“The Capitalist Reaction” - Trump THREATENS John Deere 200% Tariffs For Mexico Move

[@christymartinez4055]

John Deere saw a 42% profit increase from 2022 to 2023, yet its decision to shift jobs to Mexico isn't driven by rising operational costs. Instead, it's about maximizing profits while disregarding the workers who built the company. John Deere is synonymous with tractors, a symbol of American ingenuity, progress, and rural life. Farmers, essential to our economy and food supply, embody the pride we take in our self-reliance to feed the nation. By outsourcing jobs, John Deere is betraying its country while clinging to a patriotic image it has long cultivated.

[@wstlndiesel]

John Deere no longer exists. The new company name is Juan Deere.

[@Bearsacci]

Republicans are against worker rights and making wages higher. So there goes that.

[@Bearsacci]

Conservatives are against worker rights and raising wages. So everything is going to plan actually.

[@SanDiegoOfficial]

Yet these guys preach capitalism. So are they for unregulated capitalism or are they not?

[@iJay073]

The rest of the world makes tractors too......euhm......maybe you did no tknow that....American ingenuity ?? whahahah sure. The GREATEST NATION ON nevermind....

[@Borntorizz]

John Deer already destroyed themself when they actively have prevented farmers from fixing their own tractors.

[@troydspain1099]

Would love to know the actual cost to manufacture is

[@stoundingresults]

In a documentary a farmer had to pay $5,000 just for the equipment to be moved by a lowboy flat bed truck driver to get it to the dealer for service

[@cchavezjr7]

@@stoundingresults I'm a farmer and yes, we get charged a lot of money to move equipment to the store when they can't fix on-site. Luckily, we have enough equipment that we have a tech nearly on demand so it does make it better but we're almost always down with something so we have to make sure we only keep equipment through the warranty periods and then replace. It's too expensive to try to fix anything beyond warranty.

[@starseeddeluxe]

Was it John Deer? Or Deere? I think used to be spelled "John Deer" before we changed timelines. Just like JCPenny. I grew up with JCPenny. Not JCPenney. This is a "Mandela Effect." The thought just came to me, that the problem is not about economics. The problem is that some companies and corporations and entire industries have been co-opted by "Non-Human" evil CEO's and stock holders that are against Humanity. And when Trump talks about having zero tolerance (that's basically what he is saying) he is correct in his approach. Because their actions of trying to circumvent American costs, is nothing less than an affront on the American economy, an outright attack on it, and these bosses and CEO's must be treated as enemies of America. They are effectively trying to sabotage and destroy America. If they cared about America, they would do as Tesla did, and make products entirely in America, entirely with American workers. When Trump is angry and talking about tarrifs, he's really talking about the strange creatures that are trying to sabotage America. If these were good people, trying to do good, Trump would not speak with such contempt. He knows who is good.

[@catfishman1768]

This is why older tractors are worth 10s of thousands of dollars. We farm with 100hp 40+ year old tractors. And I don’t have listen to alarms and bells telling me to put add dep.

[@Tonyinthephilippines]

If it’s not made in USA, it’s no longer an American company

[@kirk.w.mclaren]

Well put

[@easymoney7007]

Sounds like common sense.

[@jordlee9059]

What about CNHI? They are owned by FIAT.

[@alanman6087]

John Deere is Blackrock and Vanguard .

[@TheContrarianThinker]

Name one US company, under that appropriate definition 🤔

[@stark246]

Thanks!

[@jacobhindson2275]

Screw John Deere. Remember fighting for right to repair?

[@USAeee]

I read that, insanity. Talk about holding your ass over a barrel.

[@JamesClark-lw6sw]

JOHN DEERE CAN GO FOOK ITSELF.

[@JohnSmith-ez9dx]

Faq JD. Croocks.

[@wstlndiesel]

Its now Juan Deere

[@davesteier-xf5lh]

Most expensive parts. Absolutely no. I have seen a $30 hose on a rider get a pinhole a $30 rad hose?? For a riding mower? Are you out of your minds?? All the old ones are cheap and ppl cant wait to get rid of them. Look up a hood. Plus, JD is GERMAN

[@kathleenmusiclvr7663]

You can NOT have a consumer only country . We need manufacturing .

[@Aram-u9p]

Poor Trump always says: Tax cuts, low cost of energy and so many things for corporations but I do not know why this show didn't say anything when they were talking about the price of the iPhone.

[@fodaykamara9440]

@@Aram-u9pthey missed the conversation about the cost to make products.

[@buddybrax]

​@@Aram-u9p I mean who cares. Cheap labor runs in cycles. It was china. Now it's india or Mexico. America needs to produce. But it also needs cheap labor. Phones aren't expensive to make. They just boost the price like shoes.

[@alejandromedrano9418]

They're completely missing another point.. We as Americans are fucking Lazy.. Specially as the Generations go by.. It's Hard finding individuals that want to work.. The ones that do feel entitled to earn some crazy amount with out the experience... Hence why Blue Coller jobs are paying more than anything you might want to go to school for.. But you actually have to work and get your hands dirty.. Thats why a lot of Manufacturing is going else where.. Bunch of pussies that are scared to work....

[@majordddd]

If you actually look at the cost labor costs less than all of management. Take less profit and keep it here

[@josephcrackel72]

Harley Davidson would not be around today had REAGAN not put tarrifs on Japanese motorcycles being dumped in this country. YOU CANNOT SAY GOLBAL COMPETITION when your competition has no labor regulation, no enviromental regulation or and IRS taking all your profits to give to foregion countries.

[@enerpro2955]

Japanese labor is more regulated than US

[@ricomajestic]

John Deere is an American company though! Those tariffs are passed on to the customer!

[@Sparticulous]

@@ricomajesticthe goods can be tariff free if they stay in usa. Plus john deer is a trash company

[@fshfrktx]

there is the "DEI"...

[@enerpro2955]

@@ricomajestic American companies have been outsourcing with impunity forever and the politicians as well as the consumers gave zero fucks about those who got laid off! Besides, Mexico is a member of NAFTA which greenlights these types of business practices

[@DanielRundellpnw833]

Tariffs. actually hurt the working man the company doesn't pay it they pass it on to the Consumer, and that's a fact.

[@supremecaffeine2633]

That's only if you have no other option for similar products around the original price.

[@briangallagher787]

@@supremecaffeine2633So what other options are there to John Deere and China? Go on. I’ll wait.

[@GlennMelton-tj4pq]

They two dump ass do not care they run there mouth on that pad cast making more money

[@_._._._X]

tariffs are a way to stop slave labor though

[@WesNorton-xd1ln]

You don’t get the actual point. The point is to return manufacturing back home genius

[@Veyron1967]

Most people are missing an obvious point: If your workers are in Mexico, then they will spend their money in Mexico. If your workers are in the US, then they will spend those dollars in the US, supporting other US workers and the US economy. These issues are not mutually exclusive. Trump is right on this one. If we outsource all of our industry then how does the average citizen make a living, and how does that effect the wider economy?

[@j...bro.]

We all become major brand owners? Is that possible? Ohhh.

[@35INHUMAN]

Every immigrant that has immediate family sends money to that family. Which benefits that country. This in the long run has a negative effect on our economy.

[@Rudizel]

By spending money in Mexico you strengthen the Mexican economy and thus you have less people trying to illegally come to the US. Thus you win in another way, things are all intertwined so you need to look at the bigger picture.

[@wesleydunn5106]

It also makes independent of others control. We need to get back up and that means jobs must come back and deregulation must happen . The government needs to be limited and regulated by the people thru COS. WE SAY SO.

[@maggiebee3227]

​@@RudizelA lot of manufacturing is already in Mexico. If what you suggest was true, Mexicans already have no reason to cross the border illegally. Why is it that the progress of other countries is expected to come at the expense of the People of the USA?

[@EMee-i8q]

I made parts for John Deere yesterday, Today I got sent home for no work. Huge lay offs where I work and We don't just make parts for John Deere. Our company was expanding during trump. Now I don't see how they can afford to keep the light's on. It's scarry.

[@zuzanazuscinova5209]

High cost of energy is killing everyone

[@Angryblackwoman999]

I am so sorry to hear that you lost your job. You have to act and start looking around for something else you can't have a defeating spirit.

[@easymoney7007]

As John Kerry would say, learn how to code.

[@harnessworx3046]

A friend of mine was laod off from QMC in Urbandale, IA. About 85-90% of their manufacturing is for Deere parts. Deere among other things wants a cost reduction on parts every 5 years on average. They always want cheaper parts and at least from what I’ve witnessed they will let auakity go if its cheaper and adequate. Deere is no longer top notch-and they will never be if they go with the “good enough” manufacturing attitude. I’ve seen this 1st hand being in manufacturing for almost 11 years of my life. Laser welding is the latest thing that has put a nail in the coffin of manufacturing who don’t keep up with that technology. But it’s been said before-a US company can’t compete with countries where the standard of living is so far below that of the US. To really gain a understanding of how the exonomy of a country can shift balances of power people need to read “Confessions of an Economic Hitman”, that book will open your eyes and scare TF out of you once you understand how the game works.

[@Mike-ky9jz]

All the lefts fault.....inflation was Biden....no one else

[@bigtechnazis3554]

One of the biggest john deer manufacturing plants is located in my city, and they have plans to close the doors. They've layed off 60% so far. We are talking about thousands of people losing their jobs, many of which had dedicated their entire lives too.

[@hippopotamusanonymous1580]

Rich people think about self enrichment not loyalty to those that made them rich

[@KyuketsukiRei]

Hope everyone in your city votes Trump.

[@bigtechnazis3554]

@@KyuketsukiRei Red state, red county, we're good on that front.

[@uncommonsense5876]

Btw, this is why American workers LOVE President Trump

[@truthhope3709]

Mark Cuban is not libertarian. He is pure Democrat alongside Obama, Biden and Harris.

[@1aatlas]

Corporate democrat, Corporate Republican... The uni-party.

[@loopymadethatbeat]

@@1aatlassmell the same look the same feel the same… they must be the same!

[@indonesiaamerica7050]

@@1aatlas Neocons and NeoMarxists. Same thing.

[@LRRPFco52]

Mark Cuban trying to school Trump on business is cute, a one hit wonder with that stupid internet sports site sale that was way over valued. He is nowhere near Trump's level of business accomplishments or experience.

[@TheMetalOK]

Go read what he said during the Hong Kong takeover. Cuban is about his bag and that’s it

[@leifkemp]

THAT, RIGHT THERE. is EXACTLY why I am voting for Trump!!!

[@trish.b]

Ditto !

[@SALAZAR619]

Mark is right And I usually hate his pov on politics

[@MechAnonymous]

I worked for John deere manufacturing they are worst than the mafia john deere is as corrupt as new york and massachusetts out tiogetehr

[@catfishruinedtrophycatfish7998]

Yuppppp

[@Roadglide911]

⁠mark has never been right about anything.

[@karenjensen2345]

Wholeheartedly disagree. American companies should never relocate to another country, ever.

[@eddyimplementredux]

That capitalism commie dum dum, remember when Harris said she would sic the FTC on companies for doing this and you called her a commie? One person's plan is to stop companies from doing this before it happens the other's plan is let it happen, then add a tax/tariff the consumer will have to pay for, some of you are just hopeless, I hope you saw the video of the Vance crowd booing the fed for lowering interest rates, you people are literally booing prices going down

[@GermanCRMZ]

Where's the freedom, then? I thought the U.S. was the best example of "free economy." Why don't you say the same thing about Tesla? Bunch of hypocrites

[@eddyimplementredux]

@@GermanCRMZ 2 months ago they ran the story when they announced it "John Deere leaving blue state" Dubuque fucking Iowa! This is conservativism, they're chasing non-mongoloids into the arms of democrats, 200% tariffs as punishment for enjoying the rules of capitalism

[@spyder001]

Psst, ​@@GermanCRMZ Tesla moved from California to Texas. They just also have plants in other countries.

[@GermanCRMZ]

@spyder001 you're proving my point. Why is Trump not whining about Tesla opening big factories in other countries if they can open those giga factories here in the U.S? Because it doesn't fit his agenda. That's hypocrisy!!

[@LOEMOB1962]

Moving an American company to Mexico then it’s no longer an American company. Fuck what Mark Cuban talking about

[@hectorcardenas2171]

Things din’t work that way, business don’t work that way. Dammit! Capitalism doesn’t work that way.

[@TraciWatson-x6c]

America first people! Don’t take away from our farmers ! This country was built on the land and Farmers!

[@Mr50403]

It was built on taxes and free labor. BE HONEST.

[@yamofranko8899]

In fairness, farmers dont know their place...they think we can jepeordize national security so they can sell soy beans to our enemy

[@oldgringo66]

@@yamofranko8899 ok buddy. Stop buying American produced food and see how that works out for you.

[@TheJoelef]

The same farmer who beg for government subsidies and illegal immigration?

[@ChristopherWilliams-sb3if]

Damn trump got balls for telling them right in there face ...he got my vote

[@SlayAtHomeDad311]

You guys missed the point. The Tarrifs are to keep business here and bring foreign manufacturers here as well.

[@sennaha]

At high prices. When the rest of the world gets hi-tec products for much less. Isolation is a slippery slope.

[@earthworm7346]

Yeah i was surprised.. PBD was just caught up in being diplomatic, becayse he probably wants to interview Marc Cuban. And Tom was leg humping PBD this whole podcast.

[@jrg5315]

That’s not what’s going to happen though…?

[@fox1actual]

@@jrg5315it worked last time. Companies were moving back from Mexico but then Biden came in.

[@Sirisofgod]

Not to mention let trump bring down inflation and bad regulations so they can make money … I think they missed that on here

[@dmitryberman7334]

Go, Mr. President!!!

[@curtgomes]

I just viewed a KZbin video made by a number of farmers who revealed that John Deere is engaging in unfair corporate practices. Apparently, the huge combines and field equipment that John Deere sells are NOT repairable locally. That is, John Deere will not sell replacement parts and will not release manuals and repair information for their equipment. Apparently any repairs on their equipment can ONLY be done by the company itself. This creates huge problems for these farmers during harvesting season and at other times when time is of the essence. This is also very expensive. Trump is spot on here. Hopefully this will get John Deere's attention?

[@optimusprimer4392]

Simple Solutions stop buying John Deere there are no more reliable than any other tractor made here as a matter of fact they're not as reliable as people think they are

[@MrFreshEdition]

Tariffs on John Deere in China will be passing on to the middle class so price will be Higher for American consumers This is a disastrous concept

[@ronstout1278]

You are wrong. They can only be done by a John Deere dealership. Dealerships are not owned by John Deere. They are privately owned. With that said, John Deere does have a lot of say in how a Dealership operates.

[@slayer6936]

100%. As a former farmer and live in wheat country we see JD combines setting in the field waiting for parts. We kept the older machine so I could work on it.

[@protein9023]

@@MrFreshEditionno, Americans will buy other tractors like Kubota made here in USA

[@soccersprint]

Shut down the IRS. Create a new system where income tax is capped at 10% for everybody. Eliminate property tax and outlaw property tax forever.

[@stoundingresults]

Government spending is the problem, that's why we are taxed up the rear

[@chaccaron4321]

But what about the forever wars???

[@eat_ze_bugs]

But how are we going to fund Israel and Ukraine?

[@soccersprint]

@@chaccaron4321 shut that down too. No more war.

[@soccersprint]

@@eat_ze_bugs 😂😂😂 No more funding for them. Party done.

[@MalcolmStewart-r8r]

I'm 56 and my wife and I are VERY worried about our future, gas and food prices rising daily. We have had our savings dwindle with the cost of living into the stratosphere, and we are finding it impossible to replace them. We can get by, but can't seem to get ahead. My condolences to anyone retiring in this crisis, 30 years nonstop just for a crooked system to take all you worked for.

[@AnstettSkelly]

I feel your pain mate, as a fellow retiree, I'd suggest you look into passive index fund investing and learn some more. For me, I had my share of ups and downs when I first started looking for a consistent passive income so I hired an expert advisor for aid, and following her advice, I poured $30k in value stocks and digital assets, Up to 200k so far and pretty sure I'm ready for whatever comes.

[@BobVienckowski]

In the 80's my Dad worked a modest job, Mom stayed at home and raised the kids, and they lived a nice middle class lifestyle including owning a home. Nowadays both I and my partner works and can barely afford to make ends meet. Soon the kids and family dog will need to work to keep this household going. It's the destruction of the American dream right before our eyes.

[@GottaStenberg]

If you are not in the financial market space right now, you are making a huge mistake. I understand that it could be due to ignorance, but if you want to make your money work for you...prevent inflation

[@GerbertTurco]

I was a late bloomer,but Mary Callahan Erdoes Services, my financial advisor helped me bring it all together and got me into crypto. Now retired for 6 years at 72, my managed portfolio with Tracy generates about 9k a month on average more than my RMD on my retirement accounts. Not real big, but together with SS we're able to live reasonably with 160k a year. While being mortgage free.

[@GerbertTurco]

She is really a good investment advisor. Was privileged to attend some of her seminars.that's how I started my own crypto investment

[@allthiscrap1476]

Mark is correct, dont hate the truth, but when your sheep or in a cult you believe and say anything.

[@youngmorpheus]

If your cult of personality is donald trump you're down bad my guy.

[@calebhobbs9539]

Bro you can’t be smart and say what you said.

[@allthiscrap1476]

@@calebhobbs9539 where was I wrong?

[@calebhobbs9539]

@@allthiscrap1476 how was mark Cuban correct?

[@allthiscrap1476]

@@calebhobbs9539 really? do your research

[@williambixby3785]

Let them leave! Farmers have been done with JD for a long time because they refuse to obey the right to repair laws and real farmers can’t even buy the parts they need to fix their busted ass tractors… they haven’t been a real tractor in 20 years!

[@dontevntrip8627]

he didn't mention anything about them not leaving he said if they do he's not going to let them make money from America while not contributing to the country.

[@MAGA_EXTREM1ST]

right but what brand machines are you using? where are they made>?

[@MAGA_EXTREM1ST]

@@dontevntrip8627 he didnt say it was specific to john deere, he just used them as an example. why is everyone missing that

[@dontevntrip8627]

@@MAGA_EXTREM1ST true, and like PBD said there is a lot more you need to do to make this make sense, in the end people will not want to pay more for things when they can't afford the current prices. I like the mindset to keep things in America but everything we use is made in china. It's a very complicated situation

[@davesteier-xf5lh]

That was because they let an economist run the parts department. Their parts are RIDICULOUS i think the hoods for riders are $1,000 I know for a fact rad hoses for riders are $30 …because ive seen it. I thought the tractors were german for years. The farmers i know and family use Massey

[@justinarsenault1926]

It's about getting our country back

[@riverraven7359]

For which corporation that won't pay you anything in return?

[@MrFreshEdition]

Tariffs on John Deere in China will be passing on to the middle class so price will be Higher for American consumers This is a disastrous concept

[@justinarsenault1926]

It's unrealistic to think that because the equipment would never sell

[@SeventhSense0307]

First time PBD spoke against Trump about 200% Tariff.

[@jennifersanchez3982]

I worked for a manufacturing company in chicago who actually provided parts to john deer and from what i see all these company’s are just looking to decrease manufacturing and increase profits a lot of them were bought out by banks and investors who are now focused on increasing profits i was recently fired in august because of this

[@heidib9275]

And the quality will go down because they’re not focused on the product but on the money. 💰

[@Blessed2024.]

That’s why you and your family need to vote Trump, he’s the only one that can NOT be baught and fight for you at the same time.

[@jennifersanchez3982]

@@heidib9275 100% i’ve worked in manufacturing for 12 years and i never seen it get this bad i saw a drastic change after covid

[@jennifersanchez3982]

@@Blessed2024. Voting for Trump not just for that reason but many more !! #Trump 2024

[@guzty6]

As a Cuban, I must say Mark Cuban is not one of us.

[@leninmzi8316]

That’s a President who love his country and standing up for the people. Who agrees with me.

[@MaryhelenLara-vl9us]

Me

[@PN-ve9lf]

Tariffs on Chinese products bankrupt a lot of American farmers after the Chinese retaliated by putting tariffs on Americans' farm products, especially soybean.

[@Arthur-i1q6d]

It is very simple, once a company moves it's manufacturing from the US, it ceases to be an American company .

[@njonjokibera9587]

So what can be done to stop offshoring manufacturing from the U.S.?

[@firstlast9916]

@@njonjokibera9587why would you want to stop offshoring? Offshoring is why we have jobs managing the back breaking work instead of doing the back breaking work.

[@blainehlebechuk3147]

Easy for you guys to argue. It’s not your job that’s being lost when the manufacturing is moved out of the country.

[@starseeddeluxe]

Yeah this was so stupid. I feel like this was perhaps the dumbest episode in history (no offense, these guys are great guys). But it's like they aren't thinking clearly at all. Trump said very clearly that many goods should be imported, but you cannot have critical factories, like steel factories, leaving the USA. He makes the point that America needs to be able to build their own steel vehicles, especially for military security. Every product that is made in America, makes America less dependent on other countries. Consider that the most successful car company in the last 20 years is Telsa. Tesla has made 100% of their cars in America, by making everything in the USA, including mining the ore for the batteries, and making all the castings, and batteries in America in their own Tesla factories.

[@Lexman00]

Then get another job. We are not going to sacrifice everyone else getting cheaper goods and services for the benefit of a minority, that's illogical.

[@Amerigmatic-ud7ty]

@@Lexman00 move to Mexico, it’s cheaper. Your reason for robbing Americans of jobs so a corporation can make more money is probably the dumbest thing I’ve read this year.

[@JR-wf5kg]

​@@starseeddeluxeCan't imagine watching all those imported radios blow up in Lebanon and thinking it's a good idea to out source important production to our enemies.

[@juvwon]

👌💯

[@MNJ90]

It's not a legendary American company if it's in Mexico... It's simple. These mega corporations are trying to become extremely rich, buying cheaper labor.

[@unaffiliated_x9279]

Juan Deere

[@thomas735]

Then American labor should become more competitive.

[@graye2799]

​@@thomas735 so we should be made to work as a serf class that gets paid ahit wages? Because that's what your saying.

[@ivespoken8902]

@@unaffiliated_x9279jesus deere 😅😂

[@Red-Check-Mark]

​@@graye2799You want manufacturing jobs back or not? 😂😂😂

[@michaelhook1573]

I work at Spudnik in Blackfoot Idaho. We build harvesting equipment for farmers. Made in America with American Steel. From a local steel company in Idaho. And a lot of the farmers buy John deer to use the equipment we sell. I’m sure that Spudnik is excited for the tax breaks for the American jobs they continue to have. And , we are currently working on expanding to create more jobs to increase our production.

[@PaulUpson-w1i]

The problem isn't necessarily the cost of labor in the US, it's the cost of the never ending regulations that makes manufacturing in the USA costly.

[@zuzanazuscinova5209]

Yes. Exactly. Labor isn't so significant.

[@murra8087]

🎯

[@gordonwardhaugh8266]

Motorola in 1990 charged $1500.00 for their flip phone. People like myself had no problem coming up with that money back then for that phone❤❤

[@erics3101]

​@gordonwa Exactly I had one in my work truck I think it was from Radio Shack but yes it was amazing I increased efficiency extremely. Edit I even had the addition where my truck would honk when a call came in LOL rdhaugh8266 uh

[@jaer678]

Regulations are baked into costs especially for a company at that size. This was almost certainly planned during the rising cost of labor/wages in 2021/22

[@michaelleporati149]

Trumps not thinking about the products it's about the THOUSANDS of manufacturing JOBS lost.

[@winstonrocco1981]

He ain’t worried about wealthy stock holders

[@duanem.5738]

Exactly

[@OceanFrontVilla3]

AI is going to do worse

[@ronniekregar3482]

​@@winstonrocco1981lol, that's literally all he's worried about.

[@Bforbendejo]

Not just manufacturing but also trucking , warehouse , desk and accounting , yard loading, and then all the jobs in local communities when a town loses a 2,000 worker facility.

[@launcelot02]

Companies did this ever since the 90's like Walmart, Amazon, GE, etc. We Americans bought the products for a cheaper price. Due to this the middle class has been hollowed out while product pricing stayed the same while the stock prices of the rich increased. Whatever side you believe that is the truth.

[@pjstotyuitrfh]

Trade works when your trading partner has a different currency. Strong usd means cheaper products.

[@toddtravis2596]

Yeah. That would be NAFTA. Thanks Clinton, Bush.

[@MrFreshEdition]

Tariffs on John Deere in China will be passing on to the middle class so price will be Higher for American consumers This is a disastrous concept

[@erics3101]

​​@@MrFreshEdition True unless Americans can or have the ability to take advantage of this situation by manufacturing it here, despite the over regulation and taxation.... 🙃

[@montypython5521]

@@MrFreshEdition Not if you can bring the jobs back or create new jobs here. I don't know why you cooperate shills always act as if there's nothing we can do to bring money back to America.

[@anamois4620]

FUTURE LOOKS BRIGHT ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤AMERICA 🙏 ❤️ 🇺🇸 ✨️ 👌

[@estherganga3345]

Trump knows business very well

[@toddtheisen8386]

Yet he did nothing to prevent or stop this stuff when he was in office for four years. All talk, no action.

[@toddtravis2596]

​@@toddtheisen8386sure. He did nothing for 4 years. 🙄🤦🏾👎🏾

[@Mr50403]

He went bankrupt 4 times.

[@juliocastellon2016]

😂😂😂

[@notoriousLSGshow]

So TF wht? Filing bankruptcy is a savy business move alot of times - @ least he's made wealth instead of these 4ever politicians that go into office broke & leave mega millionaires after picking the meat off the bones of the tax payer ​@@Mr50403

[@hubert2063]

Love President Trump. American people American made

[@Pajtim2023]

Next 200 percent going to temu Temy destroying online bussiness in usa and amazon That cancer cheap need to go and theyre cloth quality 85 percent of my orders from them are completely defferent from what i saw on phottos

[@ralphphillips3983]

😂😂 most Trump products produced in China and Mexico .

[@yagballs676]

@@ralphphillips3983you don’t have a choice if nothing is made here anymore.

[@easymoney7007]

​@ralphphillips3983 And yet he still advocate for American workers and things to be made in America. Are there democrat politicians doing that?

[@ralphphillips3983]

@@easymoney7007 so what you trying to say is he is a hypocrite who doesn't believe in the things he preaches.

[@Asanchez250]

Make it in the USA and I will buy it.

[@Ifyouarehurtnointentwasapplied]

If a company can pay no taxes in America but has high wages it makes less money than a company that pays no taxes and minimum wages in another country.taxes have nothing to do with company's leaving

[@Unknown-us3ii]

Problem with the iPhone example is that the iPhone is made for dirt cheap money and is then sold for crazy profits, if they were to make the iPhone in the US they can still sell it at the SAME PRICE and still make profit, lower profits. That's why the iPhone is the phone of the rich and stupid...

[@smanqele]

No they cannot sell it at the same price point. They have a profit model now that is composed of labor input. American labor would disrupt this.

[@Unknown-us3ii]

@@smanqele You aren't disagreeing with me.

[@vectoreyes]

@@smanqele They are simply saying that companies are so used to HUGE markups. If they would just lower their expectations of profit, they could in fact lower their prices. These American companies like Apple, MS, etc. are all worth TRILLIONS of dollars because they make so much in profit. If they were OK with less profit, they could manufacture here in the USA but they're greedy.

[@danbryan5002]

Get rid of all the damn government regulations and ambulance chancing lawyers so manufacturers can make a profit.

[@fox1actual]

Cool, so then the manufacturers can pay everyone else less and provide less benefits. Sounds great.

[@KingRat71]

Most major companies are still posting record profits and even if they arent they are still paying their execs tens of millions and massive bonusses. It is always teh workers who get screwed and underpaid. They are moving to Mexico to increase their profits, not becuase they arent making a profit here.

[@zebblensheick8694]

I was an engineer in the automotive industry. Build in Mexico get Mexico quality. I know because we open the plant there we couldn't hire proper skilled labor and we ended up having to send our own people down because nobody knew what they were doing...

[@AyeItsGabo]

Sounds made up cool story bro

[@EpicMindsets]

Yes I worked for a USA aerospace company that made certain pastic parts in Mexico. Everything stalled because we were waiting on that specific part from Mexico for months. Many months went buy and when the parts came in it had so many errors that I would not sign off on. It failed FAA inspection.

[@johneicher7914]

That is for sure true however for many American consumers, price outweighs quality on many products. Americans do not need a HQ flyswatter for $4.99, a .99 one will do just fine.

[@edwinayuso2358]

​@@AyeItsGaboYou have proof that it isn't? 🤦‍♂️

[@Ktmfan450]

I bet when the company you worked for opened in America they couldn't find the best workers either

[@scottsozmtns7534]

Finally, PBD says it! Minimum wage being $17.00 working @ McDonald’s is insane! We need to roll back inflation, wages & costs for companies and consumers!

[@mongtkb]

Any companies that either has an US origin or HQ that produce their goods and services from overseas and imported to the country should pay no less than 100% tariff, and the American people will be the judge of it.

[@Shelbyj13]

As long as you are willing to pay that 100% tarriff. They will pass that on to you. A 100% tarriff is still usually cheaper than building it here.

[@mongtkb]

@@Shelbyj13 That's why I said "the American people will be the judge" because if John Deere moves production overseas and imports those products back to the country, it should get hit with, let's say, a 100% tariff. There are many competitors out there, like Caterpillar. IDK if Caterpillar has any overseas production.

[@Shelbyj13]

@@mongtkb What about the other examples they used? Your phone, wanna pay double? I get that in a perfect world we make everything here but the reality is that companies can do it cheaper overseas, even with the tariffs.

[@firstlast9916]

Tariffs are paid by you and me. Not investors. This has been proven for decades by economists. Tariff punish the consumers. Not investors. Both are American by the way. So even if you somehow punish investors, you are still punishing Americans.

[@amorino77ify]

Mr Cuban, why can John Deer executives get all the bonuses for the profits and not the employees?

[@Only-one-life-68]

JD CEO got a $14 million bonus in 2023

[@Sweet..letssurf]

Its called capitalism Anyone of those employees can open a tractor company and name it after themselves .)

[@Gruvs33]

Or just buy DE stock. If the company profits, you profit. Up 150% in 5 years with a 1.38% dividend.

[@manesrt1038]

The employees? You sound like a communist.

[@Only-one-life-68]

@@Gruvs33 The dividend based on those figures was poor

[@JB-ie8wk]

Please answer this: Are we voters that ignorant to believe that HARRIS had no chance to implement her "new policies" during these past 3.7 years. Then why elect her to 4 more years?

[@toddtheisen8386]

Same for Trump. He had four years to fix all these problems and did not do it. Either he is incompetent or never meant to do it.

[@easymoney7007]

​@@toddtheisen8386 I thought Trump did a great job. Cost of living was best I've ever had. And the border was the most secure in history. What say you?

[@lifeisfortheliving2070]

This is a lie. Stop regurgitating lies. Obama deported many more than trump. Trump added more to the defecit than any other president. Wages were not up... in comparison to now.. stop repeating talking points. We can look up the raw data.. even crime is down in comparison to when trump was in office.

[@graye2799]

​@@toddtheisen8386Trump was actually trying to implement alot of his policies. For example, he started building the wall and got immigration doen.

[@johneicher7914]

She is currently not the president.

[@alejandro5670]

Most farmers despise John Deere. They're a law firm that makes tractors. They have the most lawyers of any non defense sector corporation in the US.

[@elliotthenderson2182]

I am a farmer in Iowa. John Deere‘s home is right here. I’ve used John Deere all my life but today John Deere‘s business strategies are hurting my farm operation. I never thought I would say this, but I wish I could buy a Chinese tractor today.

[@hektoerdonovan2121]

Chinese are systemic abusers. Deere is not making good choices but China is far worse. Pick another American tractor company.

[@jaycho6747]

When Adam talks, I skip.

[@came7494]

Gotta make sure you stay securely in your echo chamber….

[@wstlndiesel]

Yes, he is too young. It's hard enough to listen to the grifter PBD.

[@toddtravis2596]

Thats a rather presumptuous take away based on the dislike of one person, by another person you likely don't know. 🤔🙄🤦🏾

[@GrayMatterBBC]

@@came7494 No, Just don’t support anyone who thinks SA/ or taking advantage of a 15yr old is the child’s fault.

[@quackyduck1499]

John Deere has done this to themselves. Firstly trying to stop people working on their own tractor. And charging a lot more for green paint with no benefits

[@brettrossi034]

Yeah the right to repair stuff was BS. not being able to fix your own tractor you got is annoying

[@gregbrownlow1034]

I get both sides, but as a farmer, you cannot compare an iPhone to a John Deere. People replace their iPhone every year. Most farmers keep a tractor for 10+ years.

[@RosemarieRex-l9n]

Not true. I keep my phone for 3-4 years. Just saying!!

[@bmbmw69]

Also the iPhone was always made in China and John Deere was always made in America.

[@ionvlad141]

Point taken. Albeit, some apple computers are $5000 to 5 figures for professional equipment... ;)

[@shuntaewarren342]

Honey, they are just explaining the financial side of the situation, and the phone example is just an easy relatable example. Trump also stated if you move and to another country for cheaper labor and charge the same price as if it were made in American(which is more expensive to operate a business) then there will be an high tariffs for the business.

[@meganbaird0609]

Idaho Mom here. Open carry is awesome. I can go to church and at least 4 people are armed. Grovery store is the same.

[@zcorpalpha2462]

Same here in Southwest Georgia

[@trish.b]

What has happened to America? It’s like I woke up one day and now THIS !! We need you President Trump. We need your strength and intelligence to make America great again !!

[@rasheedgriffith3169]

You planted the tree of capitalism and this is its fruit. Capitalism is simply unfettered corporate greed. Capitalism says my only duty and responsibility is to make as much money as i possibly can. No social responsibility, no obligations to the people you are sucking the life blood from, no nothing. Just pure, unadulterated greed.

[@johnned2114]

Trump is a capitalist clown

[@dhruvamarkowski7460]

Trump is smart, he will make sure to adjust ALL tariffs to work in Americans favor.

[@mteokay1246]

Dumb. Tarriffs ARE ALWAYS PASSED ONTO THE CONSUMER so the consumer as a result now pay HIGHER prices !!!

[@pageek3487]

😂😂😂

[@NonyaBusiness-is3fc]

Cry baby

[@JaceFalcon]

And implode the economy like all of the failed companies he's managed.

[@rockym2931]

That is what makes it work.

[@RonP-ut3cr]

There are three scenarios .1 Do nothing and watch everything leave the country. 2 Put tariffs on imports. 3 Mexico pay US wages and benefits. You cannot compete with someone making a fraction of what you do. It’s about a level playing field. Trump has put the ball in, John Deere, or Mexico Court.

[@edwardwilliams9923]

One of the huge build it in America pricing problems is the EPA. They have our hands tied following their rules meanwhile other countries don't follow our laws. We don't have child and prisoner labor here either.

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[@ulak7180]

You forgot about greedy CEOs and others who care more about their bonuses and shareholders than workers!

[@TheJoelef]

Companies are not charities

[@firstlast9916]

Workers aren’t greedy?

[@lambo300zx98]

Agree but change the regulations to make it cheaper in America

[@hankwilliam4861]

Once the supply chain shifts over here, relative to general wage increases, products made in America will feel cheaper for the average person

[@markusa5521]

Lambo I agree they always blame it on labor obviously that's a lot of the cost but the regulations and red tape in these blue run states is killing them

[@zuzanazuscinova5209]

​@@hankwilliam4861exactly. WTO and NAFTA is why manufacturers moved. Under regular conditions aka no free trade they would still be in the US

[@dorisgilmore2124]

Agreed

[@hankwilliam4861]

@@zuzanazuscinova5209 it’s been a four part assault on American labor 1. Free trade agreements work from a “utilitarian” perspective in that overall across the world wages rise, but in America the working class suffers, which is what libertarians miss 2. Payroll and income taxes work effectively as a fine our government imposes on employers who want to hire Americans. They pay no taxes on labor overseas, but if you want to hire an American worker at $100k, you pay 25k in payroll taxes and your employee only takes home 75k. So effectively to hire a 75k worker the employer has to pay 50k in fines annually. None of this affects overseas workers, only if you hire American. 3. Immigrants compete in all levels of the labor market, even “low skilled” immigrants when they lower wages on the bottom rung of the labor force, it forces workers to compete more and more with higher skilled workers, lowering wages for all labor eventually as workers who are not inclined for higher skilled work, have to get degrees and compete for those jobs anyway. 4. Regulations especially environmental, push manufacturing and other jobs overseas where those jobs are done in a completely unregulated environment, causing more pollution and harming the American worker

[@kennedymcgovern5413]

I have been having this argument since I first had it with my first econ professor in college. That makes me a 30+ year veteran on this subject. The free market only works when all parties are operating under free trade principles. It is a moot point in international trade, as every country interrupts the free market by means of trade policy. For DECADES...really since Nixon opened them up, the Chinese have been denying us access to their market while enjoying unfettered access to ours. I started calling bullshit on this as a STUDENT I. 1993. It took 23 years from then before we FINALLY got a President who understood this manipulated transfer of wealth from our country to theirs. The counter argument is that our products will go up in price without cheap imports keeping competitive prices down. But this is a short sighted argument, because economies adjust. Wages increase, efficiencies increase and the market is a perfect mechanism for leveling all things out. It makes no difference in the long run. What matters is bringing manufacturing back here. This matters for wealth retention reasons AND for national security reasons. Will China make tanks for us if there is another world war? Do you not understand that we won the last world war entirely because of our manufacturing capabilities?

[@nickwells20]

Regulations need to change in order for companies to stay in America. That should answer Vinny.

[@sheribritton9911]

I've heard Trump saying he's going to work on regulations.

[@pastorg48]

The purpose of the John Deere tariff threat is to change their mind.

[@generalsirc2615]

We are over complicating it guys. Imagine if we ended income tax and corporate income tax, made it easier and faster to build buildings and infrastructure. And then put the same tariff on other countries that they put on us. The amount of companies and businesses that would flood into the USA would be insane. You can reduce the cost to manufacture in the USA easily.

[@JuanPimentel__]

Then you would make this country into a Third World.

[@ronniekregar3482]

Because then you would have a country of nothing but ultra rich and dirt poor.

[@JuanPimentel__]

@@ronniekregar3482aka third world countries

[@generalsirc2615]

@@ronniekregar3482 how? The average person would have more money! Companies could hire more people. It would be easier to start a business! So how would what I suggested equate to poorer people?

[@ronniekregar3482]

@@generalsirc2615 because that would create an anti competitive environment. The ones already at the top would just be lapping everybody and just widen the gap even further. It would be like a poker table, the ones with all the chips would just bully the rest of the table to the point they won't even be able to sit at the table anymore.

[@asnark7115]

"Adam, how do you process this?" I'm out.

[@My3DPrintsGuy]

Exactly

[@louisebrown4622]

PBD loves Cuban don’t know why.

[@OldesouthFarm]

No way would I buy a Chinese tractor. Their quality is none and they produce junk…

[@erics3101]

I hear you there's a few for sale around here and I really need something for grading but the reviews and access to parts is horrendous

[@winstonrocco1981]

Can you imagine a Chinese car lol

[@1aatlas]

They make iphones, Do you have one of those?... They also make microchips that are integral to the operation of our critical and civilian infrastructure.

[@jrg5315]

@@winstonrocco1981yeah Volvo is a Chinese car brand, they are great cars. Way better than Chevy

[@winstonrocco1981]

@@1aatlas Taiwan makes the chips

[@IvanRx76]

John Deere is trying to do the same thing every American company has been doing for 50 years, including Fender, Ford, Chevrolet, etc, etc ,etc...

[@TheRsHACKERZ]

Missing what Trump has said in his Presidency. Example. If cars come to America we have a 15 percent Tariff. But our cars going into the Country is 100 percent. This needs to be equal out.

[@tillmanadkins713]

Maybe we would find out we don't need high end phones. It's an unequal market. Jobs are more important than cheap items.

[@paultrouskie1825]

Not to CEO's.

[@montypython5521]

Noooo, number must go up!

[@juliocastellon2016]

To you

[@TheLightning351]

7 billion in profit last year . John deere has to maximize profits for it's shareholders no matter what. They can afford to keep its workers and factories here in America. Disgrace

[@roamingrick]

Now thats a leader !!!

[@MatthewMortensen1]

Guess who will pay for it? Not John Deere.

[@theterribleyoutuber7376]

Not American customers either. They wouldn't be able to afford it.

[@michaelfinger6303]

other companies will have lower prizes and john deere will loose market share, if is a good idea not sure, but the customer already said he prefers cheap over anything.

[@bgstyle5361]

That's what I love Trump!!!

[@MrFreshEdition]

Tariffs on John Deere in China will be passing on to the middle class so price will be Higher for American consumers This is a disastrous concept

[@DonaldTrump2024-j9o]

Applying taxes and tariffs to foreign made goods is exactly what the government is supposed to do to protect American jobs and american made goods. Give John deere 200% tariff.

[@cneubeatz3876]

The Advertisement for John Deere below this is comical 😂

[@MrAwak3]

There should be an automatic 100% tariff on anything coming in that we can make here.Why is that so hard to understand. We can sustain ourselves. Does anyone study what we used to do before the new world order? Read what Lincoln said about tariffs. If there’s something special we can’t manufacture, fine import it. But we should stop the managed decline and become a super producer of everything.

[@62twinturboImpala]

I’m the 70’s Japanese electronics drove American manufacturing to Mexico to compete, shortly after electronics manufacturing was gone altogether.

[@justinarsenault1926]

The business here helps small businesses in the area It's all about taking our country back!

[@waynetomsett2980]

I love hearing rich people talk about minimum wages ffs

[@davidcheeks682]

The problem here's, they produce the goods cheap and still bring it here for high price. Is all about greed.

[@Ifyouarehurtnointentwasapplied]

No companys no taxes paid but yours you want to pay double taxes with no way to make money 🤔

[@michaelrobards8123]

Phones are completely different from farm equipment. The farmers have a deal with government. John deere would not get hurt by staying here

[@dorisgilmore2124]

John Deere need to stay here and work through this.

[@mattphillips1910]

The government needs to get out of controlling business decisions. And the consumers need to step up and vote with their wallets. If JD wants to move to Mexico, and put all their employees from the US in the poor house, that's fine. We can never, ever, ever buy their equipment again. And they can go out of business. We have other options. The government needs to stay out of the markets. Period. At all times. At all. Ever. There, I fixed it.

[@MrMooMoo088]

That's true and I agree on the surface. The problem is companies like John Deere lobby against the right to repair and other practices that are already anti- capitalism. But on the campaign Trail no one wants to hear a 30-page tax code and how you're going to change it. Farmers have been outraged about JD for a long time and I think Trump just wanted to send a message for them while he's campaigning. Fwiw, he met with representatives of farmers and agriculture during his presidency multiple times.

[@optimusprimer4392]

Nobody outside the US and Canada buy John Deere..fact

[@mattphillips1910]

@@MrMooMoo088 Trump can't force John Deere to do anything. Or, at least, he shouldn't be able to. The people who buy their machines.....absolutely should.

[@MrMooMoo088]

@mattphillips1910 the reason the customers can't do anything about it is because John Deere has lobbied so aggressively to Corner the market. It goes well beyond right to repair which they have completely lobbied to sabotage. There are laws regarding emissions that farmers are essentially paying for. I completely agree with you in a general sense, but I'm talking about John Deere specifically who has taken advantage of the crony capitalism we already have. I also think this statement was more of a political stunt to just make the farmers feel better until he can do something more realistic.

[@danielbocanegra3649]

Trump isn’t forcing anyone to do anything. They can do whatever they want but they are going to pay if they are taking away from our economy. I love it!

[@PondPlace-dc1fg]

At one time we made everything Then politicians worked for CEOs All our stuff moved to 3 rd world countries...and we lost the middle class. Lost health insurance and retirements . Its totally out of control now

[@terrygarvin1980]

Gates is the largest shareholder in deere. Time to change tractors.

[@keithwinsett7157]

Lots of States in America you can buy a 1200 square foot brick home for 150,000. Those states need more manufacturing. We have cheap labor in the US.

[@NoThankYouToo]

I’ll happily pay 2x for my phone if it means American families can afford to live and eat.

[@lifeisfortheliving2070]

Lies ..you guys haye when your nieghbor gets anything from the government. God forbid some poor person gets food stamps or free healthcare..

[@HT-ud4fx]

On the banner it says, ”protect your food from China”. Actually it should say “protect your food from FDA”.

[@PeaceandQuiet4]

When everything was Made in the USA in the 50's people bought what they needed. Products were made to last. If it broke down, we got them repaired. Because things are so cheap nowadays, both in terms of price and quality, we just throw them away and buy a new one. It's possible to buy products Made in America, but the mentality of the producer and consumer has to change.

[@zuzanazuscinova5209]

Agree wholeheartedly. Everything including appliances is a fast moving consumer product now.

[@timweb1510]

Bs, things aren’t cheap these days. How foolish of a statement

[@dorisgilmore2124]

True

[@stoundingresults]

Those 1950's refrigerators are like cars from the 50s that look cool and look better than the junk made today

[@seanbw75]

Get rid of the regulations on corporations and they'll stay in the USA. Get rid of DEI, green initiatives, etc, and they'll stay.

[@iFaTeM]

I actually will pay more for made in America products no problem

[@rpmfreak9150]

There's those cheap mfers in the comments section, crying about cheaper products. You and I both know that American made products, are more expensive because they are always more reliable and last twice as long in most cases. I like certain things such as BMW ,Honda, and every other name brand of motorcycle and a lot of sport cars from other countries that are in my personal collection of automobiles and motorcycles, but my daily drivers are American made. I ride a Harley Davidson motorcycle most of the time, and Chrysler, Dodge, Ford, and Chevy.

[@reasonforliving3174]

PBD, the answer is LOWER TAXES & TAX BREAKS on businesses, shrink the size of government, & get rid of unnecessary government positions.

[@FRWD_FXLRST]

Tariffs are taxes are taxes on the consumer.

[@MarkHoover-dv7mf]

Only if you buy it 😉

[@jonanderson4474]

And if no one buys it for that price. It goes down. Cuz some money is better than no money. Especially with share holders.

[@juliocastellon2016]

@@MarkHoover-dv7mf well they want to up 200% for the American option and the Chinese option dummy 😂

[@trevon_thedragon4034]

@@jonanderson4474if no one buy the product eventually goes away. And you’re either stuck with no product or a higher priced product .

[@charlesmiller6281]

Tariffs on imports drives up prices creating the profit incentive for domestic production that ultimately drives prices down while building up the domestic economy. Tariffs also generate revenue that can be used to reduce taxes on Americans. This is why the Founders used tariffs and not taxes to fund government and grow the American economy.

[@stampede2012]

THANK YOU! Tariffs was the MAIN WAY to fund government because the income tax wasn't introduced until the 1920s

[@charlesmiller6281]

​@@stampede2012 The Founders- or really, anyone who stops to think about it for like 5 seconds- there is no moral, legal or ethical basis for taxing earnings. Because, by definition, the both the employer and the employee have agreed on a wage at which the work equals the wages. Or else the employee would quit, or the employer would fire. So it is an equal trade of equal value, money for work. Neither party gains. To tax this is outright theft. Tariffs on the other hand are sovereign acts between nations. Unlike individuals, no nation has a "right" either to transact or enjoy the fruits of transactions. Individuals have rights. Not nations. So tariffs are on solid ground economically, morally, ethically and legally. Think it through, the logic is unassailable. The question is why everyone thinks the opposite. That my friend is because we have for 100 years been using corrupt money designed to steal. Money influences everything. Corrupt money eventually corrupts everything. At this point we're leading to the solution, money engineered equally well to transact peer to peer quickly and efficiently without any need for a trusted third party, be a perfect store of value, and do this all for everyone everywhere in the world at near zero cost and with unbeatable security. But this comment is already too long to dive into ₿itcoin.

[@elizaleroux9173]

Cuban should NOT have a platform anymore..he doesn't like Trump and that blinds him about basic business development and management.

[@stevenjamison5896]

So anyone who doesn't like or disagrees with Trump shouldn't have a platform? How ignorant.

[@elizaleroux9173]

@@stevenjamison5896 that's NOT what I said. It's because his blinded by hate for another person. And his being a fool about so many things besides Trump.

[@chrisp234]

What’s the basic business development and management that Cuban is missing? Genuine question.

[@Wolly735]

Eliminate minimum wage, eliminate income tax. Increase sales tax to 10%. Done.

[@MarioCR-pd3br]

Correct me, who is going to pay tariffs? John deer or the buyers (American farmers). All this is helping china to make their cheap products more attractive around the globe. The fight is not against Mexico, don’t forget that the North American agreement is trying to compete vs china to decide who will be the global leader.