Wake Up and Smell the Tariff

"Left leaning NPR/PBS poll - Validity highly questionable.
#27 | Posted by MSgt at 2025-07-03 04:16 PM"

That is incorrect. It is a Marist Poll. Marist Polls have a very high credibility rating.

Re: #43 | POSTED BY RIGHTISTRITE AT 2025-06-25 11:26 AM

"It's easier to fool people than to convince them they have been fooled"
- attributed to Mark Twain.

RE: #267 | Posted by lee_the_agent at 2025-06-22 11:26 AM

"Infantry wins battles; logistics wins wars,"
- attributed to General John J. Pershing.

At the risk of pointing out the obvious, any US involvement in a Middle East conflict presents the US with a distinct logistical disadvantage.

RE: #13|POSTED BY HUMTAKE AT 2025-06-20 11:50 AM

"However, one thing liberals have proven beyond any doubt at all and cannot be argued due to the ample mounds of real evidence is that they have a VERY difficult time accepting that people have any different opinions from them."

Are you implying that the folks involved in assaulting the Capitol on January 6th were liberals?

I know, it's so much easier to pigeonhole "them" than using one's cognitive functions.

If we had a real justice system, he'd be sent to a prison in El Salvador.

There are reports that it isn't just Palestinians being refused shelter in the bunkers.

The bottom line: "These bunkers are for Jews only".

"Trump team discusses potential Iran strike in crucial Situation Room meeting
www.axios.com
#7 | POSTED BY LAMPLIGHTER AT 2025-06-17 04:06 PM"

Interesting, but I'm going to wait for Pete's report on Signal Chat.

"He wasn't arrested. He was given 15 minutes with Noem in private and she gave him her number. This was purely a publicity stunt.
#14 | POSTED BY BELLRINGER AT 2025-06-14 01:59 PM"

Have it your way.

Then it's an assault.

"One thing we can do is make it not worth it to come here. Punish the employers when they hire them. That might work.
#3 | POSTED BY BOAZ AT 2025-06-07 07:48 AM"

It's been illegal to hire undocumented immigrants for something like TWO DECADES! Without enforcement, any law is meaningless. Passing laws against sanctuary cities and then SELECTIVELY enforcing those laws is quintessential weaponization of the Department of Justice.

If a store increases their prices by 150% but later reduces that increase to a lower price (but one that is still higher than the original price), is it really a price reduction?

Do you celebrate that price reduction?

Do you give credit to the store for making that price reduction?

BOTTOM LINE:
1. The Stock Market is not fooled. The recent Stock Market increases still have not returned to levels that existed before this whole tariff fiasco.

2. There's little reason to give credit to someone who removes (or at least delays) the tariffs they imposed.

While this "transparency discussion" is all very interesting, WTF does it have to do with the topic of this thread?

The thread has been completely derailed since post #31. Hey, poster of #31, I'll acknowledge that you've very adeptly shut down the original thread and diverted all discussion to another topic. So, how about starting another thread instead of hijacking this thread?

A photon loses energy when it encounters a particle (e.g., absorption and scattering). That would not happen in a perfect vacuum. However, there's no place that a perfect vacuum exists.

"#2
Here you go snoofy.
www.phoenixnewtimes.com
#6 | Posted by willowby at 2025-05-21 11:28 PM"

Not only was this article from over 25 years ago, the salient point was it was done on April 1st:

"The article "Give Piece a Chance," though, was a hoax. A spoof. A prank. There is no group calling itself Arm the Homeless distributing handguns, shotguns and assault weapons to vagrants in downtown Phoenix.

Wasn't it just a few weeks ago that President Trump was attempting to initiate talks with China, but those attempts by President Trump were being repeatedly ignored by China? China sure was acting like a country that was desperate to save their "crashing economy". It was painfully obvious to most folks that China was willing to wait until President Trump finally yelled "uncle". Seems like China had "all the cards" in these negotiations. Embarrassing President Trump by letting him twist in the wind was just a side benefit for China.

"Controlling the langue (sic). Right out of the left wing playbook.

#24 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-05-13 05:22 PM"

IRONY

"As they attempt to do transshipments to avoid tariffs - meanwhile, the economy is crashing. Factory activity the lowest since covid lockdown (www.cnbc.com)

Meanwhile - as a gauge of economic health - exports to the EU were up 8% but imports from the EU fell 16% - in effect, the one getting crushed in the trade is Europe along with China.

#193 | Posted by ScottS at 2025-05-13 08:33 PM"

Not surprising that factory activity would be down given the ridiculous tariffs that the US imposed (or now more accurately, threatens to impose LOL!). That would simply be a prudent business decision. China has a history as a trading nation going back more than two MILLENNIA. They are the world's leading exporter for over fifteen years. They consistently export more than they import.

Throughout this recent economic kerfuffle, China has comported itself with wisdom and patience. Something our President would be well-advised to emulate. No, 'The report of China's economy crashing was an exaggeration' (to paraphrase a report about Mark Twain's death). Again, the manner in which President Trump has (mis)handled the imposition of tariffs (especially with China) has markedly damaged his (and by extension, the US) reputation as a world leader.

Re: #182

If you have an issue with the data provided in the link above, take it up with the global times.

Speaking of data, please provide a source for all your recent claims.

"LOL, SE Asia and Europe were already putting in place anti-dumping laws. On top of this, Chinese manufacturers choose to burn European luxury brands by exposing only the logos are applied in France/Italy - everything is actually made in China.

Lastly, Chinese manufacturers shuttered their factories BECAUSE THERE IS NO REAL DEMAND OUTSIDE OF THE USA.
#180 | Posted by ScottS at 2025-05-13 09:30 AM"

Seems like China is muddling through somehow LOL:

"Fun side note:
China's actual trade surplus with the world went UP under Trump's tariffs.
Good job, idiots.
#175 | Posted by Sycophant at 2025-05-12 11:10 PM"

Everybody having fun on this Economic Roller Coaster?

This is what happens when so many support a leader who can only be (generously) described as a middle-school bully with painfully little financial acumen.

So, now the USA has paused the onerous tariffs for 90 days (well, at least that's what they say they'll do TODAY!). Meanwhile, China (BTW, China is no neophyte when it comes to international trade. Feel free to delude yourself into thinking otherwise!) is hardly "bending their knee". They are more than willing to "play the fool" to stroke President Trump's woefully misplaced bravado/ego. China has been busily dealing with the present situation by developing other trading markets and investing diplomatic efforts to (what embarrassingly ignorant individual refer to as "-------- nations").

Bottom line: President Trump has blatantly shown the "Emperor has no clothes".

RE: #63 | Posted by Gal_Tuesday at 2025-05-13 07:04 AM

BINGO!

This is a quintessential White Elephant

Re: Posted by ScottS at 10:33 AM

"Biden has always been a liar"

It's all good because it's simply a case of hyperbole by a politician, right ScottS?

ROFLMAO!

It's one thing to be ignorant of what (then) Mr. Trump said he would do if elected.

It's quite another to support his plans thinking they would only be applied to "someone else".
This latter group deservedly should receive: no empathy, no sympathy, much derision, and much scorn.

They only want one thing: MORE

"Under a strong economy, people will vote for other issues.
Immigration, identity politics, education policies, and cultural values come to the forefront.
#25 | Posted by BillJohnson at 2025-05-06 08:31 AM"

Sounds like you believed the economy was strong at election time last year.

Several metrics agree with your belief and also indicate that the economy remained strong until after inauguration time this year.

How's that working out for you?