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BigRedBuster
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It is kind of funny. The agreement he has his panties in a wad about is HIS agreement.
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:nanalama
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commando
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is he really this stupid? trade wars with basically everyone in the world? or is it as i suspect that he is really just creating issues that he will quickly "solve" by claiming the other countries buckled to his demands so he is taking tariffs off them? his base always falls for that trick and believes he did actually solve something
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Mierin
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He believes trade deficits mean we are losing and that tariffs fix trade deficits. There is an interview out there of him in the 80s saying our government is stupid and we have to tariff Japan because of the trade deficit with them. In the 80s our biggest deficit was with them.
I believe that Trump believes in mercantilism as strongly as the leaders of countries from the 16-18th centuries, however he likely doesn’t know the name of the economic theory he believes in. But that theory holds that there is a finite amount of wealth in the world and the way a country succeeds is it has to export more than it imports.
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commando
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drugs are not expensive enough...let's throw some tariffs on them. all hail trump!
Dr. Strangelove
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I'm really curious as well. Stock markets are leaning towards it being a ruse to tell his rabid faithful that he "won" a trade war when Mexico/Canada pledge to like import 10 more pounds of soybeans.
But we also need to recognize that the Heritage Foundation - the best and brightest the Republican brain trust has to offer -is behind all of this, and frankly these are extremely stupid, unserious people. They may genuinely believe that they can raise significant revenue via tarries, and resulting inflation is manageable if not desirable to pay off debt used to give rich people tax cuts.
Either way, the damage to America is immense.
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Mierin
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So if my math is right, 28% of our fruit is from Mexico and 24% of our vegetables are from Mexico. Also we just released water valuable for California farmers this summer.
Edit: Ok I get it. California produced 75% of the nation's fruit and nuts; out of all that the U.S. produces. It doesn't mean 75% of the fruit and nuts we buy come from California. A lot are imported.
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commando
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trump will invade and take fruit and veggies from anyone he wants.
So if my math is right, 28% of our fruit is from Mexico and 24% of our vegetables are from Mexico. Also we just released water valuable for California farmers this summer.75% of our fruit and nuts are from California and 33% of our vegetables.Again if my math is correct, 30% of our fruit and nuts are from California, and 20% of our vegetables.
Edit: Ok I get it. California produced 75% of the nation's fruit and nuts; out of all that the U.S. produces. It doesn't mean 75% of the fruit and nuts we buy come from California. A lot are imported.
BigRedBuster
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But, remember the genius just released all the water to irrigate much of that farm all and in California this summer.
So if my math is right, 28% of our fruit is from Mexico and 24% of our vegetables are from Mexico. Also we just released water valuable for California farmers this summer.75% of our fruit and nuts are from California and 33% of our vegetables.Again if my math is correct, 30% of our fruit and nuts are from California, and 20% of our vegetables.
Edit: Ok I get it. California produced 75% of the nation's fruit and nuts; out of all that the U.S. produces. It doesn't mean 75% of the fruit and nuts we buy come from California. A lot are imported.
:laughpound
Meanwhile!!!
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commando
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i checked my local menards for prices on OSB on thursday......3/4 inch T&G sheets were $31.50 each with over 1100 sheets available. just checked and prices haven't changed yet but they only have 3 sheets to sell.