Ready for Trump Copper Tariff?

[Fuj]

Try buying 1/4" and 3/4" thick 3' x 8' copper sheets, then you will see how expensive it is. We laser cut and waterjet cut it everyday.

My brother worked at GE here in Erie for a good 30 years. the last 10
years was the copper mill. You cant imagine the amount of copper
them Loco's consume in the buss bars and traction motors.....

 

[Medic505]

Comparing the "chess pieces" from the last administration to the current "chess pieces"?

Check Mate.

President Trump gave a swift and resounding win to "WE the PEOPLE".

 

[Bill K]

The tariffs will be on incoming, not outgoing, from what I see. So we have plenty of brass, etc made in the USA to work with. If you want out of USA brass, then you should pay more.
Maybe the USA will rise again, instead of everyone buying offshore stuff.

 

[nakneker]

Give Trump at least six months to get us headed in the right direction. It will take a bit to correct the direction and the effects this last administration/regime had. Remember where we were at the end of his first term, things were pretty dang good and they will be again. He can’t fix the issues in a month. As far as tariffs he is always 2-3 move ahead of everyone else.


It’s nice to have an Oval office that cares about us again. I certainly haven’t felt that way during the last four years. Makes me want to vomit seeing where are tax dollars have gone, we all knew there was corruption but I don’t think any of us imagined what they are finding.

 

[L.Sherm]

Could this be the beginning of buyers remorse?

I'd vote for DJT any day of the week and twice on Sunday before I vote any D.

 

[jwv2001]

The alternative is to let 3rd world countries call the shots with regard to our sovereignty. Screw them all. In my view, the USA is the only 1st world country in the on the globe. The rest live at the largess of the USA. I'm tired of caring about the rest of the world that owe us their very existence.
How many Canadians hit the beach at Normandy or Iwo or Okinawa?

 

[6BRA]

Look at the copper that will be saved by not producing penny's. Word has it they are going byebye.

 

[jwv2001]

Look at the copper that will be saved by not producing penny's. Word has it they are going byebye.

There has not been any copper in pennies for years and even at that rate it still costs 3¢ to make a penny.

 

[6BRA]

There has not been any copper in pennies for years and even at that rate it still costs 3¢ to make a penny.

zero copper? was unaware.... copper clad of 2.5 percent. Why waste the time...

 

[rr2030]

90 % zinc

From the all knowing AI web: The US Mint uses several tons of copper each year to make pennies, depending on the price and supply of copper. For example, in 2024, the Mint used about 198 metric tons of copper to make 3.2 billion pennies.

Thats 218.258 regular freedom tons. That has to make more than a few bullet jackets and such.

 

[dellet]

I say instead of tarrifs, we put the tax on EV’s. After all they use a lot of copper. 75-100 pounds more than a gas vehicle, plus another 10-15 pounds in a charger and cord.

A 1.2” long 30 caliber jacket weighs around 50 grains,
100 pounds of copper is 700,000 grains, that’s 14,000 bullet jackets per EV sold.
1.3 million EV’s sold in 2024 accounts for 18,200,000,000 potential bullet jackets driving around with no better reason than to buy a latte.

 

[mmcu]

How many Canadians hit the beach at Normandy

About 14,000 Canadians hit the beach on D-Day.

 

[jwv2001]

About 14,000 Canadians hit the beach on D-Day.

Not Omaha beach

 

[Fuj]

About 14,000 Canadians hit the beach on D-Day.

Not Omaha beach

Still D-Day at Normandy. The Canadians went in at "Juno" and lost
about 1100 men. All allied forces had their assigned parts. Omaha
was not the only beach shedding blood. Lets keep that all out of
conversation to keep this thread alive......

 

[DirtySteve]

Worrying about the price of copper is kind of like someone on the Titanic worrying about a mouse they saw.

 

[Fuj]

Worrying about the price of copper is kind of like someone on the Titanic worrying about a mouse they saw.

Amen....

 

[GetReal]

All the winning and progress and enforcing laws and woke / progressive smackdowns and exposure of embezzelment, fraud and corruption and ending no show jobs and a 97% decrease of US border invasions and etc etc etc since Jan 6, and all it costs me is a lil more for copper? I'm good widdat.

What world do ppl live in where they get good stuff for free?

 

[GetReal]

If ppl seriously actually need to buy up now, they haven't been paying attention for the last 20+ years.

 

[farmerjohn]

Not even close, everyday theres more good news!

Amen! I'll pay 10$ apiece for eggs and be happy just to read the news every morning.... John

 

[Pete Wass]

Hysteria is one of the main driving forces with commodity brokers, don't forget, they have to make a living churning the market