Tariffs and the musical instrument industry

[Dave W]

The day the music died

[Alanko]

That article is paywalled, maybe slightly ironically.

[Dave W]

Here's the same article on MSN, no paywall, at least for now.

An unexpected victim of Trump's tariffs: musicians

[Pilgrim]

There will be many more victims in short order. The act of flipping tariffs on and off like a light switch is insanity.

[uwe]

But people wanted this! How can you not respect the will of the sovereign, certified in a landslide victory, and unmanipulated by fake news?

Tariffs are paid by foreign countries, children know (and believe) that!

And who needs all these different guitar and amp brands anyway?! One or two is enough. Some good stuff available here:

[Pilgrim]

We are told by Peerless Leader that other countries pay the tariffs.

We are told many things. So far I'm waiting for any of them to be true.

[Ken]

Not only is it insane, it's cruel and harmful.  A huge problem is that he sees this all as a TV show.

[doombass]

Not only is it insane, it's cruel and harmful.  A huge problem is that he sees this all as a TV show.

...and business.

[BTL]

It's a grift whose only purpose is to induce fealty.

[uwe]

You guys keep on going like that and he'll cut the government grants for the LBO!