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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsNicholas Gilbert- a NY dairy farmer- truly believed that other countries would pay for the tariffs. Instead he received
well, trump has said other countries will pay the #Trumptariffs --or the company will.
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Nicholas Gilbert- a NY dairy farmer- truly believed that other countries would pay for the tariffs. Instead he received a Trump surcharge fees that he cannot pass on to consumers (because he belongs to a co-op.) His farm has gone bankrupt and will close in 2 months
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mountain grammy
(27,989 posts)but my question always is "who did you vote for?"
yardwork
(67,154 posts)I wonder who will buy this farm - and others like it that will be sold. A Chinese company, adding it to a huge agribusiness? A foreign company that will develop it for houses?
I read that an astonishingly large amount of real estate in the U.S. is owned by just a few huge companies.
Autumn
(48,150 posts)I don't care if he loses his farm. He got what he voted for.
ProfessorGAC
(73,559 posts)...it would take 5 seconds to look up how tariffs work.
But, cult members don't research anything after the leaders says whatever the leader says. Even they they claim to do their "own research".
malaise
(286,485 posts)Issues that affect their lives can be ignored. This is basic high school shit.
allegorical oracle
(5,329 posts)usonian
(19,002 posts)But, you say, they were Trump's lies.
Well, there's a section of the brain, little used by many, that seeks truth, because not only can truth set you free, IT CAN PREVENT YOU FROM GETTING TAKEN TO THE CLEANERS.
That "other" part of the brain, that reacts to danger and fear, REAL OR IMAGINARY, often "wins"
Ohhhhhhhhhh, Thinking hurts.
republianmushroom
(20,616 posts)The convicted felon lies, often and a lot.
magicarpet
(18,455 posts).... it did not cost AmeriKKKa one dime. 92% has been completed under the first trDUMP admin. , 8% remains to go up.
PREVARICATING LIAR !
Fuck off trDUMP.
RockRaven
(17,621 posts)Check the definition of tariff in any standard dictionary. It is very clear what a tariff is, it is a specific thing not some vague catchall term.
Check how tariffs worked (as in, who paid them and in what manner) the last time The Convicted Felon was POTUS. That information is publicly available. There you have recent historical evidence of the exact phenomenon in question.
If you won't "truly believe" the above evidence in favor of the mouth noises of TCF, there is nothing anyone else can say to stop you from destroying yourself.
GoCubsGo
(34,059 posts)If that is, indeed, the farmer in question.
I seriously cannot believe how many people don't understand how tariffs work. We have achieved The Idiocracy.
Celerity
(50,833 posts)Former President Trump Holds Campaign Rally In Fort Dodge, Iowa
FORT DODGE, IOWA - NOVEMBER 18: A supporter of Donald Trump shouts from the crowd at the Fort Dodge Senior High School on November 18, 2023 in Fort Dodge, Iowa. Former President Donald Trump spoke on various topics pertaining to things that happened during his term in office as well as current events. (Photo by Jim Vondruska/Getty Images)

Celerity
(50,833 posts)

Brenda
(1,698 posts)Reposting something with the wrong image of the person the story is about is spreading disinformation.
Thought that was frowned upon here.
Response to Brenda (Reply #39)
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Playingmantis
(434 posts)Stupidity and ignorance come with a cost..No tears from me!
Ms. Toad
(37,283 posts)I have encountered.
The failure to/inability to do basic fact-checking is a serious and growing deficiency, and it isn't limited to the right wing. We may have different blind spots - but ours are just as real.
JohnSJ
(98,883 posts)facts and were more concerned with destroying Biden’s legacy.
BoRaGard
(6,250 posts)and they will sucker Americans again.
It's what they do.
Sogo
(6,434 posts)Oh, and thoughts and prayers....
displacedvermoter
(3,868 posts)than he did for a Franklin County, Vermont dairy farm then he is stupid as Trump is and, like his Vermont counterpart, fully deserves the screwing he (they) have coming.
JI7
(92,310 posts)Mysterian
(5,766 posts)I have no pity for these gullible fools or any others who blindly follow a destructive, hateful ideology.
SWBTATTReg
(25,477 posts)as a responsible businessperson, you truly should have been aware of who pays for these tariffs and not the nonsense that you believed. Now it's too late, and you sank the ship on your own dime, your own stupidity, your own actions. Not much to add to this, eh?
Vinca
(52,364 posts)ret5hd
(21,602 posts)the milking equipment, the tractors, the silos…everything will be sold to a private equity firm.
that is the plan. that is what many don’t realize. the goal is for people…”meat”…to own nothing. No home, no music, no books, no car, no software, and especially no business.
you are a serf. you are a slave. if you perform adequately you will be allowed to survive. if not…
Clouds Passing
(5,393 posts)flvegan
(65,130 posts)Buns_of_Fire
(18,591 posts)Now, we import most of our fucks -- and, with the new 100% tariff, they've gotten too expensive to give to every Tom, Dick, or Hairy who whines about his poor choices.
Buckeyeblue
(5,963 posts)riversedge
(76,552 posts)Farmer fooled by tariff talk? Upstate NY farmer stunned as Trump tariffs hit hard, admits he thought Canada, not U.S. farmers, would foot the bill
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/us/farmer-fooled-by-tariff-talk-upstate-ny-farmer-stunned-as-trump-tariffs-hit-hard-admits-he-thought-canada-not-u-s-farmers-would-foot-the-bill/articleshow/120410583.cms
Nicholas Gilbert, a dairy farmer from Potsdam, New York, is facing tough economic lessons in the middle of President Donald Trump’s ongoing trade war. Like many others in border towns, Gilbert assumed tariffs would be Canada’s problem—not his.
But when a recent livestock feed order from Ontario arrived, Gilbert was shocked to see it cost him $2,200 more than usual. The extra cost was due to tariffs, which he thought would be handled by the Canadian supplier. Instead, the bill landed squarely on his shoulders.
“I’m not even sure it’s legal!” Gilbert told The Atlantic. “We contracted for the price on delivery. If your pr ..
Unfortunately for Gilbert and many others, tariffs are legal—and they’re paid by American importers, not Canadian exporters.
Why did the farmer think Canada would pay the tariff?
Like many small business owners and farmers, Gilbert believed what President Trump has often repeated—that other countries would bear the brunt of the tariffs. But that’s not how the system works................
Read more at:
https://economictimes.indiatimeUnfortunately for Gilbert and many others, tariffs are legal—and they’re paid by American importers, not Canadian exporters.
Why did the farmer think Canada would pay the tariff?
Like many small business owners and farmers, Gilbert believed what President Trump has often repeated—that other countries would bear the brunt of the tariffs. But that’s not how the system works.
Read more at:
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/us/farmer-fooled-by-tariff-talk-upstate-ny-farmer-stunned-as-trump-tariffs-hit-hard-admits-he-thought-canada-not-u-s-farmers-would-foot-the-bill/articleshow/120410583.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppsts.com/news/international/us/farmer-fooled-by-tariff-talk-upstate-ny-farmer-stunned-as-trump-tariffs-hit-hard-admits-he-thought-canada-not-u-s-farmers-would-foot-the-bill/articleshow/120410583.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/us/farmer-fooled-by-tariff-talk-upstate-ny-farmer-stunned-as-trump-tariffs-hit-hard-admits-he-thought-canada-not-u-s-farmers-would-foot-the-bill/articleshow/120410583.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst
JustAnotherGen
(35,628 posts)He deserves it.
hamsterjill
(16,098 posts)Sorry, not sorry. These people were corrected time after time after time and they chose to believe Trump over business leaders, economic experts, etc.
Let them deal with the consequences.
Permanut
(7,307 posts)Sad news, I'm out of 'em.
bucolic_frolic
(51,387 posts)Didn't the co-op inform its members? It's sad, really, he voted against himself but changing his own vote would not have changed the election obviously. But he wasn't a great businessman if so exposed financially.
dem4decades
(12,957 posts)And screw him, I'm sure his farmer buddies use immigrants to work their farms too. But fucking his buddies and those immigrant workers was fine till it bit him in the ass. Don't forget to wear your red hat to the foreclosure sale.
Hassler
(4,443 posts)I'm sure Dollar General is hiring. IOW, FAFO. There are a lot of innocent people getting crushed because of his stoopid vote. They get my support, not Farmer Nicky
a kennedy
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Aristus
(70,393 posts)I'll bet his cows are smarter than he is. And they give milk. So they have an actual purpose in life. I guess his only purpose in life is to serve as a bad example, and as a warning to others.
Enjoy bankruptcy and unemployment, dickhead...
sl8
(16,660 posts)I've read the the Atlantic, Economic Times, and Syracuse.com articles from a month ago, and believe them, but they don't mention anything about his politics or impending bankruptcy. I haven't seen anything credible more recently than that.
The same fake picture seems to be attached to the same tweet & retweets that say he's now bankrupt or will be bankrupt in 1 or 2 months, but I've yet to see anything credible that mentions bankruptcy.
Iggo
(48,989 posts)Other than that, fuck him.
meadowlander
(4,935 posts)I'm so sorry they lied to you. I hope you've learned better now.
bdamomma
(68,787 posts)the person you voted for was NOT thinking about your livelihood just his. You were BS'ed by the biggest BS'er and so many fell for it.
Cha
(312,980 posts)That Stupid hat.
sl8
(16,660 posts)Cha
(312,980 posts)Looks Stupid.
When I see someone in that hat, they might as well be wearing this:


EarthFirst
(3,733 posts)Find them.
sakabatou
(45,074 posts)edhopper
(36,327 posts)for Trump voters.
Too many people will suffer who aren't idiots.
mackdaddy
(1,792 posts)Maybe strive to understand how things work if they affect you directly?
Celerity
(50,833 posts)is becoming increasingly common on DU as posters lean so heavily into dodgy social media for their sources.
flying_wahini
(8,107 posts)The others, yawn.
Norrrm
(2,362 posts)Srkdqltr
(8,642 posts)JustAnotherGen
(35,628 posts)When anti-Blackness, anti-Latino, anti LGBTI, and anti Religious Freedom bites you in the ass.
I'm a Trade Compliance Officer at a US Manufacturer who just aid 147.6 % tariff (15K) on a just under 6K dry box necessary to make Patriot Missiles *missile*.
I voted for Harris.
Fuck this guy and all the rest of the maga Repub voters that VOTED FOR THIS.
He did it to himself.