(February 21, 2018 at 12:53 pm)wallym Wrote:(February 21, 2018 at 12:47 pm)pocaracas Wrote: The problem is ages of wrong policies that created the current state of affairs which is far from nice, or "great".
Trump isn't doing anything about it. So much for making America great again....
Obama didn't do anything either. Peace Nobel Prize, yeah right!
There needs to be a consolidated policy that aims to improve the lifestyle of everyone (or the most people as possible) and, honestly, "free market" has shown time and time again that is the wrong way.
Yes, in case the smiley didn't give it away, the black cops statement was a joke.
Trump pulling out of globalist trade deals, and imposing tariffs, and repatriating overseas capital, reducing immigration, and lowering corporate tax rates are what you're talking about, no?
You know... when you put it like that...
.From the European side, those globalist trade deals were feared due to the ease with which "deregulated" american companies would get their cheap unsafe products in the EU market. Loss of business for the US?
.Imposing tariffs on very select products (solar panels) to increase... don't know, but it does increase usage of fossil fuels, worsening the environment in the States... and the world.
.Repatriating overseas capital? The repatriation tax is designed to to incentivize US-based companies that do business overseas to bring their profits back stateside.... and what do they do with those profits abroad that they don't want to do in the states, but need an incentive?
.Reducing immigration? https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/...7-edition/: "Immigrants added an estimated $2 trillion to the U.S. GDP in 2016." You really think it's wise to lower that?
.Lowering corporate taxes is the cherry on top of the cake - the well known NOT to work trickle down economics which is also well known to fill the pockets of the few on top.
Those measures don't seem as positive now... but maybe, maybe they'll do something... wait and see, huh?