Funny, I Was Seeing This Same Argument On “Nextdoor” Yesterday

On April 30th, Josh Smith of Montana Knife Company said you won't have to worry about tariffs if you buy American.

Last week, he realized his costs are going up bc he imports equipment and steel. And so do his suppliers.

IMO many people aren't aware of how much they import. pic.twitter.com/vIHREvg3bh

— derek guy (@dieworkwear) August 3, 2025

The "Buy American" part, I mean. Those days are gone, bro.

Extremely long, but if you want to hear it, Josh breaks down the challenges he's facing. I hear similar stories in menswear (e.g., 3sixteen needing to import the best denim, which comes from Japan). All this now faces tariffs.

Glad I bought a Sebenza in MagnaCut before all this. pic.twitter.com/cVcarDCces

— derek guy (@dieworkwear) August 3, 2025

kind of funny that josh's argument basically breaks down to:

"I think it's in our national interest if we don't tariff the stuff that I personally buy, but we place tariffs on my business competitors."

yea, no shit dude. and i wish I had a million dollars to buy a home

— derek guy (@dieworkwear) August 3, 2025