Agree or disagree with trump tariffs?
I believe Trump should be willing to compromise with Canada. Tariffs on timber or wood I read are causing Americans thousands in higher home costs and some aren't able to afford the higher prices and are losing out on homes. It might be all over Canada milk subsidies which there is zero chance they will budge on I heard from a shark tank Canadain. Make a deal with Canada.
I heard trade with China could become an actual trade war possibly having to up tariffs to 100% or higher. Not good for trade. This trade dispute is helping China devalue their currency against the dollar and sell more elsewhere. American people and businesses seem to be caught in the crosshairs. I hope Trump hasn't misread others wrong. What do you think? Big clustefuck with all the tariffs or just temporary negotiation tactics after decades of poor trade deals? I think we are all hoping for new trade deals to end Trump tariffs if it affects anyone individually.
I heard trade with China could become an actual trade war possibly having to up tariffs to 100% or higher. Not good for trade. This trade dispute is helping China devalue their currency against the dollar and sell more elsewhere. American people and businesses seem to be caught in the crosshairs. I hope Trump hasn't misread others wrong. What do you think? Big clustefuck with all the tariffs or just temporary negotiation tactics after decades of poor trade deals? I think we are all hoping for new trade deals to end Trump tariffs if it affects anyone individually.
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The end game is two fold
1. Reciprocal trade with every developed country
2. Force China to play by the rules
The path to this is going to be bumpy and take years. It’s a necessary step that should have been done 40 years ago. Finally, we have a President who is willing to put in the effort needed.
Trump unapologetically focuses on pursuing policies that are good for Americans and gets shit for it from the libtards and media.
The Canadian PM says that a treaty will only be signed if it is good for Canadians and receives plaudits.
WTF??? Do the lefties really want us to come down a few rungs? Makes no sense to me. If not, it shows that most Trump criticism is due to personal animosity and not based on policy.
I would have preferred negotiation first, if that doesn't work hit them with a stick.
President Trump, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, and House Speaker Paul Ryan have teamed up this summer to do something that hasn’t happened in two decades — write and pass department spending bills instead of lumping everything into a massive package.
The House and Senate are moving at a brisk pace to pass the appropriations bills, with the Senate leading, approving nine of 12.
What’s more, the Trump administration has pushed through key priorities on wall and Pentagon spending, as well as curbing wasteful programs, though still ending up with a more expensive budget than they wanted by over $50 billion.
And while Congress has taken the votes, many on Capitol Hill are giving Trump and his team the credit for breaking the 20-year log jam. They cite his refusal to sign another massive “omnibus” spending bill that ignored his priorities, even if it means shutting down the government.
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Initial claims for state unemployment benefits dropped 10,000 to 203,000 for the week ended Sept. 1, the lowest level since December 1969.
As a rule I do my best to stay out of politics and overall my track record since I've voted is split along party lines but I'll repeat a couple of things I have said before
Trump would not have been my first, second, third or even fourth choice but he was my 2nd to last choice.
The democrats for the better part of a decade made sure something like him being elected was going to happen and do did the Coast media ( meaning NY/DC/LA) by being the biased turds they have been and continuing to prove they are over the last couple of years.
There are some good things happening because of this administration aside from the Reality TV freak show it has become.
This seems to be the board motto as of late.
Small business always gets lumped in with big business regardless of who is in office. I can't count the number of times Obama made some dumb ass comment that made sense if he would have pinpointed the Fortune 1000 but was clueless when it came to people like your friend or me.
And to be fair the same applies to Bush Jr.
And to Clinton.
U.S. small business optimism surged to a record in August as the tax cuts and deregulation efforts of President Donald Trump and the Republican-led Congress led to more sales, hiring and investment, according to a survey by the National Federation of Independent Business.
The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index jumped to 108.8 last month, the highest level ever recorded in the survey's 45-year history and above the previous record of 108 in 1983, set during the second year of Ronald Reagan's presidency. The August figure was up from a 107.9 reading in July.
mark,
Keep the "chaos and incompetence" coming!
If anything some of his base (e.g., working class moderates) will appreciate some attempts being done. They're used to being ignored, politically. Even if it doesn't work out, causes some pain & readjustments, etc. It's probably big to that group that someone is listening to him and should re-cement Trump & Pence in 2020.
No I don't think the jobs are coming back, nor are there going to be more manufacturing plants with union wages or more mining of coal. but some of the deals were probably old from when nations were rebuilding after the war and are due to be reexamined. Now is a good a time as any.
Mark, do you suggest relocating for a job? Or do you ever try to live in two places (like a flop couch, then commute home like 10 hrs on the weekends?) I think you retired early so maybe you never have to thing about that. Thanks.
The mills are all closed, but plenty of light manufacturing has taken its place. Other businesses have moved in. Health care mostly but also a diverse range of services. It’s a much healthier environment, both literally and figuratively. All my cousins and their kids make decent livings ( plumbers, electricians, teachers, nurses).
These modern manufacturing plants can serve as the anchor for this type of community revival.
Greedy US Steel mills like US and AK Steel marked up prices immediately