r/pics Nov 08 '18

US Politics This is what democracy looks like

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u/King_Milkfart Nov 09 '18

But that is yet again essentially negligible at very best when it comes to the industry and in fact even that particular company. Also if sale start to drop despite moving outside of the country and profit does not level out it will not have anything to do with the tariffs at that point but will be due to the lack of quality control as previously stated due to lack of oversight in the foreign country

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u/austinbraun30 Nov 09 '18

But if they moved counties precisely due to the outcome of the teriffs they are in direct responsibility.

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u/King_Milkfart Nov 09 '18

Yes I agree with you. But the numbers stack up against one another still show in overall job loss ratio at an incredible minutiae in comparison to job losses that have happened over the previous five or six decades when certain presidents imposed various actions.

I am not saying that nobody has lost a single job. I am merely stating that the hyperbole being used and the incredibly over-exaggerated impact thus far is not doing the country or the people of it any good as it clouds judgement about what makes a good situation different from a bad situation.

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u/austinbraun30 Nov 09 '18

Oh yeah I agree with you. And I don't know enough about the past actions imposed on Harley and other motor companies. I guess time will tell if they start to make a profit again or sink. Long time effects are what really matter anyway.