(March 3, 2018 at 8:20 am)A Theist Wrote:(March 3, 2018 at 7:14 am)Joods Wrote: Exactly. Tariff wars have never served the US well. I hope that now you'll finally see the damage this president is capable of doing. Let's just hope that we, as a country, can survive this mess before it's too late. This is what happens when a person lacks experience in government. He's a shitty businessman as evidenced by his horrible business record. Given that, he should not be in politics either. He never listens to his advisers and there is often discord within the WH.
When one looks at how many people have quit or been fired from his administration, one has to wonder why he is still in the WH and when is congress going to wake up and get him out of office.
I said that historically it hasn't panned out well for the U.S.. That doesn't mean it wouldn't pan out now. Could be that this move might bring our trading partners back to the table to renegotiate our trade agreements with them if they figure a trade war with the U.S. isn't in their best interest. There were more things going on in Hoover's time around the world that's not going on now. Most nations then were still suffering from the economic devastation of WWI and they were raising their own import tariffs to help relieve their economies, but hurting us. Circumstances are different now. We'll see.
I honestly don't see anything happening this time, that history hasn't already dictated will happen. Same ol', same ol'. Remember that saying "If you keep on doing what you've always done, you'll keep on getting what you've always got."
This "tariff war" isn't any different from the ones past presidents have attempted to initiate. But, you're right - we will see.
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