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   -=> Aaron Thomas wrote to Gerhard Strangar <=-   
      
    GS> AT> I think Trump expects the tariffs to make prices come down, but it's n   
    GS> AT> an overnight process.   
    GS>   
    GS> Can you explain how an additional tax of up to 145 % is supposed to make   
    GS> prices go _down_? The Chinese minimum wage is between 10 and 26 CNY per   
    GS> hour, which is roughly 1.30-3.50 US-$. Do you want to lower the minimum   
    GS> wage to that?   
      
    AT> I can't explain it, but I also can't whine about it because it's not   
    AT> hurting me. The media is an expert at turning people into   
    AT> hypochondriacs.   
      
    AT> "The sun is going to burn out and we're all gonna freeze to death!"   
      
    AT> "An asteroid is going to strike the earth and we're all gonna burn to   
    AT> death!"   
      
    AT> "Trump's tariffs are going to cause you to get erectile dysfunction!"   
      
    AT> Don't let them control you.   
      
   Can't disagree with you there!    
      
   I'm a board game fan, and of course all the board games are made overseas.   
   Now I'm not looking for anyone in the industry to lose thier jobs - not   
   my desire at all - but if they can, they'll start making in America. Prices   
   might still go up some, but at least people in this country will be making   
   the money 'on the factory floor.'   
      
   Also - I honestly enjoy getting a new game, but I'm to the point in my life   
   where I will never play the ones I already have to the point that I'm tired   
   of them. :-)  Just had a 'gaming weekend' a few weekends ago. Played three   
   games of Terraforming Mars, two of Stone Age, and about a dozen games of   
   Camel Up. That was it. Never touched Catan, Istanbul, Ticket to Ride, etc.   
      
   Not complaining, of course, just saying I could NEVER buy a new game again   
   and be good with what I have. (And I didn't even mention the ones I didn't   
   even have hopes of getting to the table...)   
      
      
   ... There will be a seminar on Time Travel last Thursday.   
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