RE: LeoThread 2025-04-02 21:30
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He keeps banging on about reciprocal, so you are telling me every country in the world had a tariff on importing US goods...
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He keeps banging on about reciprocal, so you are telling me every country in the world had a tariff on importing US goods...
I think it’s a lot more nuanced. Since America has a lot of power, I imagine they could use advertising power and other resource to crush local competition and destroy local economies so I imagine that’s one reason tariffs on US are so high. Of course corruption and backscratching for individuals is highly likely in some cases.
Trump is effectively chemotherapy on a cancer patient. He is killing the cancer but also the patient. I think a lot of his policies would be pretty decent if turned to 30-40% and done with a little more honestly and good will.
There is a lot of good in what he is trying to do. But he and Vance have 0 creditbilty in the UK at the moment.
This is tengolotodo by the way. My American wife of 25 years said last week for the first time she was thinking of UK citizenship.... That tells you of the grief she is getting now about Trump and his antics..
I never apologize for being American, not because I’m particularly proud of it but because I don’t feel responsible for the actions of politicians or people of the same nationality. Of course some people will not always see me as an individual but that’s usually a good indication of who I want to ignore.
Yo, new name!
But you don't live in Scotland where people ripping the piss out of you is a national pastime. She was only joking, but works as a solderer in a factory environment and because she gives as good as she gets she is fair game, and they have a field day with Trump and his Scottish roots
I'm proud of it.
You see, here is the thing... As an American citizen, I really don't care what the UK, Europe, or really anyone else thinks. You all have your own problems that you need to sort out. Hell the UK, from what I see, is becoming a police state.
Having lived & worked in more countries than most folk I know full well there's no perfect country. Problems persist & are usually created by politicians. Police states are everywhere, the UK needs a fukc load more policing in many areas!
You think there’s no honesty and goodwill? 🤔
Why is that?
I dont think Trump is as bad as his critics make him out to be, but I still think he’s primarily self serving and extremely reckless. I think his primary goal is to create a family legacy and reach the same level of power as the banking families. It’s just a lesser evil argument, and I don’t waste my energy on those when the people around me are within reach and politics is far away.
Hmmm
Makes sense now
Pretty much yes. That's how many countries operate. VAT's are basically a tariff. I used to export several things and would get hit with tariffs in other countries. It's theft on all sides really.