collateral damage....

Take no prisoners.....

I guess we can count Global trust in the “80 year global financial order” as another collateral of this Trumpian endeavor.