Trump tariffs’ squeeze on small companies: – Latest News
The Issue: The damaging impact of President Trump’s tariffs on small-business homeowners across the nation.
The Editorial Board couldn’t be more spot-on that “the little folks” are getting slammed by these tariffs (“Mom-&-pops are the ones paying the price,” April 15).
As a small-business proprietor, I used to be surprised by President Trump’s initial 25% tariffs. But I by no means handed these new prices onto my prospects. Why? Because the minute costs increase, people look elsewhere.
This new 145% tariff on China, nonetheless, has actually rocked my world.
I voted for Trump as a result of I believed he would have the best pursuits of small companies in thoughts, and the thought of counting on Kamala Harris to deliver America to the standing it as soon as loved despatched shivers up my backbone.
Please, Mr. President, should you or your workers are studying this: Let’s make America reasonably priced again. Let us exhale.
Catherine Kropf Harris
Levittown
Why is The Post pandering to the left with this editorial on how tariffs are going to crush small companies?
If you’re a business proprietor who’s getting merchandise from China, I counsel you discover one other nation for manufacturing — as a result of should you’re simply utilizing their labor and promoting your merchandise right here, you’re half of the issue.
It’s time for everybody to tighten their belts a bit, so we are able to deal with this crushing debt that may bankrupt the nation. The can has been kicked down the street for generations, and we’re on the tipping level. This is pathetic.
James Schwartz
Summit, NJ
Trump’s new tariff coverage and ensuing commerce battle have achieved just one factor — re-energizing the Democrats.
Trump-policy supporters are attempting to put a smiley face on this catastrophe, reminding people that a little ache within the short time period will result in huge rewards within the long time period. But what’s their definition of “long term”? One yr, three years, 10 years? Trump promised to restore the Biden financial harm on Day 1.
As your editorial identified, it’s the little people who’re getting slammed — the very people who voted for Trump and make up the spine of the nation and his base.
J.J. Crovatto
Ramsey, NJ
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These small firms ought to by no means have bought their souls to China.
There are a lot friendlier international locations that pay decrease wages and aren’t trying to destroy us whose people would have gladly carried out this work — if it’s that important for these companies to pay slave-like labor charges to maximise their income.
Joseph J. Grassi
Port St. Lucie, Fla.
The Issue: Widespread tolerance amongst Democrats for arson, vandalism, and worse by excessive leftists.
While nonviolent protests ought to, for my part, be allowed, violent techniques are evil and needs to be condemned (“Bust in GOP, Tesla arsons,” April 15).
It would appear that those that use violence in an effort to obtain their objectives imagine it’s justified as a result of they really feel that solely their approach of seeing the world needs to be permitted.
But this violence is a risk to those that maintain differing views.
People who use violence as a means to realize their objectives have to be severely punished.
Les Kurtz
Manhattan
Democrats are infamous for condemning violence, besides when it’s directed at their political foes.
Their silence within the face of violent rhetoric, people setting fire to Tesla autos and dealerships and the gleeful assist for cold-blooded alleged murderer Luigi Mangione is sinking them deeper in ethical decay.
JoAnn Frank
Clearwater, Fla.
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