[quote=livinincali][quote=flu]
They want trade tariffs and punish for made/assembled goods, and yet at the same time, they don’t want to buy a Ford/GM/Dodge(Fiat, whatever). I don’t get it. At least be consistent when you spend with your wallet.

Have you seen what UAW does to a Lexus if you try to bring it to meeting? Lol

Tariffs and taxes are great..Until they start to impact your own wallet, and you have to pay a lot more for something you thought wouldn’t affect you..And then, you’l be just as ticked off and anyone else that realized the implications a lot sooner than you did..lol…[/quote]

Yup. The American consumer and their desire for cheaper not better drove manufacturing and many small businesses out of the country. Bitch about Walmart wages, demand tariffs, and want manufacturing back but will scream bloody murder when those changes lower their purchasing power.[/quote]

The irony is that cheap isn’t necessarily the most cost effective. Sometimes if you pay a lot more for a betterade part, it lasts much longer. And given how expensive labor costs are these days, you don’t want to ever have to do things twice.

But I am curious if indeed, price were to rise 20-30%, say in auto parts and repairs how many people will sing a different tune? I can withstand a 20-30% price increase. What about others?