Trump tariffs are coming for the dance world's synthesizers

Ok, now Trump’s tariffs have gone TOO FAR. 

Moog Synthesizers, a manufacturer of electronic musical instruments, has put up the bat signal for electronic music lovers everywhere. The Asheville, North Carolina-based Moog is in danger of layoffs, and even moving manufacturing overseas, once Trump’s 25 percent tariff on some Chinese goods go into effect on July 6.

“These tariffs will immediately and drastically increase the cost of building our instruments, and have the very real potential of forcing us to lay off workers and could (in a worst case scenario) require us to move some, if not all, of our manufacturing overseas,” Moog wrote in a letter. Read more…

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Source: Mashable | Trump tariffs are coming for the dance world's synthesizers