April 9, 2025Apr 9 1 minute ago, vikas83 said: I question the intelligence of anybody just NOW asking that question.
April 9, 2025Apr 9 2 hours ago, Mike31mt said: Yeah it was always going to move that way, China is relying on Trump being a pushover like most other presidents. The US is never going to get back to 1900s era manufacturing and will never have a trade surplus because we buy so much ish. But the imbalance and trade practices with China must be addressed. I'm just waiting for the "but they're communists and don't care if their people starve to death" line that everyone always parrots when they're afraid of China. "We need to out-commie the commies! That's the ticket!"
April 9, 2025Apr 9 41 minutes ago, Gannan said: All of you Trumptards need to read this before you start posting about how we shouldn't import goods from overseas.... Friedman makes the point that if we didn't turn "globalist" literally every other developed economy in the world would anyway and we would not be able to compete. Now we are reverse engineering it. All of the world's other developed economies won't rely more heavily on the US for trade. They will rely more heavily on each other and we will be left in the dust. This policy is literally retarded. The only bright side is, we won't be having republicans in charge any time soon after the colossal F up. The problem isn't with globalism, it's how to handle bad actors that don't offer a level playing field when it comes to trade. Sometimes we have to pull levers, too.
April 9, 2025Apr 9 Trump may go down as the greenest president in history. Production of goods tanks, lowering the associated carbon footprint, imports/exports tank, lower associated transportation emissions, people die from the retraction of modern medicine, lower population impact on the planet. A fascist green megalomaniac might be doing all of the same things. We are headed toward those ideal English villages that have become sustainability circles. Lots of potatoes, flip flops made from recycled tires, and happy green faces. Except, in this version, we also have private mercenary armies that each oligarch uses to rule over his lavish compound.
April 9, 2025Apr 9 2 hours ago, Paul852 said: What in the world are you basing any of this on? Feels? They're already starting to reach out to renogiate. Stop being a poosy
April 9, 2025Apr 9 2 hours ago, Bill said: There’s a labor shortage for the manufacturing jobs we already have. China didn’t fleece us. You’re just taking the blame of your miserable existence and shifting it towards something else. Stop advocating for commie economic policy. Wrong. China routinely squeezes our businesses and manipulates the market to their advantage. And the constant bish fest about Trump actually doing something about it is cute.
April 9, 2025Apr 9 7 minutes ago, Mike31mt said: They're already starting to reach out to renogiate. Stop being **** Renegotiate what exactly? Do you realize the chart he showed us the other night was totally made up?
April 9, 2025Apr 9 16 minutes ago, we_gotta_believe said: "We need to stop being commies by implementing the exact same heavy handed tariffs we've seen from... the commies!" Make America Communist China again! This is what happens when you put a commie like Navarro in charge of economic policy.
April 9, 2025Apr 9 1 minute ago, Mike31mt said: Look at the Kamala voter calling someone a ****. The stock market would be doing better if Trump hadn't stolen the election.
April 9, 2025Apr 9 17 minutes ago, we_gotta_believe said: "We need to stop being commies by implementing the exact same heavy handed tariffs we've seen from... the commies!" Yeah I never called anyone but the Chinese communists. But this is what TDS does.
April 9, 2025Apr 9 6 minutes ago, Mike31mt said: The problem isn't with globalism, it's how to handle bad actors that don't offer a level playing field when it comes to trade. Sometimes we have to pull levers, too. In what way is Canada a "bad actor"?
April 9, 2025Apr 9 7 minutes ago, Mike31mt said: How much did you piss away on Kamala? $0.00. The postage on my ballot was pre-paid by the state.
April 9, 2025Apr 9 5 minutes ago, Mike31mt said: Wrong. China routinely squeezes our businesses and manipulates the market to their advantage. And the constant bish fest about Trump actually doing something about it is cute. Explain how China manipulates my company by selling us readily available, inexpensive parts and subassemblies that we assemble and sell for a nice profit.
April 9, 2025Apr 9 3 minutes ago, Tnt4philly said: Renegotiate what exactly? Do you realize they the chart he showed us the other night was totally made up? But what, exactly????? https://www.reuters.com/markets/how-top-us-trading-partners-have-reacted-trump-tariffs-2025-04-08/ JAPAN - Tokyo plans no slap counter-measures and instead will send a team to negotiate concessions from the United States TAIWAN - Taiwan President Lai Ching-te has proposed a zero tariff regime with the United States and said Taiwan will not levy reciprocal tariffs VIETNAM - Vietnam's top leader To Lam offered to remove duties on U.S. goods in a call with Trump the day after the tariff announcement INDIA - India has not planned retaliatory measures against the U.S. and aims to negotiate a bilateral trade deal with the U.S https://www.reuters.com/markets/indonesia-announces-trade-concessions-us-ahead-talks-2025-04-08/ Indonesia announces trade concessions for US ahead of talks https://www.semafor.com/article/04/08/2025/israels-netanyahu-offers-trade-concessions-to-trump Israel’s Netanyahu offers trade concessions to Trump
April 9, 2025Apr 9 7 minutes ago, Mike31mt said: Wrong. China routinely squeezes our businesses and manipulates the market to their advantage. And the constant bish fest about Trump actually doing something about it is cute. Just curious but has your portfolio done better under trump than Biden?
April 9, 2025Apr 9 4 minutes ago, Gannan said: In what way is Canada a "bad actor"? Other than the liberal morons like Trudeau, nothing. They'll become a great partner for us. They'll see the light.
April 9, 2025Apr 9 6 minutes ago, Mike31mt said: Yeah I never called anyone but the Chinese communists. But this is what TDS does. You've never called anyone here a commie? Have I got that right?
April 9, 2025Apr 9 2 minutes ago, Mike31mt said: But what, exactly????? https://www.reuters.com/markets/how-top-us-trading-partners-have-reacted-trump-tariffs-2025-04-08/ JAPAN - Tokyo plans no slap counter-measures and instead will send a team to negotiate concessions from the United States TAIWAN - Taiwan President Lai Ching-te has proposed a zero tariff regime with the United States and said Taiwan will not levy reciprocal tariffs VIETNAM - Vietnam's top leader To Lam offered to remove duties on U.S. goods in a call with Trump the day after the tariff announcement INDIA - India has not planned retaliatory measures against the U.S. and aims to negotiate a bilateral trade deal with the U.S https://www.reuters.com/markets/indonesia-announces-trade-concessions-us-ahead-talks-2025-04-08/ Indonesia announces trade concessions for US ahead of talks https://www.semafor.com/article/04/08/2025/israels-netanyahu-offers-trade-concessions-to-trump Israel’s Netanyahu offers trade concessions to Trump So you have no thoughts of your own on this, just the MAGA line?
April 9, 2025Apr 9 1 hour ago, mayanh8 said: Wait for the outrage when the next iPhone is going to cost 4k with the way this thing keeps going. Then the dopes might realise they f'ed up
April 9, 2025Apr 9 10 hours ago, DaEagles4Life said: This was argued by our PM when the initial call of tariffs was mentioned There is also a reason your meat is banned. We have pretty stict biosecurity and food laws here, plus our beef quality is higher so there is zero reason to import something that is one of our biggest exports.
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