@35 ... Tariffs get passed onto the consumer. ...

Yup. Absolutely.

Though, fmr Pres Trump in his speeches and interviews incorrectly seems to assert that tariffs are paid for by the country they are levied against.

That is wrong on a couple of levels.

First, tariffs are not levied against countries, but against certain goods from countries.

Second, and this is the important one, the cost of tariffs are just passed along to consumers. Tariffs are quite similar to a tax on goods.

So, a general question ... with all the talk of tariffs that fmr Pres Trump spouts in his rally speeches, how does he balance the cost of those tariffs being passed on to consumers with his comments about lowering inflation?

Now, more specifically, why is fmr Pres Trump going after farmers, causing them to pay more for the equipment they need to feed the Country? And, as a follow-up, will those increased costs of farm equipment find their way into the supermarkets?

@#10 ... Im not a farmer but have had many John Deere over the years ...

So, you've had "many John Deere" over the year.

That sounds like a robot response.

What else yer got?

@#7 ... Reporter: How will you lower prices?

Trump: By raising prices.

Slurpers: 4D Chess! ...

Bingo.

When fmr Pres Trump speaks of tariffs, he is saying he wants to raise prices. But, how does that relate to his assertion of lowering prices?

Oddly, coincidentally, this ancient song just popped up on the playlist here...

@#20 ... The point isn't to raise the prices on their crappy software locked gear. It's to keep them making it in the US. It's saying "If you destroy these US jobs, you're going to go out of business because NOBODY is going to buy your stuff, they'll pick another manufacturer." ...

Ya know, in some respects I do not disagree.

However, like every policy decision, this one has ramifications.

Fmr Pres Trump is saying that he wants to raise tariffs on the equipment farmers buy.

Those tariffs are then passed along as the cost of goods the farmers deliver to stores.

So, consumers then pay more for food.

OK, how does all this correlate with fmr Pres Trump's comments that he will lower inflation should he be elected?

Stated differently, why do fmr Pres Trump's policy assertions seem to have major conflicts with themselves??

Didn't he even take a minute or two to think them through?

@#26 ... Don't forget he has no intention of actually doing anything he says he's going to do. ...

Oh, I disagree.

Based upon his prior term, he may try to use the DoJ against his perceived Democrat enemies.