More than 50 countries have reached out to the President to begin tariff negotiations

[RickyD]

Putnam6, Amazon is leaving U.S.A. Your leader choice is a FAIL!

CIA Bezos is finally leaving and actually going somewhere you can treat employees like slaves without reprisal...say it ain't so lol!

[putnam6]

Ive learned to live without Amazon during COVID. Most of our go-tos, I can order directly from the manufacturer.

Regardless

A headquarters move by Amazon was just BS misinformation, a clickbait YouTube post. 

It would hurt Seattle, obviously, but there's no substance or validity to the rumor or the post suggesting Amazon is leaving the US.

The original post marginally needed to be in the tariffs thread to begin with, I'd suggest to the mods to move it to the Trump Neurosis now that it has thoroughly and unequivocally been debunked 
 

 
This matter circulated in the days following reporting that Amazon said it did not plan to display costs associated with U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs next to product prices on its website, despite previous reporting saying the opposite.
However, as for the rumor, searches of Bing, DuckDuckGo, Google and Yahoo found no evidence of news media outlets credibly reporting about Amazon intending to leave the U.S. Instead, those searches located numerous YouTube clips hosted by untrustworthy channels promoting various false rumors.
An Amazon spokesperson told Snopes by email, "These videos are patently false and we've reported them as misinformation to YouTube." Snopes also contacted the White House to ask if it wished to comment for this article.
Poking holes in the false YouTube videosAs one primary example of the rumor, on May 13, a user managing the Auto Edge YouTube channel posted a video (archived) with the title, "BREAKING! Amazon Replied To Trump's Tariffs By Leaving America, Trump Completely LOSES IT!" The clip received more than 452,000 views.
The video's thumbnail picture displayed an inauthentic Fox News "breaking news" broadcast image showing photos of Jeff Bezos, Amazon's founder and executive chairman, telling Trump, "F*** your tariffs." The image also displayed the text, "Bye Seattle" — a reference to the location of the company's headquarters. Fox News never aired any such graphic, no record exists of Bezos making the vulgar remark and Amazon did not announce a departure from its Seattle headquarters. Other popular videos promoting the same rumor — and users' posts sharing the clips on Facebook (archived), Threads (archived) and X (archived) — also featured inauthentic thumbnail images.

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/amazon...g-america/

[quintessentone]

CIA Bezos is finally leaving and actually going somewhere you can treat employees like slaves without reprisal...say it ain't so lol!

Get ready for a shock. Americans will never be able to afford Made in America products if wages are decent. The only way for affordability is to create sweatshops. FAIL.

[putnam6]

The actual cost of tariffs to the average American family, IF they continue at the current rate...they won't be but if they did it's $100-200 a month tops, Im already saving $150 a month on gas with Trump in office and will save another $375 if his prescription plan is implemented. 

https://x.com/i/grok/share/lBejyazVz0NXBRzCMjosIgTDM

The Tax Foundation estimates the tariffs equate to an average tax increase of $1,155–$1,397 per household in 2025–2026, with specific impacts from Chinese tariffs adding about $329 annually per household.
Posts on X and other analyses cite figures between $1,200 and $2,800 per year for a typical family, with higher impacts on lower-income households due to the regressive nature of tariffs, particularly affecting essentials like clothing and electronics.

[Oldcarpy2]

"Im already saving $150 a month on gas with Trump in office and will save another $375 if his prescription plan is implemented. "

Asking because I don't know, so, what might Trump have done to lower gas prices?  Our petrol prices have dropped quite a bit.

[putnam6]

What moves petrol prices in the States is likely different from what drives them elsewhere.

A few years back early 2010s, our prices spiked incredibly high from one oil refinery in Louisiana being offline, while elsewhere in the US was unaffected. 

Speaking of petrol prices, whilst David Mitchell says, correlation doesn't always equal causation, America's and my petrol prices have been lower for more months during Trump's first 150 days than any other period since October 2021, COVID

For perspective, during Trump's 1st term, gasoline was about 60 cents less a gallon than now; last year, 12 months ago, I was paying 60 cents more than now. 60 cents difference is a $19.20 difference every tank of petrol.

Hell, we can fill up 4-5 times a week just in town and commuting. When we have to travel out of town, about a 3rd of the year, we can fill up 12-15 times a week. 

[Oldcarpy2]

"What moves petrol prices in the States is likely different from what drives them elsewhere.

A few years back early 2010s, our prices spiked incredibly high from one oil refinery in Louisiana being offline, while elsewhere in the US was unaffected. 

Speaking of petrol prices, whilst David Mitchell says, correlation doesn't always equal causation, America's and my petrol prices have been lower for more months during Trump's first 150 days than any other period since October 2021, COVID

For perspective, during Trump's 1st term, gasoline was about 60 cents less a gallon than now; last year, 12 months ago, I was paying 60 cents more than now. 60 cents difference is a $19.20 difference every tank of petrol.

Hell, we can fill up 4-5 times a week just in town and commuting. When we have to travel out of town, about a 3rd of the year, we can fill up 12-15 times a week. 




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Yes, but you are talking about gas prices under Trumps term as if he is responsible for them lowering.

My question remains, is this because of anything Trump has done?

You seem to be crediting this to Trump.

If so, how?

[RickyD]

"Im already saving $150 a month on gas with Trump in office and will save another $375 if his prescription plan is implemented. "

Asking because I don't know, so, what might Trump have done to lower gas prices?  Our petrol prices have dropped quite a bit.

A big one would probably be removing all the lease restrictions Biden had in place to show obedience to the green agenda...regulatioms and tax probably account for half our expenses in the US.

[CriticalStinker]

For perspective, during Trump's 1st term, gasoline was about 60 cents less a gallon than now; last year, 12 months ago, I was paying 60 cents more than now. 60 cents difference is a $19.20 difference every tank of petrol.

Hell, we can fill up 4-5 times a week just in town and commuting. When we have to travel out of town, about a 3rd of the year, we can fill up 12-15 times a week. 




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60 cents would be the difference of $8.40 a month for me. But everything else is far more expensive since his first term, due to his and Bidens inflationary policies.

I'm spending thousands more every year, but saving pennies on diesel.

[putnam6]

60 cents would be the difference of $8.40 a month for me. But everything else is far more expensive since his first term, due to his and Bidens inflationary policies.

I'm spending thousands more every year, but saving pennies on diesel.

All I posted was what the average American household costs would be, to illustrate most were overreacting, which is why I included YMMV in an earlier post. ​​​​

Depending on your industry sector and which country you import and/or export to and from makes a huge difference, thus the YMMV, which is a common abbreviation for "your mileage may vary." which is analogous to while Im happier than a pig in shit, your particular experience may differ. 
 

Ive theorized in this thread, for example, if the Chinese tariff continued at the raised rate the the average American household would see an extra 900-1200 dollars A YEAR cost. As Ive mentioned over and over, his prescription medicine bill we save my household double that, throw in our savings on petrol, we will easily be ahead of the game for 2025 and 2026 YMMV.