Tariffs are inflationery to the country charging the tariffs. Trump coninuously lies about tariffs and claims that they are paid by the country exporting products to the US, when of course the tariffs are paid by the buyers of the products, which result in higher prices reflected by the added tariffs. Tariffs are certainly not bad in all situations, but tariffs enacted under the guise of collecting money from the exporting country are misleading since the increased cost is paid by the buyers. This aspect of Trump's economic plan will increase, not decrease, inflation.
2024 Presidential Election
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Trump wasn't president in the last 4 years. You been asleep?
Off Topic, off topic post. Anyone ever feel like Rodney Dangerfield?
Went for my annual dermatologist visit last week. Asked about bruising on my hands and wrinkles on my massive biceps (
). She told me "we don't have a time machine."
Went for my annual physical last week too. Doc asked if I was still smoking and how long had I smoked. Honestly told him 45 years. Doc said, "You should already be dead."
As is my custom every morning was on screened porch perusing news/sports/weather. Wife (dementia issues), who I dearly love, comes out and says "What are you doing here? Thought you were gone after stealing all my money."
Whew. Wowsa.
Yesterday's 38-0 football victory was tonic to my mind, body and soul after the week. 😊
Went for my annual dermatologist visit last week. Asked about bruising on my hands and wrinkles on my massive biceps (
). She told me "we don't have a time machine."Went for my annual physical last week too. Doc asked if I was still smoking and how long had I smoked. Honestly told him 45 years. Doc said, "You should already be dead."
As is my custom every morning was on screened porch perusing news/sports/weather. Wife (dementia issues), who I dearly love, comes out and says "What are you doing here? Thought you were gone after stealing all my money."
Whew. Wowsa.
Yesterday's 38-0 football victory was tonic to my mind, body and soul after the week. 😊
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I am still waiting for a response. Didn't anyone take Econ at Richmond? Anyone?
Galli, there is no reasonable response. It was a brain dead decision.
No less than Larry Summers, former Harvard President, former Secretary of Treasury under President Clinton, former Director of National Economic Council, a die hard Democrat, publicly warned Admin's policy would unleash inflation. Ignored him.
Ignorant malfeasance on behalf of this Administration. Don't know what comes next, but confident can't be more inept than this Administration.
No less than Larry Summers, former Harvard President, former Secretary of Treasury under President Clinton, former Director of National Economic Council, a die hard Democrat, publicly warned Admin's policy would unleash inflation. Ignored him.
Ignorant malfeasance on behalf of this Administration. Don't know what comes next, but confident can't be more inept than this Administration.
No. Oil production and oil profits are at all-time highs. So despite what the GOP keeps trying to say, the petroleum industry has not been "decimated." It's prospering.
The last time Trump was president, he tried to overthrow the government. Were you asleep on Jan. 6, 2021?
Not intending to take sides here, just assessing campaign tactics.
VP's trip to border tomorrow is a flawed strategy. Why call attention to a HUGE failure of the Biden/Harris Administration? Should just remain silent as on most all other issues. Staying stealth is her best path to victory.
VP's trip to border tomorrow is a flawed strategy. Why call attention to a HUGE failure of the Biden/Harris Administration? Should just remain silent as on most all other issues. Staying stealth is her best path to victory.
When evaluating candidates for president, I look for leadership and decision making. 1) Does the individual have executive experience? 2) Has the candidate shown the ability to make decisive decisions? , 3) Does the candidate have the guts to take decisive action? 4) Does the candidate show a propensity towards weakness and appeasement? 5) Does the candidate want to neuter the US by instituting woke policies throughout the government and the country? 6) Has the person actually held an executive job?
Kamala Harris and Joe Biden both fail every one of these tests. Both project weakness abroad and at home. Neither one is capable of making the strong decisions in favor of American interests abroad. Both enforce woke policies at home, while advocating soft on crime policies and open borders.
A president should have executive experience, as a governor or a business man. Neither Harris, nor Biden have done so.
Galli - I love reading your posts as ridiculous - in my opinion - as the majority are. So I'll quote you from your latest post on a different topic:
"Rule #1, just because they are in charge, doesn't mean they are smart." If you cannot see the irony in that when comparing Trump versus Harris... And I'm not quite sure how you came up with your requirements for past work experience. Aside from Harris being the AG in the most populous state (an executive position) governments do not have the same mission as businesses and should not be run based on strictly business principles, especially by someone who has the business record of Trump. And you want someone with the "ability to make decisive decisions." So how about Harris choosing Walz (a governor who meets your qualifications) versus Trump choosing Vance. What has he ever been in charge of?
Finally, I'll confess to being a little bit "woke" however you define that. Your qualifications say "business man" which excludes around fifty percent of Americans.
"Rule #1, just because they are in charge, doesn't mean they are smart." If you cannot see the irony in that when comparing Trump versus Harris... And I'm not quite sure how you came up with your requirements for past work experience. Aside from Harris being the AG in the most populous state (an executive position) governments do not have the same mission as businesses and should not be run based on strictly business principles, especially by someone who has the business record of Trump. And you want someone with the "ability to make decisive decisions." So how about Harris choosing Walz (a governor who meets your qualifications) versus Trump choosing Vance. What has he ever been in charge of?
Finally, I'll confess to being a little bit "woke" however you define that. Your qualifications say "business man" which excludes around fifty percent of Americans.
Does Trump's vaunted business acumen include his predilection for bankruptcies?
Or the complete failures of Trump University, Trump steaks, Trump Shuttle, his casino, Truth Social, or everything else he's touched?
This is the best commercial of the season.
The Trump campaign and others are blanketing Michigan with ads targeting the Administration’s EV policies. “Attention auto workers: Kamala Harris wants to end all gas powered cars,” warns a new Trump campaign ad. Her “push requiring electric-only is failing big. And Michigan autoworkers are paying the price. Massive layoffs already started. You could be next.”
The Trump campaign and others are blanketing Michigan with ads targeting the Administration’s EV policies. “Attention auto workers: Kamala Harris wants to end all gas powered cars,” warns a new Trump campaign ad. Her “push requiring electric-only is failing big. And Michigan autoworkers are paying the price. Massive layoffs already started. You could be next.”
Sure, you can choose any car you want as long as it's an EV.
Here’s the policy background: The Environmental Protection Agency’s new greenhouse gas emissions rules require that battery-powered and plug-in hybrid vehicles make up 32% of auto maker sales in 2027. By 2032 no more than 29% of new cars can be gas-powered. Ergo, there will be only one gas-powered model for every two electric cars on dealer lots.
Here’s the policy background: The Environmental Protection Agency’s new greenhouse gas emissions rules require that battery-powered and plug-in hybrid vehicles make up 32% of auto maker sales in 2027. By 2032 no more than 29% of new cars can be gas-powered. Ergo, there will be only one gas-powered model for every two electric cars on dealer lots.
All of this is creating the popular backlash that the GOP is understandably using to good political effect. The election is forcing the policy debate that Congress never had. Michigan’s Senate and presidential races are tight, and if Democrats lose either one, their EV coercion will be a big reason.
Keep this in mind. A UAW study in 2019 projected that EVs would kill 35,000 jobs at its plants. “The workers who are making engines and transmissions today, their jobs will be eliminated when we make a transition to electric vehicles,” said UAW research director Jennifer Kelly.
Keep in mind the EVs don’t build themselves.
Oh yes and then there is Woodward’s new book about Orangeman’s ongoing relationship with Comrade Vladimir.
And then there is the felon himself….
Burning through fact checkers
Oh yes and then there is Woodward’s new book about Orangeman’s ongoing relationship with Comrade Vladimir.
And then there is the felon himself….
Burning through fact checkers
Most EVs will be made in China. All of the components, including batteries, will be made in China. We could dominate this sector, but environmental rules instituted by Biden prohibit it. This will cost Union votes in Michigan.
Harris doesn't appeal to union votes.
Huh, 8 years from now. This is not remotely achievable under current and planned power resources. Feel good pipe dream. Like selling a miracle elixir off the back of a wagon.
If Harris wins, the GOP only has itself to blame. If Trump wins the Democrats must also blame themselves. The country is tired of Trump's antics, but it is scared of Harris' policies. Which is worse?
It looks like the Trump campaign has turned the corner. He is leading in 6 of the 7 battle ground states, according to the Real Clear Politics polling average. Harris is slightly leading in Wisconsin. The polls for Senate in Ohio, PA, and Michigan are trending Republican. If those 3 flip, that means the GOP would gain a net five seats and a 54 to 46 majority in the Senate. Right now Trump has an electoral vote lead of 302 to Harris' 236.
With all due respect, Trump is terrible.
www.realclearpolling.com
With all due respect, Trump is terrible.
Top Battlegrounds – RCP Average
What policies? Border czar, open southern borders, gangs, crimes, fentanyl deaths? Nothing you reference relates to Giggles. My dog eats a lot of dog food, treats, and Chewy bones, gets groomed, stays at a doggie day care, and barks at stocks I should purchase. Bowser contributes a heck of a lot more to the economy, low unemployment and higher Dow Jones Average than Kamala.
Don't believe it means much. All within the margin of error, although Trump has historically polled lower than final results. My sense is Harris peaked too soon. The more she goes public, the more her weaknesses become apparent. Just cant pull off retail politics or think on her feet quickly.It looks like the Trump campaign has turned the corner. He is leading in 6 of the 7 battle ground states, according to the Real Clear Politics polling average. Harris is slightly leading in Wisconsin. The polls for Senate in Ohio, PA, and Michigan are trending Republican. If those 3 flip, that means the GOP would gain a net five seats and a 54 to 46 majority in the Senate. Right now Trump has an electoral vote lead of 302 to Harris' 236.
With all due respect, Trump is terrible.
Top Battlegrounds – RCP Average
No idea where this goes. Hatred over policy may win the day.
Or Trump, who was totally incoherent at tonight's town meeting.
Here's a summary of Trump's town hall in PA last night:
"In Oaks, Pennsylvania, tonight, Trump was supposed to take questions from preselected attendees at a town hall with North Dakota governor Kristi Noem. He did, at first, although his answers were all over the place and he urged people to vote on January 5. But then, in the hot and crowded space, two people needed medical attention. Slurring, Trump then said: “Let’s not do any more questions. Let’s just listen to music. Let’s make it into a music. Who the hell wants to hear questions, right?” And then he stood on stage and swayed for 39 minutes of songs from his personal playlist before seeming to recall that he was supposed to be talking about the election, which he suddenly told the confused crowd was “the most important election in the history of our country” before turning back to the music."
I certainly hope all the Trump voters show up to vote on January 5 as he implored them to do. Biden and Clinton in a nursing home? Trump has lost it, if he ever had it, and is in worse shape than Biden.
Clinton may have lost a step or two but he still runs laps around Trump.
Trump just canceled an upcoming interview with CNBC. He's been pulled off the road. After last night's clear proof of his complete mental decline, they can't allow him to appear in public.
If he were a dog, Black Hills Barbie Kristi Noem, who moderated the "event," would have taken him outside and shot him.
If he were a dog, Black Hills Barbie Kristi Noem, who moderated the "event," would have taken him outside and shot him.
Was only commenting on Clinton, nothing more. The barrage of Trump reply comments strikes me as an unhealthy fixation. Lighten up. Take a breath.
Please, not shilling for anyone
Has been a fierce partisan debate over crime - Up? or Down?
Just throw out two articles for information and consideration:
www.realclearinvestigations.com
Many won't like the second source, forget the partisan spin and pay attention to the government stats cited:
nypost.com
Has been a fierce partisan debate over crime - Up? or Down?
Just throw out two articles for information and consideration:
Stealth Edit: FBI Quietly Revises Violent Crime Stats
When the FBI originally released the “final” crime data for 2022 in September 2023, it reported that the nation’s violent crime rate fell by 2.1%. This quickly became, and remains, a
Many won't like the second source, forget the partisan spin and pay attention to the government stats cited:
Democrats are hiding the rise in violent crime with tricky statistics
They and the media don’t understand the difference between the number of crimes reported to police and the total number of crimes.
nypost.com
I wonder if Trump has ever been in a locker room with Jack Nicklaus or Tiger Woods. It can be the subject of his next big speech.
The guy is off his rocker. He has dementia.
The guy is off his rocker. He has dementia.
Its very disturbing that a candidate for President who has roughly half of the country supporting him is so fixated on Arnold Palmer's package. But even more disturbing are his repeated comments that he will use the military against the "enemy within", and he then refers to Adam Schiff and Nancy Pelosi as the enemies within. So he is clearly saying he would use the military, and certainly the Justice Department, to go after his political enemies and opponents.
Trump and some of his followers are the only politicians who have tried to overthrow our government when Trump lost the 2020 election. They are the true "enemies within" and they are setting the stage to try again to overthrow the election if Trump loses. As General Milley said "Trump is a fascist to his core" and the "greatest danger to this country".
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