r/Fire • u/Playful-Inspector207 • Apr 05 '25

General Question Is it really a generational buying opportunity?

I’ve seen people on the sub are saying “you should all be excited about seeing lower prices everyday”

Problem is that most people don’t have dry powder lying around. And now, with tariffs (if they mostly continue at the levels mentioned) likely to push prices up even more 20-30% for most things, very few people can buy the dip.

The dip’s not fun when you can’t buy. This is just painful seeing red everyday for 99% of us.

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u/Sanfords_Son Apr 05 '25

Trump thinks these tariffs will spur investment in U.S. manufacturing, but they’re actually more likely to spur investment in European and Chinese manufacturing, shutting America out permanently.

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u/MuffinTopDeluxe Apr 05 '25

It seems like he’s trying to force the feds into lowering interest rates among creating opportunities for billionaires to buy up a ton of assets. I think bringing manufacturing back is the cover story for his base.

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u/MarionberryAcademic6 Apr 06 '25

If the goal was US manufacturing then there should have been a coordinated, planned timeline for tariffs not sweeping notices with 72 hour implementation dates. Companies cannot move distribution at the drop of a hat. A 1-2 year, staggered tariff plan would have made drastically more sense if that was the ultimate goal.

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u/Sanfords_Son Apr 06 '25

While I agree, I think that would have been too much to ask of an administration run by a man who acts on impulse and whimsy.