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D_Master81

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9. American hubris is biting us

Reply to OnDoutside (Original post)

Sat Apr 19, 2025, 09:39 AM

7 hrs ago

I’m sure that those in Trump’s orbit and many of his supporters felt “the world needs the US to survive “. To some extent this might be true but now we’re finding out that other countries have the ability to meet their needs elsewhere.

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Trump Tariffs Hit US Beef Farmers as China is replacing their US beef imports with Australian beef [View all] OnDoutside 8 hrs ago OP

Nobody ever could have anticipated... yardwork 8 hrs ago #1

Art of The Deal! GusBob 8 hrs ago #2

Like the book itself, this deal has a ghost writer: Peter Navarro William Seger 5 hrs ago #13

How many bankruptcies has shithole had?................. Lovie777 8 hrs ago #3

I look for China to buy exclusively from airbus and other aircraft makers JohnSJ 8 hrs ago #4

+1. Boeing might ask for another taxpayer bailout dalton99a 8 hrs ago #6

Is there a year where they don't get a bailout? travelingthrulife 7 hrs ago #10

Probably everyone except El Salvador will maybe move to Airbus LiberalArkie 7 hrs ago #11

I'm sure owners of big ranches voted for Trump Buckeyeblue 8 hrs ago #5

That'll be a bigger impact than Oprah swearing off hamburgers. no_hypocrisy 8 hrs ago #7

I remember the Senate hearing on Australia Raven123 8 hrs ago #8

American hubris is biting us D_Master81 7 hrs ago #9

But, that means hamburgers will get cheaper here when the ranchers have to unload all the beef. Right? LiberalArkie 7 hrs ago #12

Lol, probably, until they go bust. OnDoutside 3 hrs ago #17

Yeah for sure.. A rancher can only sell his beef for 50cents a pound for a small amount of time.. LiberalArkie 1 hr ago #20

That's like Russia needing to sell oil for above $50 to keep their show on the road, and the great thing is, Trump OnDoutside 4 min ago #22

Bring on the lower beef prices maybe? JCMach1 4 hrs ago #14

Until they go bankrupt and supply drops Kaleva 4 hrs ago #16

Hey, i am willing to patriotically double my beef consumption... JCMach1 2 hrs ago #19

at the moment this affects the feeders and especially packers more than farmers and ranchers Kali 4 hrs ago #15

At potentially $2.5bn, somebody will feel the heat. OnDoutside 3 hrs ago #18

it is less than 15% of the approximately 10 to 13% of beef that is exported Kali 50 min ago #21

Sure but add the potential price drop on US beef generally, and every little helps. OnDoutside 3 min ago #23