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RE: This Is What Happens When You Put An Idiot In Charge of a Complex System
September 1, 2018 at 8:00 pm
Clueless asshole.
https://www.rawstory.com/2018/09/trump-s...interfere/
Quote:Trump says Canada not needed in NAFTA deal, warns Congress not to interfere
Um, they've already moved on without us.
https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-s...trade-deal
Quote:11 Asia-Pacific states to sign revamped TPP trade deal without United States
Quote:The Trans-Pacific Partnership, which would have represented 40 per cent of the global economy and nearly one-quarter of its trade, was left for dead after Trump pulled out to pursue his “America First” agenda before the TPP could take effect.
But the revamped deal, now known as the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), is still a significant achievement that sends a message of openness, its supporters said ahead of the signing ceremony in Santiago, Chile.
The pact will include Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore and Vietnam, representing together 13.5 per cent of global gross domestic product.
The 11 states form a market of 500 million people, greater than that of the European Union’s single market.
Oh, and so has Mexico.
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RE: This Is What Happens When You Put An Idiot In Charge of a Complex System
September 4, 2018 at 2:20 pm
https://www.rawstory.com/2018/09/us-appl...de-battle/
Quote:US apple farmers afraid they will be hurt by US-China trade battle
Go stand in front of a mirror wearing those stupid fucking hats.
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RE: This Is What Happens When You Put An Idiot In Charge of a Complex System
September 11, 2018 at 9:26 pm
In this case, Idiots not Idiot.
Fucking hypocrites.
https://www.rawstory.com/2018/09/us-defi...m-railing/
Quote:US deficit to reach $1 trillion two years earlier than expected — after GOP spent Obama’s whole term railing against it
Watch, when they lose the House the next day this will be "The Democrats fault" and all of the Trumptard Morons will say..."Yeah....dat's right."
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RE: This Is What Happens When You Put An Idiot In Charge of a Complex System
September 19, 2018 at 11:58 pm
Oh, yeah.... nice work, Fuckhead.
https://www.rawstory.com/2018/09/ceo-for...trade-war/
Quote:CEO forced to renege on promise to president for 1 million jobs after Trump’s trade war
Quote:Alibaba Chairman Jack Ma said the company can no longer meet its promise to create 1 million jobs in the United States due to U.S.-China trade tensions, Chinese news agency Xinhua reported on Wednesday.
Ma has already warned that the trade war between the world’s two largest economies could last decades and that China should focus exports on the “Silk Road” trade route, citing Africa, Southeast Asia and Europe.
Didn't President Shitferbrains say something about trade wars being "easy to win?"
Asshole.
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RE: This Is What Happens When You Put An Idiot In Charge of a Complex System
September 21, 2018 at 12:08 am
You know, there are times when I wonder if that Orange Fathead understands that "Murricans" are paying his fucking tariffs, not the Chinese.
Bigger question, will Walmart Shoppers catch on?
https://www.rawstory.com/2018/09/walmart...es-letter/
Quote:Walmart warns Trump tariffs may force price hikes: letter
Quote:Walmart Inc (WMT.N) said that it may hike prices of products if the Trump administration imposes a tariff on Chinese imports, according to a letter the company wrote to U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer two weeks ago and seen by Reuters on Thursday.
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RE: This Is What Happens When You Put An Idiot In Charge of a Complex System
September 21, 2018 at 12:12 am
(September 21, 2018 at 12:08 am)Minimalist Wrote: You know, there are times when I wonder if that Orange Fathead understands that "Murricans" are paying his fucking tariffs, not the Chinese.
Bigger question, will Walmart Shoppers catch on?
https://www.rawstory.com/2018/09/walmart...es-letter/
Quote:Walmart warns Trump tariffs may force price hikes: letter
Quote:Walmart Inc (WMT.N) said that it may hike prices of products if the Trump administration imposes a tariff on Chinese imports, according to a letter the company wrote to U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer two weeks ago and seen by Reuters on Thursday.
NO! OUR PRESIDENT ROCKS! HE'S GOING TO TAKE DOWN THE CHINESES!  I will have to say, though, that the Chinese have a bit less depth with that embargo than the US does. Though that makes absolutely no sense on the cost of products.
If you get to thinking you’re a person of some influence, try ordering somebody else’s dog around.
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RE: This Is What Happens When You Put An Idiot In Charge of a Complex System
September 21, 2018 at 11:19 am
A little accidental justice here.
https://www.rawstory.com/2018/09/engine-...trade-war/
Quote:Engine plant in Mike Pence’s hometown takes $200 million hit from Trump trade war
Quote:Trump’s tariffs may be popular with his base, but they are hitting home in a bad way for Cummins Manufacturing, the world’s largest diesel manufacturer, which is located in vice-president Mike Pence’s hometown of Columbus, Indiana. Thanks to Trump’s trade war the company –which host Stephanie Ruhle pointed out “relies heavily on imports from, guess where, China”– is taking a $200 million hit annually.
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RE: This Is What Happens When You Put An Idiot In Charge of a Complex System
September 21, 2018 at 12:32 pm
Exhibit #2 for today.
https://www.rawstory.com/2018/09/caterpi...p-tariffs/
Quote:Caterpillar leans on old playbook to cope with Trump tariffs
Quote:Six months into the U.S. tariffs on imported aluminum and steel, Caterpillar Inc is finding that one of the best ways it can protect profits is a cost cutting strategy that is more than two years old.
At this sprawling factory in central North Carolina where it makes small front-end loaders, the company laid off workers in 2016 in response to plunging sales, consolidating two shifts into one under a program it calls the Operation & Execution Model.
Even though demand has picked up since then, its Clayton plant still runs a single shift and operates only four days a week. One third of the facility’s 550 employees are on flexible contracts.
The result: CAT is producing more loaders here with 30 percent fewer people on the factory floor than in the past, the company told Reuters.
The rich get richer and the poor get laid off.
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RE: This Is What Happens When You Put An Idiot In Charge of a Complex System
September 21, 2018 at 2:52 pm
(September 21, 2018 at 12:12 am)Fireball Wrote: (September 21, 2018 at 12:08 am)Minimalist Wrote: You know, there are times when I wonder if that Orange Fathead understands that "Murricans" are paying his fucking tariffs, not the Chinese.
Bigger question, will Walmart Shoppers catch on?
https://www.rawstory.com/2018/09/walmart...es-letter/
NO! OUR PRESIDENT ROCKS! HE'S GOING TO TAKE DOWN THE CHINESES! I will have to say, though, that the Chinese have a bit less depth with that embargo than the US does. Though that makes absolutely no sense on the cost of products.
The Chinese may have less American imports to levie tariffs on, but, thanks in part to American antagonism to to major Chinese investments in the US since about 2005, there are also far more American companies that operate in China, and subject to Chinese regulations, than there are Chinese companies that operate in the US. So when they run out of American Imports to levie tariffs on, they will undoubtedly change domestic regulations or just how they enforce these regulations to drive out American companies operating in China and making it easier for European and Japanese companies to take their places where Chinese domestic firms can’t take up the slack.
They don’t run out of ways to inflict retaliatory pain on American interests just because they run out of American imports to tax.
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RE: This Is What Happens When You Put An Idiot In Charge of a Complex System
September 21, 2018 at 5:53 pm
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/21/busin...ss&emc=rss
Quote:Tariffs to Raise Cost of Rebuilding After Hurricane Florence
Quote:When the floodwaters from Hurricane Florence recede and rebuilding kicks into high gear, homeowners and businesses will face an additional burden as tariffs imposed by the Trump administration drive up the cost of construction materials.
Homebuilders and contractors say the administration’s trade policy will add to the price increases that usually follow natural disasters. In addition to materials like lumber, steel and aluminum, the United States will impose tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese imports next week, including countertops, furniture and gypsum, a key ingredient in drywall. All told, some builders estimate that construction costs could be 20 to 30 percent higher than they would have been without these tariffs.
“We’re all going to pay the price for it in terms of higher construction costs,” said Alan Banks, president of the North Carolina Home Builders Association.
Perhaps the biggest impact will come from wood prices, which are up 40 percent from a year ago. The Trump administration imposed a 20 percent tariff on Canadian softwood lumber late last year, and supply shortages have also driven up prices.
Hmmm....
North Carolina
The WLB - 49.8%
Hillary Clinton - 46.2%
South Carolina
The WLB - 54.9%
Hillary Clinton - 40.7%
Elections have consequences.
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