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[viveks86]

It’s crazy how little people on here know about this. Firstly, it's not a 10% tarrif but an additional 10% tarrif on the existing tarrifs for China. Now as it relates to video game software, there will be no effect. However for hardware, there is the potential for an increase of > than 10%. It's not a one to one relationship between the increase in tarrif and increase in prices. The increase that consumers bare is often greater than the tarrif due to the tarrif itself, greedflation, and other factors.

Don’t assume what we know. I’m aware that it’s an additional 10%. The tariffs prior are already part of the equation. I can’t comment on variables like greedflation and other factors. Those are total unknowns. At the end, i just don’t see it as earth shattering for the entertainment industry as a whole. Entertainment electronics should never be seen as a must have. Most often these tariffs are used as a negotiating tool and they end up resulting in no change or some horse trading that nullifies the effect or an eventual rollback. We will have to wait and see.

Also I’m no trump sympathizer. I’m certainly concerned about other essential industries affected by it. Just not interested in the doom and gloom for entertainment

 

[Humdinger]

Both Mexico and Canada have now capitulated. Good job, Trump. It's nice to have an effective leader in the White House for a change.

 

[jason10mm]

Both Mexico and Canada have now capitulated. Good job, Trump. It's nice to have an effective leader in the White House for a change.

Nah, the spin is that he is just a bully, making those other countries pay for stuff instead of America always footing the bill.

Expect to see NATO dues come up again, as well as the Korean occup...err, alliance.

Kinda hoping he outright makes Taiwan a legit independent country (diplomatically soeaking). Let's stop pussyfooting around for decades and throw down the gauntlet to get China to show their hand.