General News Chat

[TheDeeDon]

If you don't manufacture much then put tariffs on countries that manufacture lots - will it drive prices up?

The ironic thing being American companies were the ones that first went to Asia to drive down their costs and that started a stampede of countries like the UK following suit.

His (Trump) wanting to introduce tariffs to protect manufacturing jobs, which are now mainly done by machine anyway.

[DonUnder]

The ironic thing being American companies were the ones that first went to Asia to drive down their costs and that started a stampede of countries like the UK following suit.

His (Trump) wanting to introduce tariffs to protect manufacturing jobs, which are now mainly done by machine anyway.

He won largely based on lower inflation during his tenure (and some race issues perhaps). Given spending was reduced due to the pandemic you could wonder if it was because, or despite, of his leadership.

[TheDeeDon]

He won largely based on lower inflation during his tenure (and some race issues perhaps). Given spending was reduced due to the pandemic you could wonder if it was because, or despite, of his leadership.

Inflation was generally lower during his last tenure throughout the whole world and went up due to mainly global events that occurred once he left office.

It has reduced significantly this past while and likely to continue this way.

I doubt any president or leader can control inflation much.

Going to be an interesting few years ahead.

[InversneckieDob]

They wouldn’t none of them are interested in things like policy and inflation

Or s e x ual assaults or the truth.
I daresay he'll come in with a bout of non-interventionist short-termism which will give the rednecks a few dollars more for a while, then when payback comes and the markets stop deciding in the correct manner, he'll blame the immigrants and leave a mess for the next mob.
But 'Murica being 'Murica that's always been the model.....with the UK seemingly keen to adopt a similar socio-economic model.
People can kid themselves all they want about the reasons Rapey won, but it's cos he's not a woman of colour.

[Basingstokered]

Or s e x ual assaults or the truth.
I daresay he'll come in with a bout of non-interventionist short-termism which will give the rednecks a few dollars more for a while, then when payback comes and the markets stop deciding in the correct manner, he'll blame the immigrants and leave a mess for the next mob.
But 'Murica being 'Murica that's always been the model.....with the UK seemingly keen to adopt a similar socio-economic model.
People can kid themselves all they want about the reasons Rapey won, but it's cos he's not a woman of colour.

Didn’t he increase his share of the vote with Latino’s and blacks. Guess they must be racist as well or are they redenecks ?

No doubt if there was an election in Uk you’d be voting Tory as they have a women of color in charge

[InversneckieDob]

I think people are conned by the cult.
There's a rise in populism all over.
To be honest, I don't have, and don't want to have, an understanding of the socio-economic, domestic infrastructure of the U.S.
The healthcare/insurance cr@p, the politicised judicial system render it a third world banana Republic.
But, as 57V, would say, not my circus, not my monkeys.
My concern is the global impact this illness of a man could have, particularly in these current tinderbox times.

[Basingstokered]

I think people are conned by the cult.
There's a rise in populism all over.
To be honest, I don't have, and don't want to have, an understanding of the socio-economic, domestic infrastructure of the U.S.
The healthcare/insurance cr@p, the politicised judicial system render it a third world banana Republic.
But, as 57V, would say, not my circus, not my monkeys.
My concern is the global impact this illness of a man could have, particularly in these current tinderbox times.

The world had less conflict 2016 to 2020 so you’d prefer to have someone who was responsible for allowing those issues to continue sort them out. If they could sort them out wouldn’t they have sorted them out already.

We all know you wouldn’t vote Tory so the women of color wouldn’t have got in does that make hou racist ?

[Mason89]

Didn’t he increase his share of the vote with Latino’s and blacks. Guess they must be racist as well or are they redenecks ?

I spent a short spell in Texas working & the people who seemed to despise Mexicans crossing the border the most, were the Mexicans already there.

Don’t get me wrong though, all the white folk hated them too.

[Basingstokered]

I spent a short spell in Texas working & the people who seemed to despise Mexicans crossing the border the most, were the Mexicans already there.

Don’t get me wrong though, all the white folk hated them too.

Do they hate them because of their nationality or because there entering the country illegally

[Mason89]

Do they hate them because of their nationality or because there entering the country illegally

I’m not sure it matters

[Basingstokered]

I’m not sure it matters

Depends if your saying there racist or not. If they hate them for crossing the border ilegally that’s not racist.

[TheDeeDon]

Be interesting where Elon Musk fits into to all this Trump backing. He didn't do it as an act of charity.

The guy is a grade A bellend and he and Trump will be at loggerheads before too long.

I wonder if it is succession planning, as Trump would be around 82/83 come the next election.

Elon Musk would be even more frightening prospect to contend with as President.

[Basingstokered]

Be interesting where Elon Musk fits into to all this Trump backing. He didn't do it as an act of charity.

The guy is a grade A bellend and he and Trump will be at loggerheads before too long.

I wonder if it is succession planning, as Trump would be around 82/83 come the next election.

Elon Musk would be even more frightening prospect to contend with as President.

Don’t think you need to worry about his age as you can only have 2 terms as President and they don’t need to be consecutive. Unless he going to become the Dictator the left claim he will. Maybe that’s what’s Elon’s Tesla robots are for to battle the US armed forces.

[Bojangles9]

Be interesting where Elon Musk fits into to all this Trump backing. He didn't do it as an act of charity.

The guy is a grade A bellend and he and Trump will be at loggerheads before too long.

I wonder if it is succession planning, as Trump would be around 82/83 come the next election.

Elon Musk would be even more frightening prospect to contend with as President.

Bloody hell I assumed it was for deregulation to aid his space and twitter businesses. Or tax breaks or some warped continuance of his feud with his trans kid.

Running for it himself never entered my mind. Maybe my mind has been protecting itself.

The boy is a moon unit. The only thing going for him is he's not Donald Trump.

[Basingstokered]

Bloody hell I assumed it was for deregulation to aid his space and twitter businesses. Or tax breaks or some warped continuance of his feud with his trans kid.

Running for it himself never entered my mind. Maybe my mind has been protecting itself.

The boy is a moon unit. The only thing going for him is he's not Donald Trump.

Born in South Africa so that may be a bit of a problem for him being president. Have to be born in the USA to be president. I know liberals don’t like facts but easy to check.