Ridgerunner Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 44 minutes ago, StnCld316 said: Ranting and Raving like a 10 Year Old kid on Twitter with his Childish Insults sure does not make him look that Intelligent. Sometimes I think he purposely says things just to play with the Washington DC establishment and the news media. Just like him saying that Russia should be allowed back in the G7. And sure enough,just a short while ago I saw some Democrat spokesperson on FOX saying that must mean Putin has something on Trump. Now CNN and MSNBC will have something else to rant and rave about for another week. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgerunner Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 1 minute ago, StnCld316 said: Tax Breaks are always good to put more money in the pockets of the Citizens but over time Governments will find away to get those breaks back. Tax Breaks are not a Lifetime endeavour. Whoever the next president after Trump is will likely Undo whatever Trump Created. Then that will be the American people's fault for voting that new president and congress into office. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StnCld316 Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 1 minute ago, Ridgerunner said: Sometimes I think he purposely says things just to play with the Washington DC establishment and the news media. Just like him saying that Russia should be allowed back in the G7. And sure enough,just a short while ago I saw some Democrat spokesperson on FOX saying that must mean Putin has something on Trump. Now CNN and MSNBC will have something else to rant and rave about for another week. lol The Jabs back and forth will likely never end. Trump is set in his ways. If he wants to make himself look like a fool then so be it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StnCld316 Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 We have Tax Breaks in Canada as well but it will only last for so long before Government Greed will come and take it all back. The Rich will keep getting Richer and the Poor to Middle class will suck the hind tit once again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgerunner Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 12 minutes ago, StnCld316 said: The Jabs back and forth will likely never end. Trump is set in his ways. If he wants to make himself look like a fool then so be it. But by doing this he is also causing people in the news media and government to reveal who they really are. They are so obsessed and enraged with him personally that coverage of him dominates the news everyday. And now his poll numbers are going up and theirs are going down,so who is the crazy person? By openly exhibiting their hatred for Trump they also expose to the public that they are incapable of fairly reporting the news about Trump,which helps to make Trump's claims of "Fake News" real. So essentially Trump has caused them to become what he has portrayed them to be,because now they will say and do anything to make Trump look bad which Trump can then portray as "Fake News". CRAZY LIKE A FOX. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StnCld316 Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 5 minutes ago, Ridgerunner said: But by doing this he is also causing people in the news media and government to reveal who they really are. They are so obsessed and enraged with him personally that coverage of him dominates the news everyday. And now his poll numbers are going up and theirs are going down,so who is the crazy person? By openly exhibiting their hatred for Trump they also expose to the public that they are incapable of fairly reporting the news about Trump,which helps to make Trump's claims of "Fake News" real. At least he's in Singapore for the next couple of days being Kim Jong-Un's Patsy so things should be quiet until he returns Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsme Posted June 11, 2018 Author Share Posted June 11, 2018 1 hour ago, Ridgerunner said: If you look at the trade deficit numbers it's clear that our allies have been taking advantage of the U.S. for years.Trump just wants a more level playing field for U.S. workers and businesses. What Trump has been saying in the election campaign and as president that he wants to renegotiate trade agreements to reduce the U.S. trade deficits. Poorly negotiated U.S. trade agreements have resulted in falling and stagnant wages,a shrinking middle class and the closing of numerous factories in the U.S. Except that having a trade deficit isn't necessarily a bad thing. Not to mention that we actually have a trade surplus with Canada. http://fortune.com/2018/06/09/donald-trump-trade-deficit-terrified-g7-speech/ http://fortune.com/2018/03/07/biggest-us-trade-partners/ The amount of money Trump is saying the U.S. “lost” is the trade deficit – the amount by which the goods and services Americans bought internationally exceeds the amount they sold to other countries. But the number he’s citing is itself is fundamentally inaccurate. Trump has previously cited an $800 billion trade deficit more than 50 times, according to the New York Times. But whether $800 billion or $817 billion, Trump’s number only includes trade in goods, excluding services. That distortion seems to represent a belief within the administration that manufacturing and farming are inherently better economic activities than providing services. This ethos would seem to align with the concerns of Trump’s domestic political base.But it doesn’t match the reality of America’s position as a global leader in high-value services including finance, engineering, education, and telecommunications. In fact, the U.S. has a global surplus in service exports – Americans sell more to other countries than they buy from them. Once they’re added back to the tally, the overall U.S. trade deficit drops to $566 billion – 30% lower than Trump’s number. In some specific countries, such as Canada, Trump can only claim there’s a bilateral trade deficit at all because his numbers exclude services. In reality, the U.S. has a trade surplus with Canada. What country does the US have the largest trade deficit with? China – $375.2 billion Mexico – $71.1 billion Japan – $68.8 billion Germany – $64.3 billion Vietnam – $38.3 billion Ireland – $38.1 billion Italy – $31.6 billion Malaysia – $24.6 billion India – $22.9 billion South Korea – $22.9 billion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBsq69 Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 15 minutes ago, itsme said: What country does the US have the largest trade deficit with? China – $375.2 billion Mexico – $71.1 billion Japan – $68.8 billion Germany – $64.3 billion Vietnam – $38.3 billion Ireland – $38.1 billion Italy – $31.6 billion Malaysia – $24.6 billion India – $22.9 billion South Korea – $22.9 billion With the UK's top trade partners we have a deficit with 15 and only an excess of more than $1 Billion with 3 countries. It's just the way our economy works. Our trade with the US is one quarter of that with the EU. It would be interesting if there was more of a breakdown. Is that huge trade deficit with Ireland all whiskey or is it anything to do with companies like Amazon - certainly in the EU they pretend to be Irish for tax reasons despite being American. Although it could be to do with the Irish Sentimental BS Industry that US citizens fall for - I bet I'm as Irish as most of "Irish" Americans and where I'm from that's probably the case for most of us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howard Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 5 hours ago, Ridgerunner said: The market and U.S. economy is another reason why Trump will not be impeached.Do you remember what happened to the stock market when Brian Ross(ABC News) erroneously reported that Trump had instructed Michael Flynn to contact the Russians before Trump was elected president? The market crashed because people thought Trump would be impeached. If Trump is impeached the markets will crash and the U.S. economy may go into a deep prolonged recession. How many politicians would like to be blamed for that? Disagree. Clinton was impeached and the stock market didn't flinch enough for there to be any concern. Historically, stocks do well under a Republican administration. FWIW, I do think the next time a democrat holds office (whether in 2022 or 2026), the market will sink. Two reasons come to mind: Trump is building up the military (someone will have to pay for that down the road). With a liberal in office, its spend, spend, spend on social programs using the band-aid philosophy. Liberals generally do not invest in infrastructure to fix a problems. And if they do, by the time a project is finished, it becomes outdated California's "train to nowhere", now 2x the cost at $80 billion and only 2% complete (state still acquiring land to lay tracks down on), is the perfect example promoted by a liberal governor. Train is suppose to eventually make travel cheaper between Los Angeles & San Francisco. How taking a train for 7 hours for a projected $59/one way will be cheaper by 2025 then a current $69 ticket for a 50 minute plane ride,.... The only reason this got funded is because it employs blue collar, uneducated people. This project does not fix a problem but it creates many problems (and guarantees many, many years of unnecessary administrative costs). The financial consequences or practicality of the project are just a minor issue. ..and this is tyical liberal behavior. Below are phrases I remind my liberal friends (and they never deny it - they just change the subject): Feed a man to fish, he eats for a day (liberal). Teach a man to fish, he eats for a lifetime (conservative). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarleyFatboy Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 I HATE FUCKING POLITICS!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgerunner Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 2 hours ago, itsme said: Except that having a trade deficit isn't necessarily a bad thing. Not to mention that we actually have a trade surplus with Canada. http://fortune.com/2018/06/09/donald-trump-trade-deficit-terrified-g7-speech/ http://fortune.com/2018/03/07/biggest-us-trade-partners/ The amount of money Trump is saying the U.S. “lost” is the trade deficit – the amount by which the goods and services Americans bought internationally exceeds the amount they sold to other countries. But the number he’s citing is itself is fundamentally inaccurate. Trump has previously cited an $800 billion trade deficit more than 50 times, according to the New York Times. But whether $800 billion or $817 billion, Trump’s number only includes trade in goods, excluding services. That distortion seems to represent a belief within the administration that manufacturing and farming are inherently better economic activities than providing services. This ethos would seem to align with the concerns of Trump’s domestic political base.But it doesn’t match the reality of America’s position as a global leader in high-value services including finance, engineering, education, and telecommunications. In fact, the U.S. has a global surplus in service exports – Americans sell more to other countries than they buy from them. Once they’re added back to the tally, the overall U.S. trade deficit drops to $566 billion – 30% lower than Trump’s number. In some specific countries, such as Canada, Trump can only claim there’s a bilateral trade deficit at all because his numbers exclude services. In reality, the U.S. has a trade surplus with Canada. What country does the US have the largest trade deficit with? China – $375.2 billion Mexico – $71.1 billion Japan – $68.8 billion Germany – $64.3 billion Vietnam – $38.3 billion Ireland – $38.1 billion Italy – $31.6 billion Malaysia – $24.6 billion India – $22.9 billion South Korea – $22.9 billion Manufacturing jobs definitely provide higher wages than service jobs for low skilled workers.The loss of manufacturing jobs is why the middle class in the U.S. is being squeezed out existence. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgerunner Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 27 minutes ago, HarleyFatboy said: I HATE FUCKING POLITICS!!! The only thing wrong with politics are fucking politicians. lol 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts