Thread: 60% Tariff
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Old 02-06-2024, 04:16 AM   #6
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That "promise" to impose a 60% tarif is not realistic, and not happening, ever. Think about it... Cell phones, car parts, all sorts of appliances, cookware, plumbing fixtures, tools, furniture, clothes, even food and manufacturing equipment!

And there are manufacturing and big contract sale agreements between US and worldwide business partners and Chinese companies in existence. It's Business. An anchor on the worldwide economy would be bad for everyone, and could even cause another recession.

The tarif would not be popular at all. This is just another example of populist blather shot from the hip with no forethought. It's a sound bite, that's all.

Don't worry. If prices go up on these bikes and aftermarket parts it will due to inflationary pressure within China, including wage increase demands of an increasingly sophisticated and burgeoning middle class, and materials cost increases. There isn't much we can do about that, except as Tom suggests, buy it before any price increase happens!

The good news is that we are seeing overall quality and incremental improvements in these motorcycles! These would make some price increases justifiable. But for now, we aren't seeing it.
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Last edited by Thumper; 02-06-2024 at 10:17 AM.
 
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