Reply To: Current US administration effects on the hobby [contains politics]

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Ok, I heard in the news that some universities are suing the president. Didn’t look into it.

Then I saw a report on a (hold on) tabletop game publisher (!) is “joining a lawsuit that will challenge the unchecked authority of the executive branch to impose tariffs.”

We are joining a lawsuit that will challenge the unchecked authority of the executive branch to impose tariffs. We will not stand idly by while our livelihoods–and the livelihoods of thousands of small business owners and contractors in the US, along with the customers whose pursuit of happiness we hold dear–are treated like pawns in a political game.

Like many tabletop publishers (import code 9504.90.6000*), we started print runs of products before the President took office, and now we face an unprecedented $14.50 tariff tax for every $10 we spent on manufacturing with our trusted long-term partner in China. For Stonemaier Games alone (a US based company in which all 8 employees are US citizens), that amounts to upcoming tariff payments of nearly $1.5 million.

Source: https://stonemaiergames.com/we-are-suing-the-president/

From all of the things I had on my bingo card for 2025 THAT was not part of it XD