[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.]  THEODORE WELTON [@DIEZELCHRIST](/creator/twitter/DIEZELCHRIST) on x XXX followers Created: 2025-07-23 03:55:11 UTC The American Tariff Trap: Duped & Drained Picture this: In America's heartland—a Michigan factory or Iowa farm—you're sold a patriotic pitch. “Tariffs will shield our jobs, punish unfair traders, and revive manufacturing,” it promises. Slap taxes on imports, and prosperity follows. But by July 2025, this “shield” has proven a porous illusion, draining American wealth while the world profits. Unmasking the plan: These tariffs on steel, aluminum, auto parts, and electronics were touted as worker protections. Instead, they've burdened everyday Americans. Studies reveal short-term price hikes of up to 2.3%—swelling grocery bills, inflating appliances by 10-15%, and pushing cars out of reach. Low-income families suffer most, with average households facing an annual loss of about $XXXXX. Businesses grapple with soaring raw material costs, risking layoffs, sluggish hiring, and a GDP drag of XXX percentage points in 2025, with long-term effects shrinking the economy by XXX% or more. Overall, tariffs and retaliations have led to an estimated XXXXXXX job losses. The irony bites hardest: Foreign rivals thrive as Americans pay. Toyota’s stock jumped nearly XX% on July 23, 2025, thanks to a lower-than-expected XX% tariff on Japanese auto imports, allowing its supply chain to evade the heaviest hits on Chinese components. Meanwhile, U.S. giants like Ford and GM face up to XX% tariffs on essentials, incurring billions in extras (GM alone reported a $XXX billion hit). This inflates American car prices, eroding competitiveness and handing market share to imports that look like bargains. It's not true protection—it's a self-inflicted wound that boosts outsiders. The fallout extends globally in a game of trade diversion. China deepens ties with Europe and Asia, flooding those markets with affordable goods. The EU forges reciprocal pacts to bypass U.S. barriers. Countries like Indonesia and the Philippines seal new deals, slashing their tariff exposure and boosting exports. The world accelerates trade without us, gaining cheaper supply chains and stronger alliances, while U.S. exports shrink amid boycotts—hammering farmers, manufacturers, and small businesses. These aren’t mere errors; they’re deliberate choices ignoring economic history. The 2018 steel tariffs caused XXXXXX net job losses, not gains. Tariffs routinely backfire, shielding a few while costing many, without delivering revival. They can enrich narrow interests while the public foots the bill, in a system that sometimes rewards disruption over sustainable progress. Americans, we've been duped into a losing game: thinner wallets, diminished global clout. But knowledge empowers change. Scrutinize the hype, heed the data, and advocate for inclusive policies that buoy everyone—not sink us as others advance. The world moves on; it's time we steer wisely. #TariffTruth #EconomicReality #TradeBackfire #AmericaPaysMore XX engagements  **Related Topics** [tariffs](/topic/tariffs) [Post Link](https://x.com/DIEZELCHRIST/status/1947868067955941788)
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THEODORE WELTON @DIEZELCHRIST on x XXX followers
Created: 2025-07-23 03:55:11 UTC
The American Tariff Trap: Duped & Drained
Picture this: In America's heartland—a Michigan factory or Iowa farm—you're sold a patriotic pitch. “Tariffs will shield our jobs, punish unfair traders, and revive manufacturing,” it promises. Slap taxes on imports, and prosperity follows. But by July 2025, this “shield” has proven a porous illusion, draining American wealth while the world profits.
Unmasking the plan: These tariffs on steel, aluminum, auto parts, and electronics were touted as worker protections. Instead, they've burdened everyday Americans. Studies reveal short-term price hikes of up to 2.3%—swelling grocery bills, inflating appliances by 10-15%, and pushing cars out of reach. Low-income families suffer most, with average households facing an annual loss of about $XXXXX. Businesses grapple with soaring raw material costs, risking layoffs, sluggish hiring, and a GDP drag of XXX percentage points in 2025, with long-term effects shrinking the economy by XXX% or more. Overall, tariffs and retaliations have led to an estimated XXXXXXX job losses.
The irony bites hardest: Foreign rivals thrive as Americans pay. Toyota’s stock jumped nearly XX% on July 23, 2025, thanks to a lower-than-expected XX% tariff on Japanese auto imports, allowing its supply chain to evade the heaviest hits on Chinese components. Meanwhile, U.S. giants like Ford and GM face up to XX% tariffs on essentials, incurring billions in extras (GM alone reported a $XXX billion hit). This inflates American car prices, eroding competitiveness and handing market share to imports that look like bargains. It's not true protection—it's a self-inflicted wound that boosts outsiders.
The fallout extends globally in a game of trade diversion. China deepens ties with Europe and Asia, flooding those markets with affordable goods. The EU forges reciprocal pacts to bypass U.S. barriers. Countries like Indonesia and the Philippines seal new deals, slashing their tariff exposure and boosting exports. The world accelerates trade without us, gaining cheaper supply chains and stronger alliances, while U.S. exports shrink amid boycotts—hammering farmers, manufacturers, and small businesses.
These aren’t mere errors; they’re deliberate choices ignoring economic history. The 2018 steel tariffs caused XXXXXX net job losses, not gains. Tariffs routinely backfire, shielding a few while costing many, without delivering revival. They can enrich narrow interests while the public foots the bill, in a system that sometimes rewards disruption over sustainable progress.
Americans, we've been duped into a losing game: thinner wallets, diminished global clout. But knowledge empowers change. Scrutinize the hype, heed the data, and advocate for inclusive policies that buoy everyone—not sink us as others advance. The world moves on; it's time we steer wisely. #TariffTruth #EconomicReality #TradeBackfire #AmericaPaysMore
XX engagements
Related Topics tariffs