Michael Ritland

I agree. I don't know why so many people are so short-sighted that way. To watch the stock market as an example, and one bad day and people are screaming that the economy is collapsing, and then the next day it goes up 1,200 points. You have to see the bigger picture. I admittedly, too, am not... you know, an economics professor, economics professor.

I agree. I don't know why so many people are so short-sighted that way. To watch the stock market as an example, and one bad day and people are screaming that the economy is collapsing, and then the next day it goes up 1,200 points. You have to see the bigger picture. I admittedly, too, am not... you know, an economics professor, economics professor.

I agree. I don't know why so many people are so short-sighted that way. To watch the stock market as an example, and one bad day and people are screaming that the economy is collapsing, and then the next day it goes up 1,200 points. You have to see the bigger picture. I admittedly, too, am not... you know, an economics professor, economics professor.

But at the same time, it's like tariffs seem pretty cut and dry to me. And that, like, if you're going to charge us, it's only fair to charge you back. Or we both say, hey, neither of us are going to charge anything. Like, what's complicated about that?

But at the same time, it's like tariffs seem pretty cut and dry to me. And that, like, if you're going to charge us, it's only fair to charge you back. Or we both say, hey, neither of us are going to charge anything. Like, what's complicated about that?

But at the same time, it's like tariffs seem pretty cut and dry to me. And that, like, if you're going to charge us, it's only fair to charge you back. Or we both say, hey, neither of us are going to charge anything. Like, what's complicated about that?

Yeah. I think it's because of that short-sightedness and that in the interim, it could make people lose jobs or could see a huge spike in normal day-to-day household goods or you know, make vehicles now twice as expensive, you know, for a period of time.

Yeah. I think it's because of that short-sightedness and that in the interim, it could make people lose jobs or could see a huge spike in normal day-to-day household goods or you know, make vehicles now twice as expensive, you know, for a period of time.

Yeah. I think it's because of that short-sightedness and that in the interim, it could make people lose jobs or could see a huge spike in normal day-to-day household goods or you know, make vehicles now twice as expensive, you know, for a period of time.

I do think one misstep is the, the kind of lack of understanding from a business owner's perspective to say anybody who has things manufactured somewhere else to just say, you know, Hey, we're going to do tariffs starts in 30 days. If you don't like it, make it here. It's like, you have to know it's not that easy to like, I had this conversation yesterday as if

I do think one misstep is the, the kind of lack of understanding from a business owner's perspective to say anybody who has things manufactured somewhere else to just say, you know, Hey, we're going to do tariffs starts in 30 days. If you don't like it, make it here. It's like, you have to know it's not that easy to like, I had this conversation yesterday as if

I do think one misstep is the, the kind of lack of understanding from a business owner's perspective to say anybody who has things manufactured somewhere else to just say, you know, Hey, we're going to do tariffs starts in 30 days. If you don't like it, make it here. It's like, you have to know it's not that easy to like, I had this conversation yesterday as if

I mean, it can't happen, you know? Yeah. And that's the thing that I think that frustrates at least me and I think most people that are for that long-term train of thinking. But there has to be an implementation process that's smarter about going about that or you're just gonna put everybody out of business. Because the reality of it is is that there's a reason why things are made other places.

I mean, it can't happen, you know? Yeah. And that's the thing that I think that frustrates at least me and I think most people that are for that long-term train of thinking. But there has to be an implementation process that's smarter about going about that or you're just gonna put everybody out of business. Because the reality of it is is that there's a reason why things are made other places.

I mean, it can't happen, you know? Yeah. And that's the thing that I think that frustrates at least me and I think most people that are for that long-term train of thinking. But there has to be an implementation process that's smarter about going about that or you're just gonna put everybody out of business. Because the reality of it is is that there's a reason why things are made other places.

So to just say to company X who's making product Y in China or wherever, let's say it's Canada, um, you know, to just say, we'll make it in America. If you don't want the tariffs, it's like, even with the tariffs, it's probably still cheaper, you know, or, or even, it may not even be feasible for, for me to make product Y in America and, and charge what I'm charging.

So to just say to company X who's making product Y in China or wherever, let's say it's Canada, um, you know, to just say, we'll make it in America. If you don't want the tariffs, it's like, even with the tariffs, it's probably still cheaper, you know, or, or even, it may not even be feasible for, for me to make product Y in America and, and charge what I'm charging.

So to just say to company X who's making product Y in China or wherever, let's say it's Canada, um, you know, to just say, we'll make it in America. If you don't want the tariffs, it's like, even with the tariffs, it's probably still cheaper, you know, or, or even, it may not even be feasible for, for me to make product Y in America and, and charge what I'm charging.

Or even, even if you were to charge whatever you had to, like now you're not selling it because it's so far over price that nobody's going to buy it, you know? And so, um, To me, like, I don't know if we give our politicians too much credit to think that they're thinking from that perspective, but it doesn't seem like they are in a lot of cases.

Or even, even if you were to charge whatever you had to, like now you're not selling it because it's so far over price that nobody's going to buy it, you know? And so, um, To me, like, I don't know if we give our politicians too much credit to think that they're thinking from that perspective, but it doesn't seem like they are in a lot of cases.