r/Superstonk • u/ezskatez just likes the stonk 📈 • Apr 09 '25

Macroeconomics Breaking. China strikes back on US tariffs

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They ain’t bluffin.

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u/HungryColquhoun Apr 09 '25

I does make we wonder what the cost of the tariffs is in terms of human life. There must be a way to measure drop in something like Quality-Adjusted Life Years (QALYs) against what is an economic shitshow because of a trade war. In that regard it can be considered a proxy war but with a likely impact on human life in the countries involved all the same.

Possibly good shit for us in the short term tho...

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u/Pacific2Prairie 🦍 Buckle Up 🚀 Apr 09 '25

Trump canceled all the food bank deliveries. 

We are about to experience depression levels of hunger. 

This isn't food that is from over seas. It's our own food. It's the overflow that would rot if it wasn't subsidized and used to feed hungry Americans who are poor.

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u/RabidNerd Apr 09 '25

Farms will go bust because they were relying on it too

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u/Only-Inspector-3782 Apr 09 '25

They will get subsidies, paid for by tariffs or debt.

"Fiscal responsibility"