Subj : Re: Tariffs have purpose
To   : Gregory Deyss
From : Kurt Weiske
Date : Sat Feb 15 2025 10:03:59

-=> Gregory Deyss wrote to Mike Powell <=-

 GD> Other situations charging the U.S. 25 % and the U.S. charges them
 GD> nothing. This stops under Trump. If they charge us, we charge them the
 GD> same. It's called reciprocal tariffs.
 GD> Why hasn't this been the U.S. Policy all along?

 Because we were a net exporter of goods, materials and services and
 understand that tariffs would hurt American business?

 GD> Still seeing (it is quite early yet) smaller packages which used to be
 GD> the larger variety of the same product and it is still slightly more
 GD> expensive than what was the regular size within the supermarket, before
 GD> these grocery items shrunk in size.

Shrinkflation has been going on for some time now, since the
supply-chain issues of 2020-2022. It's a tool of corporate profits,
which far outpace inflation during Biden's administration.



 
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