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Forum: Off Topic - General 03-02-2018, 08:54 PM
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Posted By Clocker
And God knows we don't have enough intelligence...

And God knows we don't have enough intelligence to be sharing any with Europe. :rolleyes:
Forum: Off Topic - General 03-02-2018, 03:42 PM
Replies: 364
Views: 29,770
Posted By Clocker
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker...

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker says the EU is looking at new tariffs on US exports if Trump's tariffs go into effect.
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Forum: Off Topic - General 03-02-2018, 02:42 PM
Replies: 364
Views: 29,770
Posted By Clocker
Those who do not learn from history are doomed to...

Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it.

Bush imposed similar tariffs on steel in 2002.

From Wiki

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_United_States_steel_tariff#Impact
Forum: Off Topic - General 03-02-2018, 12:20 PM
Replies: 364
Views: 29,770
Posted By Clocker
We get 16% of our imported steel from Canada, and...

We get 16% of our imported steel from Canada, and 2% from China. Do you really think that steel users like Ford Motors are buying cheap, poor grade steel?
Forum: Off Topic - General 03-02-2018, 12:09 PM
Replies: 364
Views: 29,770
Posted By Clocker
The US steel industry is producing more steel...

The US steel industry is producing more steel today than in 1990 with over 48,000 fewer workers. The steel industry employment here went on a deep dive in 1990, four years before NAFTA. Anyone...
Forum: Off Topic - General 03-02-2018, 11:32 AM
Replies: 364
Views: 29,770
Posted By Clocker
Now this whole thing is getting really serious....

Now this whole thing is getting really serious. :eek:

http://reason.com/blog/2018/03/02/trumps-tariffs-will-crush-beer-industry
Forum: Off Topic - General 03-01-2018, 08:53 PM
Replies: 364
Views: 29,770
Posted By Clocker
Maybe you and Trump can afford that. Most of us...

Maybe you and Trump can afford that. Most of us can't. You have no problems with a 15% increase in the cost of living?

And the reality is that we live in a global economy. For example, a lot of...
Forum: Off Topic - General 03-01-2018, 08:00 PM
Replies: 364
Views: 29,770
Posted By Clocker
I don't care about the impact on the stock...

I don't care about the impact on the stock market. During the 2016 campaign, Trump's own economic advisor stated that Trump's tariff proposals would increase the cost of living for the average...
Forum: Off Topic - General 03-01-2018, 06:06 PM
Replies: 364
Views: 29,770
Posted By Clocker
Who are we going to war against? We get 2% of our...

Who are we going to war against? We get 2% of our imported steel from China. We get 16% from Canada, and big shares from Brazil and South Korea. China does export a lot of steel to a lot of...
Forum: Off Topic - General 03-01-2018, 02:33 PM
Replies: 364
Views: 29,770
Posted By Clocker
I said "The president has no discretion on...

I said "The president has no discretion on tariffs and trade except what the Congress decides to give him on a case by case basis."

Trump is enacting tariffs that had been approved by Congress,...
Forum: Off Topic - General 02-21-2018, 08:35 PM
Replies: 364
Views: 29,770
Posted By Clocker
The president has no discretion on tariffs and...

The president has no discretion on tariffs and trade except what the Congress decides to give him on a case by case basis.

Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution:

The Congress often passes...
Forum: Off Topic - General 02-21-2018, 06:26 PM
Replies: 364
Views: 29,770
Posted By Clocker
What I make of it is that import tariffs and VATs...

What I make of it is that import tariffs and VATs don't stimulate the economy.

I haven't a clue where the remark about German cars came from, or how it is relevant to the issue. FIY, Volkswagen,...
Forum: Off Topic - General 02-21-2018, 12:23 PM
Replies: 364
Views: 29,770
Posted By Clocker
The same statement is repeated at the start and...

The same statement is repeated at the start and end of the quote, and makes absolutely no sense. A city does not have a GDP. And the article is talking about trade surplus, not economic growth.
...
Forum: Off Topic - General 02-21-2018, 11:40 AM
Replies: 364
Views: 29,770
Posted By Clocker
I think you dropped a decimal point. ...

I think you dropped a decimal point.

https://tradingeconomics.com/germany/gdp-growth

Germany has a value added tax (VAT) that is imposed on products made in Germany or imported. The consumer...
Forum: Off Topic - General 02-14-2018, 11:05 PM
Replies: 364
Views: 29,770
Posted By Clocker
The country is going downhill fast because too...

The country is going downhill fast because too many people believe that the government has gotten too big and controlling? :faint:

I am not going to beat my head against that brick wall. :bang:
Forum: Off Topic - General 02-14-2018, 09:46 PM
Replies: 364
Views: 29,770
Posted By Clocker
But it also is a very high incentive for an...

But it also is a very high incentive for an non-extraodinary employee to work for the federal government. And to never leave and never get fired. Because while the extraordinary employees may deserve...
Forum: Off Topic - General 02-14-2018, 05:26 PM
Replies: 364
Views: 29,770
Posted By Clocker
You weren't doing bad up to that point. ...

You weren't doing bad up to that point.

https://www.fedsmith.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/fedvsprivatewages.jpg

That doesn't include benefits.
...
Forum: Off Topic - General 02-13-2018, 05:04 PM
Replies: 364
Views: 29,770
Posted By Clocker
Maybe from taxes withheld from all those one time...

Maybe from taxes withheld from all those one time bonuses?
Forum: Off Topic - General 02-04-2018, 05:12 PM
Replies: 364
Views: 29,770
Posted By Clocker
No, they are not making more, the government is...

No, they are not making more, the government is now handing out more. :rolleyes:
Forum: Off Topic - General 02-04-2018, 01:52 PM
Replies: 364
Views: 29,770
Posted By Clocker
Letting people keep more of the money that they...

Letting people keep more of the money that they earn is handing out money? By that "logic", everything we earn belongs to the IRS, and they hand out some of it so we can live on it, like an...
Forum: Off Topic - General 02-04-2018, 12:04 AM
Replies: 364
Views: 29,770
Posted By Clocker
Letting people and companies keep more of the...

Letting people and companies keep more of the money that they earn is redistribution? :faint:

Is Orwell's "1984" the training manual given out to new IRS employees?

War is Peace
Freedom is...
Forum: Off Topic - General 01-13-2018, 04:10 PM
Replies: 364
Views: 29,770
Posted By Clocker
You really think that is going to help? Out of a...

You really think that is going to help? Out of a given number of people on Medicaid, how many are going to be making enough income to pay in enough money to make a dent on the cost? How many of those...
Forum: Off Topic - General 01-13-2018, 04:05 PM
Replies: 364
Views: 29,770
Posted By Clocker
Can you buy car insurance that covers...

Can you buy car insurance that covers pre-existing damage? Can you buy home insurance after the tornado goes through?
Forum: Off Topic - General 01-13-2018, 02:15 PM
Replies: 364
Views: 29,770
Posted By Clocker
No one pays into Medicaid. It is a means-tested...

No one pays into Medicaid. It is a means-tested government funded program for low income people that can't afford insurance.
Forum: Off Topic - General 01-13-2018, 01:42 PM
Replies: 364
Views: 29,770
Posted By Clocker
The government knows why so many doctors are...

The government knows why so many doctors are "anti-Medicaid". It's because Medicaid payments are much lower than Medicare or any insurance, and don't cover the cost of care. Doctors have this...
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