American Politics: Turnabout Trump

[The Black Forrest]

eeehhh....not necessarily. more like he just owns the title of being in charge of spacex. i doubt he's very involved in the day-to-day process of figuring out how to get one of their rockets into the air and back down without it exploding in a fiery blaze of glory.

He's managed it before as well as hired for it.

Tesla also has 6 lawyers to keep an eye on him to lesson lawsuits against them. Twitter has done the same.

How do I know? One of our friends is one of the 6 lawyers…..

[Pierconium]

Ohhh and do explain how our manufacturing will improve as well as improve the world?

Ostensibly a tariff scheme will incentivize domestic manufacture over import, which makes the US less reliant on vulnerable trade routes and foreign issues, while ensuring job growth internally, itself increasing taxes.

In the immediacy there's basically no arguing that tariffs will hurt consumers, though.

Tell me how the United States plans to get rare earth elements that are not found within its borders.

[Glorious Freedonia]

Tariffs are great long term tools for improving our manufacturing and improving the world. I love tariffs!

Ohhh and do explain how our manufacturing will improve as well as improve the world?

Sure. In the USA we have regulations that are in place for good reasons but complying with these rules increase the costs of our goods. Such regulations can be environmental, worker safety, beneficial to children because of child labor, and probably other things too.

These tariffs should at least level the playing fields between good guys following good rules and bad guys not constrained by having to follow similar rules. The tariffs will also strengthen our manufacturing sector which is a very important sector. The stronger the good guys' economies, the better the world. If the bad guys cannot outcompete us by just having lax environmental and other regulations then they will be manufacturing less under these bad regulatory models. This should reduce the harm in those countries that occurs from lack of regulations. The less bad stuff by bad guys the better the world will be.

[Ifreann]

Ostensibly a tariff scheme will incentivize domestic manufacture over import, which makes the US less reliant on vulnerable trade routes and foreign issues, while ensuring job growth internally, itself increasing taxes.

In the immediacy there's basically no arguing that tariffs will hurt consumers, though.

Tell me how the United States plans to get rare earth elements that are not found within its borders.

Asking nicely.

[Untecna]

Ohhh and do explain how our manufacturing will improve as well as improve the world?

Sure. In the USA we have regulations that are in place for good reasons but complying with these rules increase the costs of our goods. Such regulations can be environmental, worker safety, beneficial to children because of child labor, and probably other things too.

These tariffs should at least level the playing fields between good guys following good rules and bad guys not constrained by having to follow similar rules. The tariffs will also strengthen our manufacturing sector which is a very important sector. The stronger the good guys' economies, the better the world. If the bad guys cannot outcompete us by just having lax environmental and other regulations then they will be manufacturing less under these bad regulatory models. This should reduce the harm in those countries that occurs from lack of regulations. The less bad stuff by bad guys the better the world will be.

This post reeks of "I don't understand basic economics".

[Pierconium]

Tell me how the United States plans to get rare earth elements that are not found within its borders.

Asking nicely.

Exactly.

[Glorious Freedonia]

Ostensibly a tariff scheme will incentivize domestic manufacture over import, which makes the US less reliant on vulnerable trade routes and foreign issues, while ensuring job growth internally, itself increasing taxes.

In the immediacy there's basically no arguing that tariffs will hurt consumers, though.

Tell me how the United States plans to get rare earth elements that are not found within its borders.

This would not be a good good for tariffs.

[Kernen]

Ostensibly a tariff scheme will incentivize domestic manufacture over import, which makes the US less reliant on vulnerable trade routes and foreign issues, while ensuring job growth internally, itself increasing taxes.

In the immediacy there's basically no arguing that tariffs will hurt consumers, though.

Tell me how the United States plans to get rare earth elements that are not found within its borders.

You mean the ones being mined in the Mojave? Or are you worried about the refining, which is being done in Fort Worth, TX?

Why should we permit a strategically essential resource to be held by our enemies without making any effort to break their stranglehold?

[Port Carverton]

Sure. In the USA we have regulations that are in place for good reasons but complying with these rules increase the costs of our goods. Such regulations can be environmental, worker safety, beneficial to children because of child labor, and probably other things too.

These tariffs should at least level the playing fields between good guys following good rules and bad guys not constrained by having to follow similar rules. The tariffs will also strengthen our manufacturing sector which is a very important sector. The stronger the good guys' economies, the better the world. If the bad guys cannot outcompete us by just having lax environmental and other regulations then they will be manufacturing less under these bad regulatory models. This should reduce the harm in those countries that occurs from lack of regulations. The less bad stuff by bad guys the better the world will be.

This post reeks of "I don't understand basic economics".

Wdym? My Vic2 games prove that raising tariffs is always the answer

[The Grand World Order]

Tell me how the United States plans to get rare earth elements that are not found within its borders.

They're actually found in Wyoming, Texas, and California. Rare earth elements are actually not rare, China just has zero issue turning their country into a massive strip mine.

[Pierconium]

Tell me how the United States plans to get rare earth elements that are not found within its borders.

They're actually found in Wyoming, Texas, and California. Rare earth elements are actually not rare, China just has zero issue turning their country into a massive strip mine.

What part of Wyoming, Texas, and California are you referring to for manganese, niobium, strontium, tantalum, or tin? Trace amounts aren't the same as mine-able amounts.

[Southglory]

He literally runs SpaceX he's got to know something.

He knows how to mug for the cameras and take credit for everything while letting actual competent people do all the real work.

Twitter value tanking while Musk files frivolous lawsuits demanding the government make people give him money in the name of "free speech" is what happens when Elon decides he's going to personally manage things.

If he knows competent people and hires them sounds good to me, yeah I remember when that happened given that he can charge what he wants.

[Southglory]

Those who elected Trump want to test out the bad idea, God they love science.

Pssst. Electing a politician is not science.

Testing an idea means trying to disprove it. Trump will not go for that….nor will his cult.

True I should've said experiment, I dont know I'm hearing how his economic plan will be really bad and that he is going to implement it so I would think he would try to disprove those assertions.

[Necroghastia]

Why are people feeling horrible about the election?
are they that upset he won?
get over it

*** WARNING *** for trolling. Try actually having discussions with other users, instead of telling people to "get over it" before you've even heard them out.

No. They are far too weak and I am a militant leftist.

"militant" whines about MUH SAFETYYY

*** WARNING *** for flamebaiting.

[Southglory]

He's managed it before as well as hired for it.

Tesla also has 6 lawyers to keep an eye on him to lesson lawsuits against them. Twitter has done the same.

How do I know? One of our friends is one of the 6 lawyers…..

I'm not too surprised given it's one of his hiring exploits.

[Trump Almighty]

Surprised this thread has somehow gone for over 30 minutes without a new post. And its not like its the middle of the night here in America

Anyways, the Left is continuing to lose senate seats. DAVE MCCORMICK has officially liberated Pennsylvania from corrupt incumbent Bob Casey

[Northern Seleucia]

Surprised this thread has somehow gone for over 30 minutes without a new post. And its not like its the middle of the night here in America

Anyways, the Left is continuing to lose senate seats. DAVE MCCORMICK has officially liberated Pennsylvania from corrupt incumbent Bob Casey

Casey lost? Wow, these seats are flipping.

[Pierconium]

Tell me how the United States plans to get rare earth elements that are not found within its borders.

You mean the ones being mined in the Mojave? Or are you worried about the refining, which is being done in Fort Worth, TX?

Why should we permit a strategically essential resource to be held by our enemies without making any effort to break their stranglehold?

No, I mean things like manganese, niobium, strontium, tantalum, or tin. How do you plan to break that stranglehold again?

[Ifreann]

You mean the ones being mined in the Mojave? Or are you worried about the refining, which is being done in Fort Worth, TX?

Why should we permit a strategically essential resource to be held by our enemies without making any effort to break their stranglehold?

No, I mean things like manganese, niobium, strontium, tantalum, or tin. How do you plan to break that stranglehold again?

I don't think tin really counts as a rare Earth element.

[Trump Almighty]

Surprised this thread has somehow gone for over 30 minutes without a new post. And its not like its the middle of the night here in America

Anyways, the Left is continuing to lose senate seats. DAVE MCCORMICK has officially liberated Pennsylvania from corrupt incumbent Bob Casey

Casey lost? Wow, these seats are flipping.

Slotkin and Baldwin should have been unseated as well and so should Tim Kaine. I'm hoping the irregularities in the vote counting process throughout these states will be thoroughly addressed

[Pierconium]

No, I mean things like manganese, niobium, strontium, tantalum, or tin. How do you plan to break that stranglehold again?

I don't think tin really counts as a rare Earth element.

Fair. But it is important for things like electronics and unfortunately isn't found in large quantities (and isn't mined at all) in the United States.

[New-Minneapolis]

Surprised this thread has somehow gone for over 30 minutes without a new post. And its not like its the middle of the night here in America

Anyways, the Left is continuing to lose senate seats. DAVE MCCORMICK has officially liberated Pennsylvania from corrupt incumbent Bob Casey

Casey lost? Wow, these seats are flipping.

The Democratic Party going to have a real Sophie’s choice to make. Either they drop the woke bullshit, or they have lost working class people, inducing working class Latino men forever.

[Tanksalot]

Attila
Genghis
Hitler
Stalin
Mao
Amin
Pinochet
Now trump. Winter is coming.

[Ifreann]

Attila
Genghis
Hitler
Stalin
Mao
Amin
Pinochet
Now trump. Winter is coming.

You're basically just naming random historical figures.

[Northern Seleucia]

Casey lost? Wow, these seats are flipping.

Slotkin and Baldwin should have been unseated as well and so should Tim Kaine. I'm hoping the irregularities in the vote counting process throughout these states will be thoroughly addressed

Have you found any news on Nevada and Arizona, because everywhere I look, it's still going.

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Casey lost? Wow, these seats are flipping.

The Democratic Party going to have a real Sophie’s choice to make. Either they drop the woke bullshit, or they have lost working class people, inducing working class Latino men forever.

Well, the blame game is on, it'll take a while before there's a collective analysis on their part.