Trump’s Tariffs

With tarrifs, they're a great thing if they're agreed on by everyone.
The way how trump is doing them, is wrong.
The opposition picked up on it and got him impeached for the fourth time running.
 
briansol said:
I think the Tarrifs are a good thing.

American manufacturing cannot be competitive without it. There's too much 'cheap' labor around the world. The only way we restore prosperity and clean up the cities is to put people back to work at a decent, living wage. That can't be done when a 12 year old in china will do it for 8 cents a day. If suddenly that part costs 10x what it used to, it might just make companies reconsider where the part is being made.

The united states needs to build it's own stuff from within. something like 90% of pharamcuticals and medical supplies are not made in country. Imagine a day when the war is to stop giving us meds that we all need? If it's in-house, that can't happen.

I'm a big supporter of some temporary cost-pain that will level the playing field and in return hire more americans and get people back into the workforce. Which will improve the economy, get people off the streets and state aid, and back to finding value and meaning in their lives.
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None of this will happen. It’s a nice theory but in practice corporations will build wherever is cheapest. And it’s not America.

If tariffs worked like people believe, they’d be in place 24/7. They’re not.
 
Dragapult said:
None of this will happen. It’s a nice theory but in practice corporations will build wherever is cheapest. And it’s not America.

If tariffs worked like people believe, they’d be in place 24/7. They’re not.
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This.
They have to go through the government and then the senate.
They'll get blocked.
 
philmckrackon said:
Says a NON US citizen.
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I believe citizens throughout the world (except in very repressed regimes) have the right to hold opinions and comment on other nations' policies, especially when they have a global impact. I believe there are (highly influential) US citizens (and politicians) who comment on UK policies. Is this free speech? (No)
CedricV said:
It's so difficult for people to discuss politics politely.
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It really isn't (I infer the sarcasm).
philmckrackon said:
Tartifs are an effective form of control.
Colombia, Canada, Mexico, Venezuela all succumbed to pressure to comply due to the threat of tartifs. Albeit the pause with Canada and Mexico is for thirty days it succedes in getting their support and allows for more negotiations.
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Although I understand the concept of fighting your own corner, but they started it! or America First or even the end justifies the means, but I wonder how many people actually think bullying is a good form of diplomacy.
 
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briansol said:
I'm a big supporter of some temporary cost-pain that will level the playing field and in return hire more americans and get people back into the workforce. Which will improve the economy, get people off the streets and state aid, and back to finding value and meaning in their lives.
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tell that again to us that are getting by on minimal income that the current administration is working on cutting.
must be nice to make more than 30K a year.
 
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