Dumbest tariff ever?

[Lacessit]

Fact 1: American domestic beef supply is constrained due to drought.

 

Fact 2: MacDonald's has about 14,000 outlets in America, all serving Big Macs.

 

Fact 3: The tariff on Australian beef is 10%. The shipping distance is 7500 miles.

 

Fact 4: The tariff on Brazilian beef is 50%. The shipping distance is 4000 miles.

 

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-02/australian-cow-market-up-as-tariffs-loom-burger-price-roars/105599526

 

Is this the dumbest tariff ever?

 

 

[Will B Good]

19 minutes ago, Lacessit said:

Fact 1: American domestic beef supply is constrained due to drought.

 

Fact 2: MacDonald's has about 14,000 outlets in America, all serving Big Macs.

 

Fact 3: The tariff on Australian beef is 10%. The shipping distance is 7500 miles.

 

Fact 4: The tariff on Brazilian beef is 50%. The shipping distance is 4000 miles.

 

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-02/australian-cow-market-up-as-tariffs-loom-burger-price-roars/105599526

 

Is this the dumbest tariff ever?

 

 

 

 

 

There's some stiff competition for that title.....but it might be....

 

 

[Will B Good]

20 minutes ago, Lacessit said:

The tariff on Brazilian beef is 50%

 

But one of his bezzies, who wanted to orchestrate a coup, is not being treated nicely!

[sqwakvfr]

Trump imposes 50% tariffs on Brazil, citing trial of ally Bolsonaro

[phetphet]

1 hour ago, Lacessit said:

Fact 1: American domestic beef supply is constrained due to drought.

 

Fact 2: MacDonald's has about 14,000 outlets in America, all serving Big Macs.

 

Fact 3: The tariff on Australian beef is 10%. The shipping distance is 7500 miles.

 

Fact 4: The tariff on Brazilian beef is 50%. The shipping distance is 4000 miles.

 

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-02/australian-cow-market-up-as-tariffs-loom-burger-price-roars/105599526

 

Is this the dumbest tariff ever?

 

 

The 145% one on China was up there.

[spidermike007]

2 hours ago, Lacessit said:

Fact 1: American domestic beef supply is constrained due to drought.

 

Fact 2: MacDonald's has about 14,000 outlets in America, all serving Big Macs.

 

Fact 3: The tariff on Australian beef is 10%. The shipping distance is 7500 miles.

 

Fact 4: The tariff on Brazilian beef is 50%. The shipping distance is 4000 miles.

 

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-02/australian-cow-market-up-as-tariffs-loom-burger-price-roars/105599526

 

Is this the dumbest tariff ever?

 

 

Likely not. But it's probably amongst the 50 dumbest Trump tariffs levied so far. More to come, no doubt. Just say one unkind thing about him, just to annoy him a tiny bit, and here comes another tariff. 

 

It's called (VITO) very insecure 13 year old economic policy. It would appear that his mother and father were absent on the job when he was growing up, someone sure dropped the ball. 

[ronnie50]

4 hours ago, Lacessit said:

Is this the dumbest tariff ever?

It's up there.

Why doesn't the US import Canadian beef? It's as good as USDA, and of course it's so much closer - just truck it across the border. Or is Canadian beef getting hit with that 36% tariff? Both countries must protect their beef industries because I've never seen a Canadian steak in the USA nor a USDA steak in Canada.

[Lacessit]

2 hours ago, ronnie50 said:

It's up there.

Why doesn't the US import Canadian beef? It's as good as USDA, and of course it's so much closer - just truck it across the border. Or is Canadian beef getting hit with that 36% tariff? Both countries must protect their beef industries because I've never seen a Canadian steak in the USA nor a USDA steak in Canada.

The US does import Canadian beef, at zero tariff.

 

However, the drought in American beef-producing areas possibly extends to Canada.

[Keeps]

8 hours ago, Lacessit said:

Fact 1: American domestic beef supply is constrained due to drought.

 

Fact 2: MacDonald's has about 14,000 outlets in America, all serving Big Macs.

 

Fact 3: The tariff on Australian beef is 10%. The shipping distance is 7500 miles.

 

Fact 4: The tariff on Brazilian beef is 50%. The shipping distance is 4000 miles.

 

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-02/australian-cow-market-up-as-tariffs-loom-burger-price-roars/105599526

 

Is this the dumbest tariff ever?

 

 

All the fatties are going to have to make do with a McChicken sandwich.

[ThreeCardMonte]

The dumbest tariffs are the ones living in the heads of forum leftists 24/7/365.

 

Manic OBSESSION is not healthy, leftists.

 

 

[Schoggibueb]

[Schoggibueb]

[Gottfrid]

So, no one said it yet? Trump is a dumbass

[emptypockets]

9 minutes ago, Gottfrid said:

So, no one said it yet? Trump is a dumbass

Not bad for a guy who got elected to arguably the most powerful position on the planet......twice!

[Bannoi]

I think its the most sensible tariff he's come up with obviously thinking of the good of his people incentivising them to swith to KFC now. Have to get the army Ito shape somehow.

 

[Lacessit]

7 hours ago, ThreeCardMonte said:

The dumbest tariffs are the ones living in the heads of forum leftists 24/7/365.

 

Manic OBSESSION is not healthy, leftists.

 

 

I guess you can afford a 200% tariff on your anti-psychotic meds.

 

Obsession with leftists is not healthy either.

[metisdead]

Moving to the Political Soapbox. 

[Tug]

9 hours ago, ThreeCardMonte said:

The dumbest tariffs are the ones living in the heads of forum leftists 24/7/365.

 

Manic OBSESSION is not healthy, leftists.

 

 

Yup beef is through the roof extremely expensive now but wait there’s more!!!because preshous Donald is having a (episode) we can now enjoy our mornings on extra high priced coffee as well…….that friend will start sinking in to the infected trump brain……gonna be interesting.

[1FinickyOne]

18 hours ago, Lacessit said:

Fact 2: MacDonald's has about 14,000 outlets in America, all serving Big Macs.

Wow... truly amazing content - all McD's are serving Big Macs - who could have imagined such things - 

 

You are truly .00009% smartest in the world as you always claim - - Do they all serve fries too? Now that would be an amazing coincidence... 

[Lacessit]

28 minutes ago, 1FinickyOne said:

Wow... truly amazing content - all McD's are serving Big Macs - who could have imagined such things - 

 

You are truly .00009% smartest in the world as you always claim - - Do they all serve fries too? Now that would be an amazing coincidence... 

Some more facts, just for you:

 

America has one McDonald's outlet per 25,000 people.

 

Japan has one McDonald's outlet per 41,000 people.

 

40% 0f Americans are obese. Another 30% are overweight.

 

Less than 5% of Japanese are classed as obese. Can you see where I am going with this?

 

There are smarter people in the world than me.  Unfortunately, you are not one of them.

 

 

 

 

[Chomper Higgot]

19 hours ago, Lacessit said:

Fact 1: American domestic beef supply is constrained due to drought.

 

Fact 2: MacDonald's has about 14,000 outlets in America, all serving Big Macs.

 

Fact 3: The tariff on Australian beef is 10%. The shipping distance is 7500 miles.

 

Fact 4: The tariff on Brazilian beef is 50%. The shipping distance is 4000 miles.

 

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-02/australian-cow-market-up-as-tariffs-loom-burger-price-roars/105599526

 

Is this the dumbest tariff ever?

 

 

No I think that distinction is held by the UK, cutting itself off from tariffs free trade with the world’s largest developed market a little over 20 miles off the British coast.

 

 

[ronnie50]

3 hours ago, Bannoi said:

I think its the most sensible tariff he's come up with obviously thinking of the good of his people incentivising them to swith to KFC now. Have to get the army Ito shape somehow.

 

Yeah, EXCEPT his 'big beautiful bill' also eliminated the tax on 'silencers' - yes, silencers.

[Lacessit]

21 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

No I think that distinction is held by the UK, cutting itself off from tariffs free trade with the world’s largest developed market a little over 20 miles off the British coast.

 

 

Ah, but you have your British sausages, free of the burden of regulation from Brussels.

[ThreeCardMonte]

3 hours ago, Lacessit said:

I guess you can afford a 200% tariff on your anti-psychotic meds.

 

Obsession with leftists is not healthy either.

I take no medication but if I did they are covered 100% under my healthcare insurance 

 

Even if I had to pay Trump has slashed prescription drugs prices.

 

I still win.🏆 

[Will B Good]

3 minutes ago, ThreeCardMonte said:

I take no medication but if I did they are covered 100% under my healthcare insurance 

 

Even if I had to pay Trump has slashed prescription drugs prices.

 

I still win.🏆 

 

 

There are currently no significant drug price changes.

 

Trump’s rhetoric. Prices haven’t dropped, and whether they will depends on how the pharma industry responds—and whether the administration enforces its threats.

 

All smoke and mirrors reflecting grainy images of a big fat nothing burger.

[annotator]

5 minutes ago, ThreeCardMonte said:

I take no medication but if I did they are covered 100% under my healthcare insurance 

 

Even if I had to pay Trump has slashed prescription drugs prices.

 

I still win.🏆 

Let's hope he succeeds. He actually signed an executive order telling drug companies to lower prices. I don't think any of them have responded yet.  And someone in the Senate inserted into the big beautiful tax bill a provision that stops Medicare from being able to negotiate drug prices. I don't blame President Trump for that.

[ThreeCardMonte]

2 hours ago, Tug said:

Yup beef is through the roof extremely expensive now but wait there’s more!!!because preshous Donald is having a (episode) we can now enjoy our mornings on extra high priced coffee as well…….that friend will start sinking in to the infected trump brain……gonna be interesting.

Sorry .  Only your uneducated minions can decipher another uneducated members post.

 

 I certainly can’t with the exception of a few words.

 

If you’re broke I’ll buy you a steak (beef) and egg breakfast with as many cups of coffee you want.

 

You most likely live in the East County.  Lakeside, El Cajon, Santee.

 

A few good breakfast places out there.

 

I’m closer to the coast.  Your choice of venues.

[1FinickyOne]

4 hours ago, Lacessit said:

There are smarter people in the world than me.  Unfortunately, you are not one of them.

I am smart enough that I don't try and impress people with how smart I am... 

 

From your endless spouting of statistics, you can't even see how much smarter your GF is than you are.... 

[Lacessit]

14 hours ago, 1FinickyOne said:

I am smart enough that I don't try and impress people with how smart I am... 

 

From your endless spouting of statistics, you can't even see how much smarter your GF is than you are.... 

I freely admit my GF is much smarter than I am when it comes to emotional intelligence.

You are confusing telling it like it is, with trying to impress people.

[Miloki]

On 8/2/2025 at 2:25 PM, Lacessit said:

Fact 1: American domestic beef supply is constrained due to drought.

 

Fact 2: MacDonald's has about 14,000 outlets in America, all serving Big Macs.

 

Fact 3: The tariff on Australian beef is 10%. The shipping distance is 7500 miles.

 

Fact 4: The tariff on Brazilian beef is 50%. The shipping distance is 4000 miles.

 

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-02/australian-cow-market-up-as-tariffs-loom-burger-price-roars/105599526

 

Is this the dumbest tariff ever?

 

 

The point of the tariffs is to build up local production, not to find the cheapest beef on the planet.  

 

Or at a minimum compete on price with fair trade.

 

Not sure why this is so hard to understand?  

 

Getting the play by play, second hand, on negotiations, seems like a poor window to peer through, no?

 

At the end of the day, we're looking for improvement not complete capitulation.  But as in any negotiations, you have to be willing to walk away.