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kerouac2

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27. Maga - make Australia great again

Reply to OnDoutside (Original post)

Sat Apr 19, 2025, 09:43 PM

6 hrs ago

Trump is literally making it so other countries will find alternatives to the US.

And they can withhold raw materials and components that can cripple US companies.

Irreparable harm that was totally unnecessary.

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Trump Tariffs Hit US Beef Farmers as China is replacing their US beef imports with Australian beef [View all] OnDoutside 19 hrs ago OP

Nobody ever could have anticipated... yardwork 19 hrs ago #1

Art of The Deal! GusBob 19 hrs ago #2

Like the book itself, this deal has a ghost writer: Peter Navarro William Seger 15 hrs ago #13

He has actually already suggested that bob4460 6 hrs ago #26

How many bankruptcies has shithole had?................. Lovie777 19 hrs ago #3

I look for China to buy exclusively from airbus and other aircraft makers JohnSJ 19 hrs ago #4

+1. Boeing might ask for another taxpayer bailout dalton99a 18 hrs ago #6

Is there a year where they don't get a bailout? travelingthrulife 18 hrs ago #10

Probably everyone except El Salvador will maybe move to Airbus LiberalArkie 17 hrs ago #11

I'm sure owners of big ranches voted for Trump Buckeyeblue 19 hrs ago #5

That'll be a bigger impact than Oprah swearing off hamburgers. no_hypocrisy 18 hrs ago #7

I remember the Senate hearing on Australia Raven123 18 hrs ago #8

American hubris is biting us D_Master81 18 hrs ago #9

But, that means hamburgers will get cheaper here when the ranchers have to unload all the beef. Right? LiberalArkie 17 hrs ago #12

Lol, probably, until they go bust. OnDoutside 13 hrs ago #17

Yeah for sure.. A rancher can only sell his beef for 50cents a pound for a small amount of time.. LiberalArkie 11 hrs 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 10 hrs ago #22

All the crap he has done makes me think he has a secret Democrat giving him advice that seems to destroy the LiberalArkie 9 hrs ago #24

Bring on the lower beef prices maybe? JCMach1 15 hrs ago #14

Until they go bankrupt and supply drops Kaleva 14 hrs ago #16

Hey, i am willing to patriotically double my beef consumption... JCMach1 13 hrs ago #19

I like meat myself! Kaleva 6 hrs ago #25

at the moment this affects the feeders and especially packers more than farmers and ranchers Kali 14 hrs ago #15

At potentially $2.5bn, somebody will feel the heat. OnDoutside 13 hrs ago #18

it is less than 15% of the approximately 10 to 13% of beef that is exported Kali 11 hrs ago #21

Sure but add the potential price drop on US beef generally, and every little helps. OnDoutside 10 hrs ago #23

Maga - make Australia great again kerouac2 6 hrs ago #27

78% of farmers voted for TCF, who called himself "Tariff Man" during the campaign. RockRaven 6 hrs ago #28