Doh! Trump's Car Part Tariffs Threaten My Donut Money!

Mmm Tariffs...

Well howdy howdy everyone! It's your pal Homer Simpson reporting live from my couch...which by the way could use some new springs. But that's another story! Turns out these fancy pants 'policy groups' (whatever those are...sound like something Marge would join) are all worked up about these tariffs on auto parts. Twenty five percent can you believe it?! That's like paying extra for the pink donut! And nobody messes with my donuts!

Danger! Danger! Auto Parts May Explode!

These guys and probably gals too are saying if these tariffs happen it's gonna be bad. Real bad. Like 'Sideshow Bob trying to kill Bart' bad. They're saying auto suppliers are already feeling the pinch like me after a chili cook off and these tariffs will send them straight to...bankruptcy! *Shudders* That's a scary word even scarier than 'broccoli'. It means no more money for Duff Beer... I mean root beer for the kids of course.

One Supplier Down Everyone's Screwed!

Apparently if one little supplier goes belly up the whole car making thing grinds to a halt. Like when I tried to fix the toilet and flooded the whole house. Remember when the production line stopped due to the pandemic? Remember the Itchy and Scratchy Land episode where everything went wrong? Similar kind of mess! Then everyone loses their jobs even Lenny and Carl! Nobody wants that unless you're Mr. Burns and enjoy suffering which let's be honest he probably does.

Trump to the Rescue? Or Not?

Okay so President Trump might be thinking about doing something about this mess which is great. It's like when Mr. Burns finally decides to give everyone dental plan! But it needs to be good because without the dental plan Lisa needed braces and so did Maggie! I like to think of it as the government finally realizing that car parts are important almost as important as... DONUTS! And Trump needs time to help the car companies get back on their feet as they switch over to parts made in Canada Mexico and other places.

Suppliers Are Screwed! (Sorry Marge!)

The bigwigs at these fancy companies are saying the suppliers are in worse shape than the automakers themselves. Like picture me trying to build a nuclear power plant out of toothpicks. Doomed! This thing could ripple through the whole world like me doing the 'Homer Simpson Shimmy' at a funeral. It's gonna be chaos I tell ya! Utter complete chaos!

Doh! More Expensive Cars!?!

And get this folks! They're saying that if these tariffs stick around cars are gonna get more expensive! New cars used cars... everything! That means less money for... you guessed it... DONUTS! The car guys are saying losses could be over 100 billion. That's a lot of Krusty Burgers! They're begging Trump to give them a break. Which will take some time to reroute the supply chains.