US General Domestic Politics #10 Begin 10/29/20

[jabbath1987]

Just now, Ridgerunner said:

There are many areas of the border where the natural terrain acts as a border, so no wall is needed. Also, more wall would have been built if Congress had appropriated the funds that Trump requested.

So why didn't Trump make Mexico pay for it like he promised?

[Ridgerunner]

Just now, jabbath1987 said:

So why didn't Trump make Mexico pay for it like he promised?

How do you know that he would not have in his second term?

[jabbath1987]

Just now, Ridgerunner said:

How do you know that he would not have in his second term?

He had four years to do it... 

[Ridgerunner]

2 minutes ago, jabbath1987 said:

He had four years to do it... 

So? 

[jabbath1987]

Just now, Ridgerunner said:

So? 

And he didn't do it as promised...

[Ridgerunner]

8 minutes ago, jabbath1987 said:

Strange that the OSCE says everything is okay in the USA but don't say this about Russia and North Korea.

I think the possibility that your comment is just plain bullshit is a lot higher than the possibility for the election is manipulated 

 

The OSCE is just another worthless liberal European organization.

[Ridgerunner]

2 minutes ago, jabbath1987 said:

And he didn't do it as promised...

Like I said, he could have done it in his second term.  Also, the wall helps to pay for itself by greatly reducing the flow of illegal immigrants and drugs into our country. Illegal Immigrants and smuggled drugs cause a big financial burden for the U.S.

[Ridgerunner]

4 hours ago, jjkopite said:

It will be interesting when his tax returns leak to see how much money he says he has!

What will be more interesting will be when Trump sues whoever leaks his tax returns and ends up with everything that they own as compensation.

[Ridgerunner]

3 hours ago, golfer06 said:

trump appointed 3 of them & he thinks that they will do what he wants.

No, those 3 justices will make rulings based upon the U.S. Constitution and the law, and not based upon their personal political ideologies as do the liberal justices on the  U.S. Supreme Court.

[Thestarider]

48 minutes ago, jabbath1987 said:

So why didn't Trump make Mexico pay for it like he promised?

He did Jabbath, do a little research please ?

For instance, USMCA prohibits tariffs on digital products. It lets companies transfer data across borders without encountering discriminatory barriers. And it bars countries from requiring firms to store data within their borders, thereby allowing companies to do so wherever it makes the most business sense.

The deal also gives U.S. farmers more access to the Canadian dairy market. It forces the Canadian province of British Columbia to drop measures that prevented American wines from being sold on grocery shelves along with local vintages.

DOES USMCA DO ANYTHING TO PROTECT U.S. MANUFACTURING JOBS?

Yes. To qualify for USMCA’s duty-free benefits, 75% of a car and its parts must come from within North America, up from 62.5% under NAFTA. That means more content would have to be homegrown in higher-wage North America, not imported more cheaply from China and elsewhere.

At least 40% of vehicles would also have to originate in places where workers earn at least $16 an hour. That would benefit the United States or Canada — not Mexico, where auto assembly workers are paid a fraction of that amount. For car buyers, that wage requirement is likely to increase the cost of vehicles built in North America.

Under USMCA, Mexico is required to formally authorize workers to form independent unions. Mexican unions had traditionally been co-opted by employers and the government and had done little for workers. Laborers have been fired, for example, for trying to bargain on their own for better pay and working conditions. That’s one reason why Mexican wages remained so low — and attractive to U.S. manufacturers that wanted to cut costs.

[Thestarider]

2 minutes ago, Thestarider said:

He did Jabbath, do a little research please ?

For instance, USMCA prohibits tariffs on digital products. It lets companies transfer data across borders without encountering discriminatory barriers. And it bars countries from requiring firms to store data within their borders, thereby allowing companies to do so wherever it makes the most business sense.

The deal also gives U.S. farmers more access to the Canadian dairy market. It forces the Canadian province of British Columbia to drop measures that prevented American wines from being sold on grocery shelves along with local vintages.

DOES USMCA DO ANYTHING TO PROTECT U.S. MANUFACTURING JOBS?

Yes. To qualify for USMCA’s duty-free benefits, 75% of a car and its parts must come from within North America, up from 62.5% under NAFTA. That means more content would have to be homegrown in higher-wage North America, not imported more cheaply from China and elsewhere.

At least 40% of vehicles would also have to originate in places where workers earn at least $16 an hour. That would benefit the United States or Canada — not Mexico, where auto assembly workers are paid a fraction of that amount. For car buyers, that wage requirement is likely to increase the cost of vehicles built in North America.

Under USMCA, Mexico is required to formally authorize workers to form independent unions. Mexican unions had traditionally been co-opted by employers and the government and had done little for workers. Laborers have been fired, for example, for trying to bargain on their own for better pay and working conditions. That’s one reason why Mexican wages remained so low — and attractive to U.S. manufacturers that wanted to cut costs.

It’s Official: Mexico Is No. 1 U.S. Trade Partner For First Time

Mexico’s trade with the United States totaled $614.5 billion in 2019

[StnCld316]

1 hour ago, Ridgerunner said:

No, those 3 justices will make rulings based upon the U.S. Constitution and the law, and not based upon their personal political ideologies as do the liberal justices on the  U.S. Supreme Court.

I don't know why Trump can't just accept the fact that he got beat and start licking his wounds.