Steel and aluminum tariffs
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Good God you are a limited man.Sledog said:
Obviously not. I would have said "not the flaming spandex butt pirate driving a Kia".dflea said:
Did Sledog help you with that one?greenblood said:
I’m not the one that drives a Kia...wussdflea said:
I understand the difference between you and someone who isn't a faggot.greenblood said:
Premium doesn’t mean expensive. When you have to pay $18k instead of $15k for a new Kia, that’s called paying a premium. I hope you now understand the difference you nutless monkeydflea said:
Yeah. Hyundai's and Kia's cost a fucking fortune.greenblood said:
If you buy foreign cars you pay a premium. Big fucking deal.dflea said:
I could see how this could be your take - if you're a retarded weakling that needs tariffs to protect your shitty business model.greenblood said:
I actually don't mind tariffs. This is essentially a consumption tax. The more imported crap you use, the more you pay.insinceredawg said:
Please explain why the tariffs will help this country? This will spark a trade war and the losers will be consumers.doogie said:Had nothing to do with FED dumping assets.
Nothing at all.
I kind of wish we just had a national sales tax vs income tax anyway. At least everyone pays for this tax.
Go kill yourself, you tax loving donkey.
Who even thinks this thing will pass? It’s postering. A nutless monkey can see that.
You're a nutless monkey.
Go ahead and make your case to justify the 3 grand "premium" you stupid cunt. -
Trump should not raise tariffs on EU cars. That would be wrong.
Instead Trump should just make sure EU tariffs and US tariffs are equal so it will be fair and no one will be able to complain -
Everything equal? I never took you for a Marxist but it's a good look on you.doogie said:Trump should not raise tariffs on EU cars. That would be wrong.
Instead Trump should just make sure EU tariffs and US tariffs are equal so it will be fair and no one will be able to complain -
What a stupid mother fucker.
I didn't say Trump should ensure equal outcomes amoeba brain but I'm all for a Level Playing Field aren't you? -
Agreed we need to level the playing field for OPEC and Russia. The US was becoming too energy independent.doogie said:What a stupid mother fucker.
I didn't say Trump should ensure equal outcomes amoeba brain but I'm all for a Level Playing Field aren't you?
https://www.bloomberg.com/gadfly/articles/2018-03-04/trump-tariffs-are-gift-opec-russia-not-us-shale-oil-gas-pipelines -
Just like the tax cut created a level playing field? Fuck you are a dumb Trump fed motherfucker. Think for yourself.doogie said:What a stupid mother fucker.
I didn't say Trump should ensure equal outcomes amoeba brain but I'm all for a Level Playing Field aren't you? -
I'm all for going on offense right now
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The pipeline Bloomberg bit is funny...they don't understand the total costs of pipelines (it ain't just steel). Not as dumb as HondoFS' new sidekick (HI CirrhosisoftheBrain), but amusing...
As for why aluminum and steel were chosen its a direct shot at China...the media and a few folks around here appear too dumb to realize this. For those that don't think this look at this story from about a year ago:
http://www.businessinsider.com/a-chinese-billionaire-may-have-hidden-6-of-the-worlds-aluminum-in-the-mexican-desert-2016-9
Why exactly would a Chinese billionaire store 6% of the world's aluminum in a desert in Mexico along the US border if it wasn't to illegally get it to the US via NAFTA? And for this and a few others caught I guarantee there is at least 10x more coming through illegally. The best part was the end when he said 'my bad...we really meant to send that to Vietnam.'
That said I'm assuming this is more of a negotiating ploy than anything else...long term I'm ok with China subsidizing our raw materials...the balance in trade has to be in respecting intellectual property (they don't), opening up their markets to our finished products (they don't unless their specific market isn't caught up enough to make it themselves), and opening up their internal businesses to non-Chinese investments. And we have an inertia of 30 years of politicians not really caring...I'll believe that actually changed when I see some of those things addressed. -
Word salad — with @HoustonHusky “guarantees” and “assumptions,” and a link too! Very amusing.HoustonHusky said:The pipeline Bloomberg bit is funny...they don't understand the total costs of pipelines (it ain't just steel). Not as dumb as HondoFS' new sidekick (HI CirrhosisoftheBrain), but amusing...
As for why aluminum and steel were chosen its a direct shot at China...the media and a few folks around here appear too dumb to realize this. For those that don't think this look at this story from about a year ago:
http://www.businessinsider.com/a-chinese-billionaire-may-have-hidden-6-of-the-worlds-aluminum-in-the-mexican-desert-2016-9
Why exactly would a Chinese billionaire store 6% of the world's aluminum in a desert in Mexico along the US border if it wasn't to illegally get it to the US via NAFTA? And for this and a few others caught I guarantee there is at least 10x more coming through illegally. The best part was the end when he said 'my bad...we really meant to send that to Vietnam.'
That said I'm assuming this is more of a negotiating ploy than anything else...long term I'm ok with China subsidizing our raw materials...the balance in trade has to be in respecting intellectual property (they don't), opening up their markets to our finished products (they don't unless their specific market isn't caught up enough to make it themselves), and opening up their internal businesses to non-Chinese investments. And we have an inertia of 30 years of politicians not really caring...I'll believe that actually changed when I see some of those things addressed.
Just say you advocate protectionist trade policies and tariffs to support inefficient and outdated US industry.
In other words, you’ll believe it when US industrial policy subsidizes the unskilled and uneducated. It’s ok. Just be honest.
