So, being that Most all of the Pellets we use come from overseas, do you think we will see an Increase/shortage of Pellets due to the Possible Port Strike?
Pellet Prices
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possible , but those people have a lot of leverage , and if they don't ask too much it will be averted . but in any strike they always ask way too much so they can throw a lot of items off the list .
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No. I don't think that will increase prices or cause shortages. It may delay deliveries on some items.
Tariffs on foreign products are what drives prices up. The shipyard strikes will simply add to the time it takes to receive goods.
The American shipyard workers are a minuscule factor in the total cost of importing goods. A rise in wages for them would represent only a tiny fraction of the total cost of shipping an item.
Tariffs on the other hand raise consumer prices for everything (even domestic goods to a certain extent) and put that money in the hands of the government. Strikes for better wages raise prices only slightly and put the money in the hands of American workers which in turn fuel the American economy.
Most shipyard workers shoot high end PCP rifles and pellets made overseas. A few more bucks in their pocket could actually help the red blooded American businesses that we buy our imported airguns from.
Tariffs on foreign products are what drives prices up. The shipyard strikes will simply add to the time it takes to receive goods.
The American shipyard workers are a minuscule factor in the total cost of importing goods. A rise in wages for them would represent only a tiny fraction of the total cost of shipping an item.
Tariffs on the other hand raise consumer prices for everything (even domestic goods to a certain extent) and put that money in the hands of the government. Strikes for better wages raise prices only slightly and put the money in the hands of American workers which in turn fuel the American economy.
Most shipyard workers shoot high end PCP rifles and pellets made overseas. A few more bucks in their pocket could actually help the red blooded American businesses that we buy our imported airguns from.
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I have such a huge stockpile, it doesn't matter to me. It seems companies will use any excuse to charge more.
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Well, we aren't supposed to have an Income Tax and the Government was supposed to be funded by tariffs, so if we had a tariff system and no Federal Income tax we could afford whatever we want.
Smitty
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Like DubaiWell, we aren't supposed to have an Income Tax and the Government was supposed to be funded by tariffs, so if we had a tariff system and no Federal Income tax we could afford whatever we want.
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Well, we aren't supposed to have an Income Tax and the Government was supposed to be funded by tariffs, so if we had a tariff system and no Federal Income tax we could afford whatever we want.
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News flash. Our government isn't funded like that anymore. We have taxes. We also have inflation. Paying more for consumer goods isn't a solution to either one. It will only force the average Joe to pay more to the government and make his dollar worth less.
I made a comparison in the context of the cost of pellets. A shipyard strike would affect the price of pellets very little and actually help the economy. A tariff would affect pellet prices directly as well as drive up inflation by double digits on every imported item. A negative for the economy.
If you support tariffs or want to change the tax code that's fine. But its not the discussion here. I simply used tariffs as an example of a factor that would drastically affect pellet prices and compared it to the shipyard strike that wouldn't affect pellet prices at all.
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The Fed came along in 1913. And we already had Police Fire, Schools, Roads, Bridges, and they told us that Taxes on our wages would make it Better. LOL What a Crock.
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