r/wallstreetbets • u/s1n0d3utscht3k • Mar 03 '25

News Trump Officially Signs 20% Tariffs on China

https://www.barrons.com/news/trump-signs-order-for-20-tariff-on-china-w-house-d6fec57f
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u/Responsible-Rip8793 Mar 03 '25

Either we pay more as consumers or we stop buying because things cost too much.

Surely, this is good for the economy

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u/Basis_404_ Mar 03 '25

No silly we’ll just buy from the American factories that source 100% of their supply chain domestically. Surely they have an ample supply of all the goods imported and people will just buy from them instead.

Wait, are there factories here?

Uh oh…

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u/TheRealFaust Mar 03 '25

Duh, we can just build these, how long could it possibly take, 7 days?

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u/CobaltD70 Mar 04 '25

It’s a factory Michael. How long could it take to build?

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u/Willing-Ad473 Mar 04 '25

US doing all it can to Arrest it’s Development

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u/thebaldfox Mar 04 '25

Oh, it's arrested it's development alright!

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u/Din0zavr Mar 04 '25

Tony Stark built it in a cave

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u/Ornery-Concern4104 Mar 04 '25

With a box of scraps!

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u/dexatrosin Mar 04 '25

“Light” Treason.

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u/ChocoCatastrophe Mar 04 '25

We're in heavy treason season.

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u/brewhead55 Mar 04 '25

you could put everything this administration does to the Arrested development music and narrator and it would seamlessly integrate.

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u/_Zelus Mar 05 '25

Ten bananas?

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u/WickedDeviled Mar 04 '25

Calls on inflatable factories you blow up like a bouncy castle.

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u/TheRealFaust Mar 04 '25

Look at this big brain idea, we need a venture capitalist to come steal it

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u/Yatsey007 Mar 04 '25

Wacky Waving Inflatable Working Factory Emporium

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u/iPigman Mar 04 '25

Do you have one in aerospace size? I've wanted to name my aircraft company "Boing!" for so long.

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u/Quick_Humor_9023 Mar 04 '25

Sorry dude, nice idea, but those are made in china and now cost a cool billion.

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u/unclefire Mar 03 '25

In China maybe.

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u/StalinsLastStand Mar 03 '25

As long as constructing a factory won’t use any imported goods, we’re saved!

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u/Elegant_Tower7813 Mar 04 '25

Ohio intel plant only taking 10 years at this point.

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u/Frewdy1 Mar 04 '25

Don’t forget they’re also free to build and staff! 

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u/destinyeeeee Mar 04 '25

Our dear leader is a man of the people! One of the common folk! I have no doubt he understands how industrial manufacturing works!

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u/Regular_Bell8271 Mar 04 '25

Not only does he understand how it works, he also happens to be the best at industrial manufacturing!

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u/D-Fence Mar 04 '25

If only the building materials to build these factories weren't imported as well :D

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u/iPigman Mar 04 '25

...and the machinery inside these factories.

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u/heybud86 Mar 04 '25

Ordered a factory on temu before the tariffs hit