My experience was markedly different.
With computing equipment from China, there wasn't enough margin for them to lower prices (or they just refused).
So we paid for all of it.
Read their wording carefully: some studies found...many cases to offset part of the cost...
This is weasel language that purports to convey a lot of meaning, but is (I feel intentionally) light on actual facts.
You can't just strong arm people into giving you a better deal. Logic would dictate that any company who is competetive in the market is already giving you their best price.
These tariffs are punitive and not even protectionist (which I could at least respect), because we don't, can't and/or won't manufacture the vast majority of the items we import from these countries.
P.S. citing easily observable facts are not a political attack. You have no idea what my political persuasion is, and frankly, just because I have a strong distaste for DJT doesn't mean I'm a Democrat. Some people know what a spade looks like, no matter who they pretend to be.
P.P.S. additionally, had this administration annonuced a comprehensive plan to make capital available to American industry to step up and onshore the manufacture of these goods, I would be singing a very different tone.
With computing equipment from China, there wasn't enough margin for them to lower prices (or they just refused).
So we paid for all of it.
Read their wording carefully: some studies found...many cases to offset part of the cost...
This is weasel language that purports to convey a lot of meaning, but is (I feel intentionally) light on actual facts.
You can't just strong arm people into giving you a better deal. Logic would dictate that any company who is competetive in the market is already giving you their best price.
These tariffs are punitive and not even protectionist (which I could at least respect), because we don't, can't and/or won't manufacture the vast majority of the items we import from these countries.
P.S. citing easily observable facts are not a political attack. You have no idea what my political persuasion is, and frankly, just because I have a strong distaste for DJT doesn't mean I'm a Democrat. Some people know what a spade looks like, no matter who they pretend to be.
P.P.S. additionally, had this administration annonuced a comprehensive plan to make capital available to American industry to step up and onshore the manufacture of these goods, I would be singing a very different tone.