Walmart, Target And Home Depot CEOs Meet With President Trump To Talk Tariffs

Wow! A special interest group is lobbying the government?

Get outta here!

Who is NRF? the lobbying group for retailers

You got it Agitator.

That's the not me. There's no point for me to create an alter just to talk about the same thing I'm already talking about.

People create alters because they don't want what they are talking about to be associated with their main account or because they are trying to avoid a ban. I don't need an alter to talk about tariffs and I'm not avoiding a ban.

Why are private conversations being released?

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Not if we stop buying the cheap Chinese shite!

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Americans need to embrace the fact that globalism held prices artificially low, and everything is going to cost more from now on. If we truly want out of the global system, that's the price we have to pay.

Another thing Americans need to wrap their heads around: It will take years to reshore manufacturing here and the vast majority will be automated (only way to keep prices reasonable is to eliminate labor costs), so there is not going to be a second golden age of union manufacturing jobs. Capitalists who invest in automated factories are going to get wealthier and wealthier, and only STEM workers who design, build, program, and maintain these machines will see a huge uptick in employment opportunities. (Along with trans companies who ship the products). I'm perfectly ok with all of this, but the average American will not be.

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This kind of disruption isn’t just a hiccup. It could slam the economy with a $2 trillion hit. We’re talking business failures, mass layoffs, and empty shelves by summer.

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Glad hes not listening to them

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That's the not me.

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It is you.

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There's no point for me to create an alter just to talk about the same thing I'm already talking about.

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Sure there is. It's so you can pretend that others are as much of a wuss as you are.

Of course CEO of retailers selling China imports are concerned about taxing consumer goods from China. It may cut into their margins and that is a big concern for shareholders. Shareholders are the CEO's number one customer.

frick them. Their drive to the bottom in pricing has consequences.. cheap, single use items derived from below market labor. Their model needs adjusting in America.