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subterranean

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2. None of the new investments are the result of the tariffs.

Reply to MLWR (Reply #1)

Sun May 18, 2025, 05:32 PM

May 18

Why would any company commit billions of dollars to shift manufacturing to the US when the tariffs could change at any time, depending on the whims of one person? Any new investments coming in now were already planned long before. A lot of them are the result of legislation passed under President Biden, which of course Dump will take credit for.

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In states, tariffs aren't yet producing the surge of foreign investment Trump is promising [View all] BumRushDaShow May 18 OP

I'm not sure how tariffs are supposed to result in trillions of dollars of new investments. MLWR May 18 #1

None of the new investments are the result of the tariffs. subterranean May 18 #2

Trade war or trade own goal? tanyev May 18 #3

They won't and about the only thing that might do that is a threat of actual significant higher corporate taxes. cstanleytech May 19 #4