Man, even the Trump "I did this" stickers will be too expensive

Nah man its at most gonna go up 12%!

- My Trump supporting uncle after he survived a 12 foot head first fall and changed to extreme opposite personality

They absolutely will.

Either directly, because those goods are now more expensive to Best Buy and they're not about to eat that, so it'll get pissed directly on to the consumer (with a mark-up)...

...or indirectly, when any one or more of the corporate entities involved in the domestic supply chain sees that domestic goods are now cheaper than imports for the consumer, which means that they now have an opportunity to simply raise their prices to match and pocket the difference.

Nevermind that domestic supply chains often have roots in China anyway, so it's not like the domestic electronics are going to be able to hold price either, since their imported components will still be getting hit with the tariff.

My favorite part of this aspect of it in particular is that while electronics are no doubt ubiquitous, most electronics purchases are more discretionary. It's not like a car where if yours dies you are definitely buying another one. Most times, people are getting a phone because a new model came out, or they decided theirs was too slow. They're getting a new TV because they want to upgrade or found a good deal.

So when these tariffs hit and prices lurch up, expect sales to plummet as people decide they can keep going with their current electronics just a bit longer.

So congratulations, domestic beneficiaries of an electronics tariff, any profit increase you might have gained will now be more than gutted by the nosedive in overall sales!

The part where the monopolies buy up even more of the economy and we all get issued life subscription plans because they can cover everything from our housing to our groceries to our jobs. Don't worry, your WaLife Plan^tm is tailored to be affordable for your Cashier position.

Don't forget to throw mass Federal layoffs into the mix.

Everything he's planning is going to have negative effects on the economy...

Deport every? No one to work the jobs most refuse to do... Means food, housing, and other shortages which makes prices go up.

Tariffs? Make everything cost more and force companies to charge consumers.

Reduce education standards? Keep everyone dumb so they vote for us!!!!

8. Democrats get elected next major election
9. Start fixing the problem
10. People get frustrated with how long it takes
11. Things start getting better as Republicans get voted in again
12. Republicans take credit
13. Republicans start ruining things again
14. Republicans blame socialism
15. Go back to 1

not only did eating machine prices go up

I am an eating machine.

They will learn nothing because they are incapable of understanding

Trump will pass the blame on and they will listen to him and this will affect the non-maga people too.

I mean yea.

I wouldn't trust a phone bought on Amazon.

Buying on official manufacturers website take a few days to arrive.

If someone, say broke their phone, they might need their new phone immediately.

Also, shipping stuff can get stolen in transit, or on the doorsteps.

It's unironically a really good place to buy consumer electronics, both online and in person. They're still holding on, they've crawled out of the hole they put themselves in a decade ago.

I still go to Best Buy for stuff sometimes!

Oh it'll be a shit show, don't worry. Imagine a car sold in the US that's assembled in Mexico using parts manufactured in the US from metals mined in Canada, along with electronics from China. And that's all within a single company's supply chain. There will be tariffs on top of tariffs in the auto sector.

New MrBeast video: "I Got Hunted By Border Patrol" or "First to smuggle my merch across the border wins $1,000,000"

Trump said himself that prices were going to go way up. There's not anybody else out there that would have made a difference. When these idiots can't afford to go to McDonald's anymore, and they find they can't get on disability they're going to change their tune far too late.