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Tariffs: good or bad for ammo prices?

If only this were true. The tax cuts from 2018 that increased the deficit rewarded companies but ultimately, they didn't move a lot of manufacturing domestically. Trickle down doesn't really trickle down because prices moved. up.

I asked AI to analyze the income economic data...

Source data:

Key Insights from 2018–2024 Tax Changes and Wealth Distribution:

1. Top 0.1% Growth Outpaces Other Groups
• The Top 0.1% saw the most rapid growth in wealth, increasing from $12.24 trillion in 2018-Q1 to $22.13 trillion in 2024-Q3, an 80% increase.
• The biggest surge happened between 2020-2021, likely due to stock market booms and tax incentives favoring high-net-worth individuals.

2. Middle 90-99% Grew but at a Slower Rate
• The 90-99% group rose from $38.9 trillion in 2018 to $58.33 trillion in 2024, a 50% increase.
• Their gains were less dramatic than the Top 0.1%, suggesting they benefitted from economic recovery but at a more moderate pace.

3. Bottom 50% Saw Growth but Still Holds Minimal Wealth
• The Bottom 50% increased their net worth from $1.51 trillion in 2018 to $3.89 trillion in 2024, more than doubling in six years.
• Despite this growth, their total share of wealth remains significantly lower than higher brackets.

4. 2020 Dip & Rapid Post-Pandemic Rebound
2020-Q1 shows a decline across all wealth groups due to pandemic-related market crashes.
• The wealthiest groups rebounded fastest after stimulus programs and tax benefits in 2020-2021, particularly the Top 0.1% and 99-99.9% groups.

5. Post-2022 Flattening for Middle Groups
• While the Top 0.1% continued growing, the 99-99.9% and 90-99% groups saw a slowdown post-2022, possibly due to interest rate hikes and slower economic expansion.

Conclusions & Trends
• The Top 0.1% and ultra-wealthy benefitted most from post-2018 tax cuts and economic shifts
• The Bottom 50% saw some improvements but remain far behind in wealth accumulation.
Mid-tier groups (90-99%) experienced solid but slower growth, showing that wealth concentration continues to favor the highest earners.
Do those results take into effect the inflation from 2021?
 
The only thing tariffs will do is give people an excuse to raise prices.

An item that sells for $ 4 retail costs about $ 1 to import. Add 10% and that $ 4 thing should be $ 4.10 but it won't. It will be $ 4.50 and everyone will be pissed and pay it because the domestic item is still $ 5.
 
The only thing tariffs will do is give people an excuse to raise prices.

An item that sells for $ 4 retail costs about $ 1 to import. Add 10% and that $ 4 thing should be $ 4.10 but it won't. It will be $ 4.50 and everyone will be pissed and pay it because the domestic item is still $ 5.
$4.50? Puh-leeze. Those are pre-scamdemic price increases.

Once the prices start creeping up, the $4 instantly becomes the $5 thing overnight, and then once the news reports on it, it's now the $6 thing because hoarders and online resellers.

And just like that the $5 domestically produced thing is now 10 bucks.

Welcome to the new economy.
 
As I understand it antimony is used in making ammunition and China supplies a little less than half the worlds supply so ammo prices could be affected. Seems like it depends on the type of ammo as well so for you it may not mean much. Reuters link for anyone interested.
 
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