How Trump's tariffs plan may impact Tampa Bay

Economist Abigail Hall Blanco, with the University of Tampa, offers a clearer understanding of tariffs and how they impact families and businesses.

[@GodBlessedAmerica]

If everyone bought American made, there’d be no reason to import anything in the first place.

[@roseturner7889]

90% of our food comes from other countries. And a lot of it can't be grown or produced in America.

[@WayneTheSeine]

Where are you going to get your bananas, and produce in the winter? Fruits and nuts: Nearly 60% of fruits and nuts consumed in the U.S. are imported. Milled grains and oils: 57.4% of milled grains and oils consumed in the U.S. are imported. Sweeteners: 45% of sweeteners consumed in the U.S. are imported. Vegetables: 40.4% of vegetables consumed in the U.S. are imported. Seafood: 70-85% of seafood consumed in the U.S. is imported. Ground beef: Imports account for 20-30% of ground beef consumed in the U.S. That is just food.....need more information?

[@marylandrie4]

Everything we use on daily basis like a car or phone your washer and dryer your dishwasher your TV your computer everything has parts made in China so even if we did go all American it would take us years to build factories and train people to make these things. You don't seem to understand how much we rely on other countries for our everyday living and how we aren't capable of going all American do you ...

[@GodBlessedAmerica]

More made in the USA and less China junk.

[@roseturner7889]

Do I guess you're going to stop eating because 90% of our meat and produce and seafood come from other countries not just China.

[@Tracy-m3n]

All your trump gear is made in china

[@oldasrocks9121]

FAFO

[@camresearch5120]

The United States imports iron ore for a number of reasons, including: Domestic reserves: The United States has been running low on high-grade iron ore reserves. Transportation costs: Iron ore mines in other countries, like Brazil and Australia, can deliver iron ore to the United States at lower prices than domestic mines.

[@patricianewman5233]

Get real. Other savings elsewhere. Biased

[@roseturner7889]

All you bozos in this comment section saying buy American. You don't understand that 90% of our food comes from other countries. 90% of all seafood in America comes from another country. Yes we make stuff in America but the ingredients and stuff that we need to make stuff in America comes from another country. We don't have cotton fields in America anymore they are in other countries. We don't grow rice in America we don't produce enough eggs for all the Americans in America we don't produce enough anything in America for us to solely live off of what we grow and produce in America.

[@79mini]

You must not get out much. You can see cotton fields on the side of I-95.🙈😄

[@patricianewman5233]

You have never seen crops on bootheel oh Missouri. Cotton, Rice corn all grown here. 8000 acres of cotton on one farm.

[@HwnDragon1]

Not to mention USA produce and meat are killing people with their contamination.

[@79mini]

@@roseturner7889 last harvest in the US was 15.8 million bales of cotton, which is a 20% increase. I would say we still harvest cotton domestically. We only import 16.4% of fresh and processed fruit and vegetables. Not sure how you came up with 90%.

[@TheDemonation13]

our food only comes from these places because you buy the cheap crap the sell us the best foods of all kind are grown hear in the states but if your stuffing your pocket who cares is what you are saying you really got learning to do unless you are not for our country people n concern of our way of life rice foe example Arkansas n rice a roni produced equal to the worlds growth of rice ask the Clintons its their money i say do real unbias research before making false claims and or angry statements

[@davidvincent1093]

All I can say to those of you that drank the KOOL-AID......... I TOLD YOU SO

[@anthonybenash3457]

After watching your website throughout the campaign, this doesn’t surprise me. You’re obviously biased

[@michaelhally3283]

Hmmm........ Thinking this would have been much more useful a few weeks ago. Perfect example of the media's failure to do it's job. Pitiful.

[@blondiex315]

He didn't say he's putting tariffs on Peru's blueberries, mango's, oranges etc etc etc

[@kennethcoon4905]

President Trump will go down as the greatest president in American history !

[@roseturner7889]

🤣🤣🤣🤣 you are STUPID

[@Tracy-m3n]

Your trump merchandise is made in china

[@debdeb62065]

You have drank way too much Kool aid.

[@Snipewoods69]

The greatest American FELON-IN-CHIEF in the history of the USA.

[@camresearch5120]

During the fiscal year ended in September 2023, agricultural imports amounted to approximately 195.4 billion U.S. dollars, this is forecast to increase to about 201 billion U.S. dollars in 2024.

[@JLPrice-kc2uy]

I think the black dude should let the white lady talk about Tariffs that was put on all these democratic southern states during the early 1832 because the South had all good's by way of free labor, or slavery. South Carolina was threatening to leave the Union if they continue to do this. The northern states, concluded that we cannot compete in the market place with free labor.

[@WayneTheSeine]

It was nice to see an economics professor explain the impact of tariffs, but a 6th grader would have sufficed and would have done it for free. I cannot believe adults need to have this explained.

[@stlounsbury]

They’re listening now. And one is probably not better off taking their lead, as you mentioned, from a 6th grader.

[@hope4all366]

Just what we need is more expense.

[@stlounsbury]

Good discussion, clear, to the point, addresses the general aspects of tariff impacts. Thank you.

[@blondiex315]

If they want to make millions off their product they have to pay a tax, the same tax we pay in customs when returning back to the states with goods. The item still sells and should sell for what it is worth. It doesn't bump up the price of the item. That's what the other country selling it does cause they're pissed they have to pay a tax... The same tax US civilians already pay.... Like wtf

[@monibert4486]

Trump wants to het rid of income taxes, no taxes on SS and no taxes on tips. What you save on taxrs makes up for higher cost. We had higher import taxes on goods from china his first years.

[@om-nj2hw]

Good video, but this should of been done way before the election. How come were all hearing about this now? All the channels talking about this now? Where was this weeks before the election? Somethings off about that.

[@FLsheepdog1]

Teaching Tampa to be stupid. Good job.

[@PETER-rj4he]

Sin ..pride..makes blind..they know Not what they DO

[@TheDemonation13]

tarrifs can be good or bad you named all the bad sides but not any of the good side which means your either bias or dont know what you are really talking about

[@The72Rabbit]

Ahhh Trade Wars due to Tarifs. I see the concept is to lower our $30 Trillion deficit but it may do the same with other countries. If BYD has 43% of auto sales in China, why is it that Tesla does not have that type of market in the USA? Seems like the USA needs to learn something China is doing.

[@FLsheepdog1]

She doesn't know what she is talking about.

[@HwnDragon1]

No complaining Trumps fixing it 🎉

[@Spicy248]

❤❤

[@codmobilevets7208]

Fake news