Trump wants to crack down on imports. Businesses are preparing for the worst.

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

55% : Anecdotally, I've found that "what to do ahead of tariffs" keeps coming up in conversation -- friends fretted about tariff-triggered inflation at an early-November Friendsgiving celebration, and my mom mentioned that her decision to finally buy a new car was triggered in part by worries that inflation will return under Trump.
52% : Thanks to muscle memory from the tariffs Trump imposed in 2018, he says, many businesses are speeding up their shipping schedules -- racing to get as many goods as possible into the country before any new tariffs are implemented.
47% : It's unclear whether Trump will make good on his campaign promises to slap a 60% tariff on goods from China and tariffs of 10% to 20% on imports from everywhere else.
42% : In 2018, when Trump imposed tariffs on washing machines, they got more expensive.
39% : But if Trump makes good on his promise to implement across-the-board tariffs, there may be nowhere to hide.
32% : So if Trump winds up imposing tariffs, when can consumers expect to see price hikes?

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