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Trump tariffs result in 10% laptop price hike in U.S. says Acer CEO (www.tomshardware.com)
submitted 2 weeks ago by yarr@feddit.nl to c/technology@lemmy.world
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IT'S OFFICIAL, FOLKS! Trump thinks he can just slap tariffs on our friends abroad and watch us 'compete' again? Newsflash: this only hurts the little guy (and the planet). Just got word from Acer CEO that those tariffs have already led to a 10% price hike for laptops in the US. That's right, we're paying more for the very devices that are supposed to help us succeed in an era of 'American greatness'. Meanwhile, Trump is too busy coddling his corporate pals to care about the real American people. Wake up, sheeple! It's time to stop voting for politicians who only look out for their buddies on Wall Street.

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[-] thanksforallthefish@literature.cafe 7 points 2 weeks ago

That 10-year time horizon is a very good point. And it's not likely that the tariff would stick around that long since every four years has a changing administration who can do whatever they please in those regards.

Lol, you guys are hilarious. I keep seeing these comments.

Fascists don't allow fair elections.

The only way the magats are leaving office is mass insurrection / mass protests & strikes or revolution.

It most certainly won't happen at the ballot box

[-] yarr@feddit.nl 1 points 2 weeks ago

I hope there is a prediction market on this at some point because I do not think it's likely that they will be able to block elections. I'd love to put my money where my mouth is.

[-] thanksforallthefish@literature.cafe 1 points 2 weeks ago

Oh they won't stop / block the elections initially they'll hold that first one & just conveniently get 75+% of the vote like every dictator before him.

I'm happy to put money on it if you can find a market. I've been unfortunately right too much, not because I'm smart but because you can literally pull out a history of Nazi rise and map it onto MAGA and the last 10 years. The only hard bit is guessing the timings, not what, just when.

I'd really like you guys to break out of this and prove me wrong

[-] yarr@feddit.nl 1 points 2 weeks ago

Here you go friend: this is a prediction market on whether the Republicans or Democrats will win the house next year: https://kalshi.com/markets/controlh/house-winner

If your prediction is right and there are no more elections this will be easy money for you.

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