Wow: "Tariffs Set to Hit Paddlesports Hard"

Lots of assumptions in the article and it certainly was nothing more than op-ed,. Now for a little levity the Related Articles were about animal attacks on kayakers…!
Now if only the tariffs would get the unsafe boats off the Walmart aisles… That is where the middle class comes in… Price rules.

I wonder the real effect on the market. Some of us are not in the market for boats very often… Of course new paddlers find themselves in a different situation

We don’t need, or I should say I don’t want any political posts here, which clearly yours is.
I come here to learn, get advice and give advice on PADDLING Not politics

Yeah I think there is a forum for bickering. Spare us the political ruminations.

@magooch said:
Yeah I think there is a forum for bickering. Spare us the political ruminations.

Yes, much more appropriate at either of these spinoffs:

http://bickerandbanter.freeforums.net/forum

http://bnbalumnilounge.freeforums.net

@JackL said:
We don’t need, or I should say I don’t want any political posts here, which clearly yours is.
I come here to learn, get advice and give advice on PADDLING Not politics

I agree.

Interested in paddling; NOT politics.
Ease on down the road; plenty of other sites to fulfill your political needs.
This is paddling.net, NOT politics.net.

BOB

@JackL said:
We don’t need, or I should say I don’t want any political posts here, which clearly yours is.
I come here to learn, get advice and give advice on PADDLING Not politics

Are you saying that Paddle News can send us political op eds but we can’t comment on them in a forum? That’s pretty bizarre. If a topic is deemed appropriate for Paddle News I’d say it’s appropriate for the forum, since both come from the same source. I assume you read Paddle News to learn as well? So how do you feel about being sent a political op ed? “What’s good for the goose is good for the gander.” Meaning, if someone sends me a political statement, I’m going to reply in that person’s forum.

@magooch said:
Yeah I think there is a forum for bickering. Spare us the political ruminations.

Clearly you miss the point. We received exactly that in our mailboxes this morning: political ruminations.

I think, moreover, that advocacy is entirely appropriate for members of an organization that supports a particular activity, like paddling, especially if there are conditions that threaten that activity. The op ed writer, John Hoge, writes at length about a condition that he feels threatens the paddling industry. The condition—tariffs—is entirely political in nature. I support his effort to bring the issue to our attention. There are other issues that are an even bigger threat to paddling.

@thebob.com said:
Interested in paddling; NOT politics.
Ease on down the road; plenty of other sites to fulfill your political needs.
This is paddling.net, NOT politics.net.

BOB

Maybe you didn’t read your Paddle News this morning, or maybe you’re not a subscriber?

yep it was in my inbox too… Unfortunately paddling in the future does depend on political decisions

Please read the entire post before slaying the messenger.

No Paddle bird, I don’t get paddle news.
If that is the same one that the ACA used to put out ,I gave it up years go, and one of the reasons was what I stated above.
This is the last comment from me on this subject

We tend to try to resurrect B and B which is gone for a reason.

Paddling news comes from this website
Complain to the site admins

Interesting, I just read the article and came back to say the same.

It seems I got the article but didn’t read it. Perhaps because the topic, that tariffs on products from China affect the price of products from China, was covered in the headline.

The site administrator owns the site. I should mention that it is awfully rare for someone to complain about what gets posted in News on a Board. So it seems that people are generally OK with his decisions. I am personally happy to leave it to his choice.

If my complete product line was imported and sold through big box stores I might be upset too.

My boats were made a mile fromy house.

@JackL said:
No Paddle bird, I don’t get paddle news.
If that is the same one that the ACA used to put out ,I gave it up years go, and one of the reasons was what I stated above.
This is the last comment from me on this subject

Paddle News is the newsletter mailed by the owner of THIS SITE to subscribers. See, you missed that part. YOUR site owner sent out a political op ed to subscribers today. I’m commenting on a newsletter sent to me by THIS SITE. I’m not just pulling a random political topic out of the air. Please read more carefully before you start judging.

That’s what we’ve all been saying. You too
Let’s go paddling. A few rolls ought to smooth our feathers

@Celia said:
The site administrator owns the site. I should mention that it is awfully rare for someone to complain about what gets posted in News on a Board. So it seems that people are generally OK with his decisions. I am personally happy to leave it to his choice.

No real complaint from me, but I think op eds should be identified as editorials. I AGREE with the writer’s position on tariffs, I SUPPORT the publication of his article, and I support discussing items published in Paddle News in this forum.

The forum rules read, “An opportunity for general discussion and a place to learn more about fellow paddlers. Discuss whatever it is that floats your boat. No real guidelines, just be civil.” If some want to discuss scupper plugs that’s fine. I’m also interested in larger issues that impact the entire sport of paddling. It appears the site owner shares an interest in larger issues, like the political issue of tariffs. Hence he decided to publish a political op ed.

I would like to see a well-informed op ed on the impact of climate change on paddling: on paddler behaviors (when, where, and how often they paddle; what they contribute to the economy; how their activities have changed in recent years) and on the economy (sales of paddling products; related services like guides, restaurants, and lodging; events). My own town derives revenue from paddlers but this summer paddlers were impacted by extreme heat, humidity, and drought. Personally I skipped more than two months of paddling this year, made no attempt all summer. This is a great loss of quality of life.

There is no bicker and banter here, only an invitation to discuss larger important issues that impact us all.