Trump Neurosis Thread

[Kurokage]

So, Trump imposes tariff on Heard and McDonald Islands, which are uninhabited, except by penguins:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/antoniopequ...-on-earth/

Did those naughty penguins rape pillage and plunder the US?

Yeah, those poor penguins are really going to have to come up a counter tariff to Trumps madness.

[Encia22]

Yeah, those poor penguins are really going to have to come up a counter tariff to Trumps madness.

They will retaliate...



:beer:

[AngryOldBrewer]

We also didn't levy tariffs on Belarus, Russia, North Korea and Cuba. But put tariffs on 2 uninhabited islands which doesn't make a lot of sense. I am glad to see some industries immediately seeing an uptick in business due to the tariffs? (putnam6 not sure what industry you work in) but my industry just took a big hit. Aluminum just jumped by 56% due to not only unilateral tariffs on aluminum (BTW i don't think Trump can legally levy unilateral tariffs without congress, but that doesn't seem to be a problem) but blanket tariffs on certain countries that mine a specific item to make aluminum with (bauxite) which will be added on top. Grain just skyrocketed (90% of grain is grown and harvested outside the united states for breweries) and the US can't grow more. We are limited in producing aluminum cans by the lack of material (although some bauxite is mined in the US, we are pretty much mining it at capacity). I am all for more industries producing in the US, but it will take years and hundreds of billions of dollars before some of these factories can build. Plus, what incentive do they have? Trump leaves in 4 years and Democrats win, reverse all the tariffs and now the large companies who spent billions of dollars building new factories will instantly be priced out by new companies importing everything again and driving the cost down. These tariffs are not tax breaks for us, learned that in High School, but could be a boon for the 1%ers who's tax rates are going to drop. In addition to all of that....what prevents anyone in this current administration from taking advantage of the unilateral tariffs? Industry A could in theory pay to have the tariffs lifted on just them, or offer relief in return for exclusive contracts that exclude anyone else but those who can afford it.

[Oldcarpy2]

Yeah, those poor penguins are really going to have to come up a counter tariff to Trumps madness.

They have just made an announcement. Apparently....

https://youtu.be/uzDH8q_prOc?feature=shared

[Oldcarpy2]

"FWIW we are in the middle of our Fall Market buying season, "

Isn't it Spring over there?

Or do you mean falling stock markets?

[Kurokage]

Grain just skyrocketed (90% of grain is grown and harvested outside the united states for breweries) and the US can't grow more....

That would cause young gen Z Brits' to riot if they were told that their craft beer prices were going to skyrocket   :beer:

[Oldcarpy2]

Does anyone over here drink US beers?

There's a more hops in a dead toad.

[putnam6]

"FWIW we are in the middle of our Fall Market buying season, "

Isn't it Spring over there?

Or do you mean falling stock markets?

Oh yeah it's spring here and the pollen count is as high as it has ever been 



Retailers buy new never-seen Fall/Holiday and Winter apparel during regional trade markets scheduled in the previous springtime. 

This is why COVID decimated the wholesale business not only did it close those spring markets, but it also closed the retail customers during their largest retail quarter of the year. 

Stock market fluctuations don't hit our business unless it's prolonged for 9-12 months. Since retail will be trending down till June retail won't pick up again until August or September. The industry weathered the dot.com bust better than the housing and banking crashes. 

I don't own stock but everybody I know who does,  is buying the dip.



All it will take is Blood Sweat and Tears

[putnam6]

[AngryOldBrewer]

Just got off the phone with my investors, production manager and sales team. Not exactly sure what we will see in COG's but looking at having to potentially raise the cost of a 4pk of 16oz cans by $2 per can. Draft prices won't increase as much but will increase for sure, probably around $1-2 per pint Any expansions we had planned have now been shelved for at least the next year or 2. Kegs, fermenters, tri-clamps, larger vessels for increased brewing capacity, all going up. Pretty much anything used in the process of brewing is going up. But, I hear there will be plenty of whiskey to go around!