The problem: the negative effect of President Trump’s tariffs on small businesses throughout the country.
The editorial board could not be more successful so that “small people” are being beaten by these tariffs (“mom-and the pops are those who pay the price”, April 15).
As owner of a small business, I was surprised by the initial rates of 25% of President Trump. But I never passed those new costs to my customers. Because? Because prices prices increase, people look elsewhere.
However, this new 145% rate on China has really shaken my world.
I voted for Trump because I would have in mind the best interests of small businesses and, although having Kamala Harris, would take the United States to the status that once, once is a chill for the spine.
Please, Mr. President, if you or your staff are reading this: let’s make the United States again affordable. We exhale.
Catherine Kropf Harris
Levittown
Why the post pleased to the left with this editorial on how tariffs will crush small businesses?
If you own a business that obtains products from China, I suggest you find another country for production, because you only use your workforce and sell your merchandise here, you are part of the problem.
It is time for everyone to tighten the belts a bit, so we can deal with this overwhelming debt that breaks the country. The can has been kicked along the way for generations, and we are at the turning point. This is pathetic.
James Schwartz
Summit, nj
The new Trump tariff policy and the subsequent commercial war have achieved only one thing that is in energy to the Democrats.
The supporters of Trump’s policy are trying to put a smiling face in this disaster, remembering people that a little short -term pain will lead to large long -term rewards. But what is your “long term” definition? One year, three years, 10 years? Trump promised to repair Biden’s economic damage on day 1.
As his editorial pointed out, they are the small people who are being beaten: the same people who voted for Trump and make up the country’s spine and their base.
JJ Crovatto
Ramsey, nj
These little companies should never have sold their souls to China.
There are very friendly countries that pay lower salaries and do not seek to destroy us whose people would have done this work, if it is so important that these companies pay work rates similar to slaves to maximize their profits.
Joseph J. Grassi
Port St. Lucie, Fla.
The problem: generalized tolerance among the Democrats for the fire, vandalism and worse by extreme leftists.
While non -violent protests should, in my opinion, allow, violent tactics are bad and should be convicted (“Bust in the Republican Party, Tesla Arsons”, April 15).
It seems that those who use violence to achieve their objectives believe that they are justified that only their way of seeing the world should be allowed.
But this violence is a threat to those who have differential views.
People who use violence as a mean to achieve their objectives should be seriously punished.
Les Kurtz
Manhattan
Democrats are known for condemning violence, except when he addresses their political enemies.
His silence in the face of violent rhetoric, the people who give fire to the vehicles and concessionaires of Tesla and the cheerful support of the alleged cold -blooded murderer, Luigi Mangione, is sinking them more deeply in moral decomposition.
Joann Frank
Clearwater, fla.
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