November 25, 20204 yr Author 25 minutes ago, Gannan said: I once thought Rubio would be a good president. I have since put him in the category of "spineless worm” along with Rand Paul. Same. He's been disappointing. The only senators with even half a spine have been Romney and Murkowski. And that's being very charitable.
November 25, 20204 yr On 11/16/2020 at 9:21 PM, NOTW said: Still don't know why people take this stance with biden when fat ass trump chokes down 3,000 calorie meals from McDonald's
November 25, 20204 yr 30 minutes ago, DEagle7 said: This should be good... I guess if you’re a commie...
November 25, 20204 yr 2 hours ago, DEagle7 said: Damn Ivy Leaguers ruining our country! Put down Lil Marco as going down with the ship What is he doing? Republican is absolutely dead
November 25, 20204 yr 1 hour ago, TEW said: He’s got a point about China. Now rely on American tax dollars to keep farmers afloat so he is correct in that aspect
November 25, 20204 yr 1 hour ago, Gannan said: I once thought Rubio would be a good president. I have since put him in the category of "spineless worm” along with Rand Paul. Co-signed. It's a shame to see what they've become.
November 25, 20204 yr 5 minutes ago, TEW said: I guess if you’re a commie... If you go by the ballooning trade deficit then I guess Trump's a commie. At least you finally came around.
November 25, 20204 yr 11 minutes ago, DaEagles4Life said: Now rely on American tax dollars to keep farmers afloat so hw is correct in that aspect Small price to pay when you’re in a Cold War.
November 25, 20204 yr 26 minutes ago, TEW said: I guess if you’re a commie... I was talking about your explanation. But sure, asinine and ineffective trade wars really stuck it to those commies!
November 25, 20204 yr Yeah, TEW, we really stuck it to China by instituting socialism and subsidizing our great patriot farmers.
November 25, 20204 yr 2 hours ago, DEagle7 said: I've heard Duckworth floated around too, but I have no idea how secure her Senate seat is. I like her a lot too. VA is good exposure, but it isn't necessarily a great path to the the presidency. Being from Indiana is rough. I’m hoping Duckworth is the nominee in 2024 and Harris goes away. Harris as the nominee is a guaranteed loss.
November 25, 20204 yr 1 hour ago, DEagle7 said: I was talking about your explanation. But sure, asinine and ineffective trade wars really stuck it to those commies! 1 hour ago, Dave Moss said: Yeah, TEW, we really stuck it to China by instituting socialism and subsidizing our great patriot farmers. The fact that you two say this sarcastically, as if losing trade with the US didn’t hurt China, is hilarious. Here’s a clue: China needs dollars more than the US needs marginally cheaper consumer goods.
November 25, 20204 yr 24 minutes ago, TEW said: The fact that you two say this sarcastically, as if losing trade with the US didn’t hurt China, is hilarious. Here’s a clue: China needs dollars more than the US needs marginally cheaper consumer goods. Oh, we hurt China? What concessions did Trump get? The trade deal that never got finished?
November 25, 20204 yr 1 hour ago, TEW said: The fact that you two say this sarcastically, as if losing trade with the US didn’t hurt China, is hilarious. Here’s a clue: China needs dollars more than the US needs marginally cheaper consumer goods. And the fact that you're acting as if those stupid arse tariffs didn't hurt American citizens more than we hurt China is predictable.
November 25, 20204 yr 2 hours ago, TEW said: The fact that you two say this sarcastically, as if losing trade with the US didn’t hurt China, is hilarious. Here’s a clue: China needs dollars more than the US needs marginally cheaper consumer goods. You can’t possibly be this stupid.
November 25, 20204 yr Author 6 hours ago, Gannan said: You can’t possibly be this stupid. 90th percentile man.
November 25, 20204 yr 9 hours ago, DEagle7 said: And the fact that you're acting as if those stupid arse tariffs didn't hurt American citizens more than we hurt China is predictable. Because it’s true.
November 25, 20204 yr China is building infrastructure in Africa. https://www.forbes.com/sites/panosmourdoukoutas/2019/09/21/why-is-china-building-africa/?sh=209ce817502c This article believes the move is about diplomacy and oil, but just about anything can be grown in certain parts of Africa. China is also turning to South America for crops more now. https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3020246/latin-america-trade-grows-china-and-us-tussle-influence China is closer right now to not needing the US, than they were four years ago.
November 25, 20204 yr Author You're dealing with a foe who doesn't care if they hurt their people. There is a limit to the lengths they will go that damages their economy, but China has a population more than willing to suffer for their government, and pay a privilege for doing so. It's pure hubris to believe that America has more tolerance for pain than China. If you go into negotiations thinking that your leverage is they need us more than we need them, you've already lost.
November 25, 20204 yr Author 1 minute ago, MidMoFo said: China is building infrastructure in Africa. https://www.forbes.com/sites/panosmourdoukoutas/2019/09/21/why-is-china-building-africa/?sh=209ce817502c This article believes the move is about diplomacy and oil, but just about anything can be grown in certain parts of Africa. China is also turning to South America for crops more now. https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3020246/latin-america-trade-grows-china-and-us-tussle-influence China is closer right now to not needing the US, than they were four years ago. Yup. While Trump was rejecting leverage against China in the form of the TPP, China has been gaining leverage as they look for backstops to reduced trade with America. Trump has set our economic place in the world back a decade with his stupidity couple with arrogance.
November 25, 20204 yr 8 hours ago, Gannan said: You can’t possibly be this stupid. Here’s an article from supreme Trump supporters WaPo and Bloomberg to give you an idea of how we have them in a strangle hold. We’ve just got to keep starving them of dollars to win this Cold War, but it’s basically guaranteed that Biden and crew will bail them out: https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/the-dollar-squeeze-is-coming-for-chinainc/2020/03/24/4b2cdbc0-6e23-11ea-a156-0048b62cdb51_story.html
November 25, 20204 yr 28 minutes ago, JohnSnowsHair said: You're dealing with a foe who doesn't care if they hurt their people. There is a limit to the lengths they will go that damages their economy, but China has a population more than willing to suffer for their government, and pay a privilege for doing so. It's pure hubris to believe that America has more tolerance for pain than China. If you go into negotiations thinking that your leverage is they need us more than we need them, you've already lost. China's #1 concern is social stability because they fear a revolution. This idea that the Chinese population will just suffer in silence is completely detached from reality. And yes, China needs us FAR more than we need them. Global manufacturing and supply chains can move. It’s already started, in actuality. But Dollar access must come from the US, and without the dollar, China can’t pay off debts, can’t prop up its currency, and can’t buy commodities like oil.
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