Tractors and (upcoming) tariffs?

[Hay Dude]

Going to be very, very difficult indeed to stem the flow of US-origin firearms to Mexico (and to a slightly lesser extent, to Haiti).

US citizens have the constitutional right to buy firearms and ammunition subject to minimal restrictions - need a background check, wait a few days, show proof of age for ammo, I think California limits the number of firearms you can buy in a certain time period, and the capacity of magazines. All in all, the restrictions are quite minimal. I have no problem with my neighbor who has a seriously huge stash of ammo, and a good friend of mine (very recently deceased, medical issue) had a 20 foot container on his property STUFFED with long guns, which he had been collecting for years.

The reason the cartels and Haitian gangs are able to easily buy US origin firearms is that once I buy a gun, there are essentially no restrictions on how long I have to keep it or who I can sell it to, trade it to, or even give it to.

So the cartel needs a gun, they find a US citizen who has lost his job, is behind on his mortgage/rent/credit cards/car payment or has a medical problem - or all of the above - and they say to him "We'll pay you $XXX to buy us a firearm and we'll pay for it as well." Everything the US buyer does is 100% legal.

Multiply by 10,000 or more . . . a month. Remember, the cartels have LOTS of cash, they pay no taxes, the cost of their product is low and it sells for a lot, and they sell a LOT of it so paying someone to procure the "tools of the trade" isn't a problem for them.

Now they have to move the guns to the destination. They seem to be pretty good at moving things INTO the US, they're likely at least as good at moving things OUT of the US, especially if they can bribe (or blackmail) a customs official in the destination country - again, not a problem for the cartels, the official is also broke and his government can't protect him or his family. Path of least resistance (and probably survival) is to look the other way.

I don't know "the answer" for this, but I'd be curious as to why someone bought ten AR-15s and 10,000 rounds of ammunition. There must be some VERY aggressive deer and prairie dogs in this guys' neighborhood . . .

Best Regards,
Mike/Florida

Sounds like the punks selling drugs in the Badlands in North Philly, just 35 miles from my nice rural/suburban home.

 

[Hay Dude]

The US Government is the largest source of weapons for Mexican cartels.

Remember Fast and Furious? 2009-2011? Where the US intentionally sold military grade weapons to illegal buyers? Those weapons went on to be used in crimes on the border.

Cartels use military grade weapons, not US consumer grade weapons. Very few sources of military hardware

Wasn’t it Border Patrolman Brian Terry who was murdered with one of those fast & furious weapons.

 

[edgarrian]

Been done to death in the "You may love/hate this idea" thread and no one's mind was changed

For sure but im sure the poster and several others didnt know this. Critical thinking is hard b/c it requires you to ask questions of both sides. If you are a loyalist and I gather most here are. Then you are right

 

[bvanek]

FBI, ATF AG HHS ????? They make announcements about how we should be aware but activity in the arrest and prosecution stage seems scarce?

Is this just a problem that isn't a problem unless it becomes a negotiating point for political posturing? Pretty pathetic, Long past time for an honest transparent cleansing.

 

[jyoutz]

Do you know what a “Glock Switch” is?

Yes, but they have better firepower than that. They have fully automatic military grade firearms. I’ve seen what the police carry in Mexico and they told me the cartels have similar.

 

[Ricn]

So why do webmasters disallow free speech? It's pretty easy to say something in disagreement just so it's said in a polite manor and without hate toward others or using fowl language. The word tariff in itself is political, it comes via political decisions made by politicians.

 

[Williy]

The tariff's are suppose to help the american businesses
to bring the cheap products to be comparable to U.S.
made products??

Some of the congress rep's want to send in the military
to wipe out the kartell

willy

 

[Riding a Relic]

The tariffs may add some fixed costs to tractors, but that cost will most likely be far less than the decrease resulting from the restoration of American energy independence.

We should be seeing the price of oil drop back below $ 40 per barrel by June, 2025 after the pipelines thru Canada are reopened and drilling is resumed on Federal lands. That will more than cut fuel costs in half, saving much on transportation.

Trump is doing the crash prevention method to boost the economy. If he does away with income taxes, he will be a hero to all. Hope they do away with a lot of agencies that are nothing but regulatory agencies, EVERYTHING does not need to be regulated.

 

[ultrarunner]

Just in my short tenure all kinds of new fees and inspections instituted...

We now pay a fee based on how many cubic feet of Oxygen the Hospital keeps on site.

Also, pay a fee per emergency generator on site.

Pay a fee to have implant tissue in the cryo freezer.

Pay a fee to have a 50psi air compressor for the HVAC system.

Pay a storm water fee based on size of the parking lot.

I could go on and on...

 

[NUTTERDW]

Inflation rate is an overall average of many things, not just groceries. Some things are obviously selling for a lot more than the average rate, while other things haven’t increased as much.

Please tell me what has not risen as much. Not anything I buy!!!