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Trump’s tax cuts barely boosted growth or wages and is not paying for itself

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  • dfleadflea Member Posts: 7,233

    Anyone who says tax cuts need to “pay for themselves” need to be kicked in the nuts and lit on fire. Fuck you.

    I agree. It doesn't even make any sense. Oh, you gave me some of my tax money I paid and now you expect all of it back? Then what the fuck is the point in giving it back to me in the first place?

  • TurdBomberTurdBomber Member Posts: 19,964 Standard Supporter

    SFGbob said:

    What the fuck happened to El Monte? I see him running that ignorant mouth of his in other threads why did he run away from this one?


    El Monte, how did I reduce myself to the level of Communist China? Come on Kunt, you made the claim back up that fucking big mouth of yours.

    It’s simple GayBob. Tariffs (taxes on US consumers) are the natural recourse for trumptards who are beaten like a drum by china. Since you can’t beat them you advocate joining them. You are no better than a chi com GayBob.



  • CirrhosisDawgCirrhosisDawg Member Posts: 6,390

    SFGbob said:

    What the fuck happened to El Monte? I see him running that ignorant mouth of his in other threads why did he run away from this one?


    El Monte, how did I reduce myself to the level of Communist China? Come on Kunt, you made the claim back up that fucking big mouth of yours.

    It’s simple GayBob. Tariffs (taxes on US consumers) are the natural recourse for trumptards who are beaten like a drum by china. Since you can’t beat them you advocate joining them. You are no better than a chi com GayBob.



    No one doubts your space cadet credentials ThudBomberFS.
  • TurdBomberTurdBomber Member Posts: 19,964 Standard Supporter

    SFGbob said:

    SFGbob said:

    What the fuck happened to El Monte? I see him running that ignorant mouth of his in other threads why did he run away from this one?

    El Monte, how did I reduce myself to the level of Communist China? Come on Kunt, you made the claim back up that fucking big mouth of yours.

    It’s simple GayBob. Tariffs (taxes on US consumers) are the natural recourse for trumptards who are beaten like a drum by china. Since you can’t beat them you advocate joining them. You are no better than a chi com GayBob.
    El Monte went with gibberish. So I've reduced myself to the level of Communist China because I don't think Chinese IP theft is part of the "free market" like you do.

    Logic only a Kunt could love. And now you see boys and girls why this Kunt is so hesitant to let go of the side of the kiddie pool.

    Glug, glug El Monte.
    Tariffs are the protectionist recourse for hopelessly uncompetitive trumptards like you GayBob. Just own it.
    Doubling down on stupidity.

    CD's chosen his hill to die on. Again.
  • SledogSledog Member Posts: 33,850 Standard Supporter

    RedRocket said:

    Why is the private sector blameless in all of this? None of these companies were forced into JVs with China. They go in there knowing the risks but decide that cost savings or access to Chinese market is worth it. Hacking is a similar situation. Build better IT security infrastructure if you don't want China stealing your IP.

    You dipshits are quick to place the onus on the individual when poor finanical choices are made. Where is the outrage at the private sector for not showing more responsibility here. China won't make any substantial concessions in future trade deals because of tariffs. Enforcement in China will always be lax. Worthless ding to the economy.

    The private sector is like the scorpion. Its going to do what it can to maximize profits because that's who it is. My friends on the left tell me the government is required to save them from their worst instincts.

    If that's not the case then lets do REAL free markets and let the winners win.

    China will submit when they think they have to because we are serious. Not when our politicians and leaders are taking cash from them to sell us out

    China needs us more than we need them. A market of a billion peasants is an illusion.
    See? Now dissemble and rationalize about tariffs with Mexico.
    Why?

    Does it effect the illegals in your basement?
    CD's sharing the basement? Can mom make that much meatloaf?
  • CirrhosisDawgCirrhosisDawg Member Posts: 6,390

    SFGbob said:

    SFGbob said:

    What the fuck happened to El Monte? I see him running that ignorant mouth of his in other threads why did he run away from this one?

    El Monte, how did I reduce myself to the level of Communist China? Come on Kunt, you made the claim back up that fucking big mouth of yours.

    It’s simple GayBob. Tariffs (taxes on US consumers) are the natural recourse for trumptards who are beaten like a drum by china. Since you can’t beat them you advocate joining them. You are no better than a chi com GayBob.
    El Monte went with gibberish. So I've reduced myself to the level of Communist China because I don't think Chinese IP theft is part of the "free market" like you do.

    Logic only a Kunt could love. And now you see boys and girls why this Kunt is so hesitant to let go of the side of the kiddie pool.

    Glug, glug El Monte.
    Tariffs are the protectionist recourse for hopelessly uncompetitive trumptards like you GayBob. Just own it.
    Doubling down on stupidity.

    CD's chosen his hill to die on. Again.
    Your support of protecting obsolescence and incompetence is well known ThudBomberFS.
  • Pitchfork51Pitchfork51 Member Posts: 26,950
    dflea said:

    Anyone who says tax cuts need to “pay for themselves” need to be kicked in the nuts and lit on fire. Fuck you.

    I agree. It doesn't even make any sense. Oh, you gave me some of my tax money I paid and now you expect all of it back? Then what the fuck is the point in giving it back to me in the first place?

    But still
  • TurdBomberTurdBomber Member Posts: 19,964 Standard Supporter

    SFGbob said:

    SFGbob said:

    What the fuck happened to El Monte? I see him running that ignorant mouth of his in other threads why did he run away from this one?

    El Monte, how did I reduce myself to the level of Communist China? Come on Kunt, you made the claim back up that fucking big mouth of yours.

    It’s simple GayBob. Tariffs (taxes on US consumers) are the natural recourse for trumptards who are beaten like a drum by china. Since you can’t beat them you advocate joining them. You are no better than a chi com GayBob.
    El Monte went with gibberish. So I've reduced myself to the level of Communist China because I don't think Chinese IP theft is part of the "free market" like you do.

    Logic only a Kunt could love. And now you see boys and girls why this Kunt is so hesitant to let go of the side of the kiddie pool.

    Glug, glug El Monte.
    Tariffs are the protectionist recourse for hopelessly uncompetitive trumptards like you GayBob. Just own it.
    Doubling down on stupidity.

    CD's chosen his hill to die on. Again.
    Your support of protecting obsolescence and incompetence is well known ThudBomberFS.
    Your parents told you the short bus was for the "smart kids" to spare your feelings, didn't they, CD?

    Keep supporting Clinton Era trade policy while calling others "obsolete." Yet another word you don't know the meaning of?
  • RedRocketRedRocket Member Posts: 1,527

    RedRocket said:

    Why is the private sector blameless in all of this? None of these companies were forced into JVs with China. They go in there knowing the risks but decide that cost savings or access to Chinese market is worth it. Hacking is a similar situation. Build better IT security infrastructure if you don't want China stealing your IP.

    You dipshits are quick to place the onus on the individual when poor finanical choices are made. Where is the outrage at the private sector for not showing more responsibility here. China won't make any substantial concessions in future trade deals because of tariffs. Enforcement in China will always be lax. Worthless ding to the economy.

    The private sector is like the scorpion. Its going to do what it can to maximize profits because that's who it is. My friends on the left tell me the government is required to save them from their worst instincts.

    If that's not the case then lets do REAL free markets and let the winners win.

    China will submit when they think they have to because we are serious. Not when our politicians and leaders are taking cash from them to sell us out

    China needs us more than we need them. A market of a billion peasants is an illusion.
    The private sector should have more foresight than the scorpion. Executive compensation places too much emphasis short-term value maximization. It's part of the China problem but is also a different problem.

    I don't think the tariffs will make them submit. Or if they do submit they likely won't enforce. For this to happen China will need a recession to come to bargaining table. If the US wants to go into negotiations with a strong hand our economy will have to continue to chug along. Trump also needs to win a second term or we're probably starting from scratch. Lots of ifs. Could work if everything plays out just right. If not we just wasted alot of economic productivity and we're back where we started.
  • BendintheriverBendintheriver Member Posts: 6,010 Standard Supporter
    RedRocket said:

    RedRocket said:

    Why is the private sector blameless in all of this? None of these companies were forced into JVs with China. They go in there knowing the risks but decide that cost savings or access to Chinese market is worth it. Hacking is a similar situation. Build better IT security infrastructure if you don't want China stealing your IP.

    You dipshits are quick to place the onus on the individual when poor finanical choices are made. Where is the outrage at the private sector for not showing more responsibility here. China won't make any substantial concessions in future trade deals because of tariffs. Enforcement in China will always be lax. Worthless ding to the economy.

    The private sector is like the scorpion. Its going to do what it can to maximize profits because that's who it is. My friends on the left tell me the government is required to save them from their worst instincts.

    If that's not the case then lets do REAL free markets and let the winners win.

    China will submit when they think they have to because we are serious. Not when our politicians and leaders are taking cash from them to sell us out

    China needs us more than we need them. A market of a billion peasants is an illusion.
    The private sector should have more foresight than the scorpion. Executive compensation places too much emphasis short-term value maximization. It's part of the China problem but is also a different problem.

    I don't think the tariffs will make them submit. Or if they do submit they likely won't enforce. For this to happen China will need a recession to come to bargaining table. If the US wants to go into negotiations with a strong hand our economy will have to continue to chug along. Trump also needs to win a second term or we're probably starting from scratch. Lots of ifs. Could work if everything plays out just right. If not we just wasted alot of economic productivity and we're back where we started.
    And that is the scary part. If Trump loses, the left will go on a economic destruction mission to feed their socialist agenda and the world will feast on our weakness.

    What I find interesting about this whole thing is democrats bitching about the damage the tariffs are doing to our commerce. Where were they when the Chinese were putting my industry out of business? Not a peep from Clinton or any other democrats for that matter. They can go fuck themselves.

    Private businesses have made a decision in the past to get into bed with the Chinese devil for short term gains at the expense of trillions of lost revenue in areas not under their control. I have zero empathy for them or the democrats who have watched this happen and done nothing but now want to hypocritically bitch. Let the prices increase, employ more people in the manufacturing sector here in this country, find alternative raw material sources, be healthy and move on. We can't afford trading partners who don't play fair, steal our technology and are using it against us by spying on us with that tech.

    The democrats on here like that behavior by the Chinese and could give two shits about all the people the Chinese have put out of business here in this country. Hence their criticism of Trump when what he is doing is the right thing.
  • UW_Doog_BotUW_Doog_Bot Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 15,781 Swaye's Wigwam
    RedRocket said:

    RedRocket said:

    Why is the private sector blameless in all of this? None of these companies were forced into JVs with China. They go in there knowing the risks but decide that cost savings or access to Chinese market is worth it. Hacking is a similar situation. Build better IT security infrastructure if you don't want China stealing your IP.

    You dipshits are quick to place the onus on the individual when poor finanical choices are made. Where is the outrage at the private sector for not showing more responsibility here. China won't make any substantial concessions in future trade deals because of tariffs. Enforcement in China will always be lax. Worthless ding to the economy.

    The private sector is like the scorpion. Its going to do what it can to maximize profits because that's who it is. My friends on the left tell me the government is required to save them from their worst instincts.

    If that's not the case then lets do REAL free markets and let the winners win.

    China will submit when they think they have to because we are serious. Not when our politicians and leaders are taking cash from them to sell us out

    China needs us more than we need them. A market of a billion peasants is an illusion.
    The private sector should have more foresight than the scorpion. Executive compensation places too much emphasis short-term value maximization. It's part of the China problem but is also a different problem.

    I don't think the tariffs will make them submit. Or if they do submit they likely won't enforce. For this to happen China will need a recession to come to bargaining table. If the US wants to go into negotiations with a strong hand our economy will have to continue to chug along. Trump also needs to win a second term or we're probably starting from scratch. Lots of ifs. Could work if everything plays out just right. If not we just wasted alot of economic productivity and we're back where we started.
    Kind of tough to blame industry when they are being taken advantage of and targeted by a large state actor. Doubly so when our own state ties their hands because you know, rule of law.

    Dem policy was way to passive in this entire sphere, either from naivete or by design. Our own government has been complicit in selling our industries out to the CCP.

    Can you imagine if FDR had been cutting deals with the Nazis on the side, abetting in technology transfers from US industries, and then passing laws to prevent US companies from retaliating? That's what's been happening.
  • RedRocketRedRocket Member Posts: 1,527

    RedRocket said:

    RedRocket said:

    Why is the private sector blameless in all of this? None of these companies were forced into JVs with China. They go in there knowing the risks but decide that cost savings or access to Chinese market is worth it. Hacking is a similar situation. Build better IT security infrastructure if you don't want China stealing your IP.

    You dipshits are quick to place the onus on the individual when poor finanical choices are made. Where is the outrage at the private sector for not showing more responsibility here. China won't make any substantial concessions in future trade deals because of tariffs. Enforcement in China will always be lax. Worthless ding to the economy.

    The private sector is like the scorpion. Its going to do what it can to maximize profits because that's who it is. My friends on the left tell me the government is required to save them from their worst instincts.

    If that's not the case then lets do REAL free markets and let the winners win.

    China will submit when they think they have to because we are serious. Not when our politicians and leaders are taking cash from them to sell us out

    China needs us more than we need them. A market of a billion peasants is an illusion.
    The private sector should have more foresight than the scorpion. Executive compensation places too much emphasis short-term value maximization. It's part of the China problem but is also a different problem.

    I don't think the tariffs will make them submit. Or if they do submit they likely won't enforce. For this to happen China will need a recession to come to bargaining table. If the US wants to go into negotiations with a strong hand our economy will have to continue to chug along. Trump also needs to win a second term or we're probably starting from scratch. Lots of ifs. Could work if everything plays out just right. If not we just wasted alot of economic productivity and we're back where we started.
    Kind of tough to blame industry when they are being taken advantage of and targeted by a large state actor. Doubly so when our own state ties their hands because you know, rule of law.

    Dem policy was way to passive in this entire sphere, either from naivete or by design. Our own government has been complicit in selling our industries out to the CCP.

    Can you imagine if FDR had been cutting deals with the Nazis on the side, abetting in technology transfers from US industries, and then passing laws to prevent US companies from retaliating? That's what's been happening.
    No it's not TUFF to place some blame on industry for letting China take advantage of their short sightedness.

    The AMSC and Sinovel wind turbine software theft is a good case study. AMSC partnered with Sinovel to get access to Chinese market and gets their software stolen in the process. It was a profitable decision for a few years but eventually Sinovel pushed them out of the picture. How does AMSC not take the blame? US government took Sinovel to trail but couldn't do anything because execs don't reside in US. AMSC takes Sinovel to court in China and nothing happens because China is corrupt and doesn't enforce. Countless other examples where poor hapless US company was outsmarted by the big bad Chinese state. Not syaing that the US gov couldn't do more but also don't do business with bad actors.

    Not sure why Dem policy is solely to blame. Repubs have had plenty of opportunity to DO SOMETHING when they've controlled both houses and held a presidency. Clinton actually made a tariff threat to China at one point over IP theft. China agreed to change and then continued to do nothing to enforce...it's what China does.

    Obama put forward the TPP which, despite it's flaws, actually had a mehansim to bring Chinese IP theft to trial in international court. It also sounds like you were for the TPP and against tariffs before you were eventually for tariffs. Make up your mind about what the right solution is. IMO it's boring, multinational trade agreements.
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