Wisconsin reeling from tariffs coming from Mexico, Canada, Europe

[workinclasszero]

Rick Barrett and Craig Gilbert, Milwaukee Published 10:13 a.m. CT June 8, 2018

At a recent town hall meeting held by U.S. Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner in Hartford, a local manufacturer complained vehemently about the new steel and aluminum tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump.

“I do recognize this is probably a negotiating tactic … the administration is using, but in the meantime real families are being crushed by these tariffs right now,” said Doug Reigle of Regal Ware, a company with 200 employees in West Bend that makes cookware and small kitchen appliances.

“We ship our products all over the world — 65 percent of our revenue comes from outside the United States … and the tariffs are hitting us especially hard,” said Reigle, who said his firm has already spent about $150,000 this year to cover the tariffs.

All of Regal Ware’s aluminum comes from Canada.

“We can’t even buy it in the United States,” Reigle said. “Our competitors, which come from all over the world, aren’t subject to these tariffs. … So I’m now at a 25 percent disadvantage immediately on all those products.”

https://www.jsonline.com/story/money/business/2018/06/08/tariffs-take-toll-wisconsin-manufacturers/682029002/

[liberal N proud]

1. We can always send out thoughts and prayers

They keep electing Paul Ryan

[workinclasszero]

6. Yup

They knew republicans were snakes when they voted for them but they were only supposed to hurt the gay people and PoC not them!

Enjoy your president assholes as he bankrupts you and your families.

[SWBTATTReg]

8. And repugs were supposedly the experts on how the economy should run, etc. ... believed ...

free markets, and so forth. Yeah, right.

You listed one example (thanks for doing so) of how these misguided tariffs are hurting the average mom and pop business. Multiple this by 100,000s and then one can see the true magnitude of what's is happening.

Unfortunately these idiotic tariffs unilaterally put in place by rump w/o any study, etc., other than rump's pronouncement (more than likely it's a big lie too) is going to hurt all of us.

Has Paul Ryan said anything? other than his stupid smile? Maybe it's actually time to start governing for the country instead of your personal beliefs (ann rand) and imposing these misguided and selfish concepts on the rest of us, after all, this country has worked for over 200 years w/o these ann rand concepts already.

[Demsrule86]

11. He is a hometown boy who made good...I am not sure he could be elected anymore.

Janesville was not particularly conservative.

[sunonmars]

2. There is a vote in Nov, i suggest Wisconsin voters fix what they voted for in 2016.

[BootinUp]

3. Trump can't even spell negotiating. You're

S.O.L. man. Lol.

[Hav]

4. He still sounds like a deplorable

Sensenbrenner told him that “one of the few things I disagree with the president on is the tariffs.”

So as usual, all the other deplorable things, all the other negative aspects directly effecting the lives of others are ok, but you are only concerned about things that minimize your profits. I'm pretty sure he voted for the openly racist and sexist candidate. He just didn't think Trump would screw him.

[workinclasszero]

7. Because he is

Its gonna take thousands of faithful republican voters getting destroyed by their fuhrer before a few of them will even think about voting for the democrats.

The brainwashing is real.

[Demsrule86]

10. Trump promised them with a wink and a nod that he would screw the Black man and everyone

else these bigots hate.

[manor321]

5. Also

Do these Republican voter assholes realize they're voting to get rid of social security, medicare, medicaid, unemployment insurance, welfare, food stamps and any attempt at affordable health care coverage?

[MiniMe]

12. But tRump said that he wouldn't touch any of those things

Just 1 more lie

[Demsrule86]

9. You lay down with dogs (Trumps) , you get up with fleas ( you will be left bleeding and broken).