A Political Thread pt. 2

[ChicagoKid]

This is the whole "America First" regime though. Even if it does lead to a recession they don't care.

It needs to fail and fail badly but then it'll bring the rest of the world with them.

Well, you're already in a recession. So, I guess you will sink deeper until a deal is made?

 

[Weldit]

We never came out of the last one.

 

[Saintjay]

Well, you're already in a recession. So, I guess you will sink deeper until a deal is made?

Are we? What metric you using for that then?

 

[ChicagoKid]

Are we? What metric you using for that then?

GDP growth rate.

 

[ChicagoKid]

We never came out of the last one.

Well, maybe yall can go back to 1987 living standards?

 

[Saintjay]

GDP growth rate.

Yep still not in a recession. Negative growth over a certain period.

Good luck paying more for everything from the rest of the world.

Great American companies like Ford, Fender, Gibson etc will be charging Americans more now.

 

[Which Tyler]

Amid all Trump's talk of allies - Ukraine gets extra 10% tarrifs
Russia, Belarus, NKorea - no extra tarrifs

 

[ChicagoKid]

Yep still not in a recession. Negative growth over a certain period.

Good luck paying more for everything from the rest of the world.

Great American companies like Ford, Fender, Gibson etc will be charging Americans more now.

You certainly are.

And that's okay. Western Europe still hadn't recovered from COVID and China is facing a property bubble.

 

[ChicagoKid]

Amid all Trump's talk of allies - Ukraine gets extra 10% tarrifs
Russia, Belarus, NKorea - no extra tarrifs

Lots of trade with Belarus and North Korea huh? It's very obvious why no 10% on Russia.

Go back to Reddit and work on your talking points.

 

[Bada-Bing!]

Well, you're already in a recession. So, I guess you will sink deeper until a deal is made?

Well we're not. Growing painfully slow at 0.1% but that is not technically a recession.

Plus, we've already blown growth with Brexit. What do we really need from America - certainly not your bleached chicken!

 

[Weldit]

Lots of trade with Belarus and North Korea huh? It's very obvious why no 10% on Russia.

Go back to Reddit and work on your talking points.

Yup. It's pretty clear. Trump doesn't want to upset his beloved in any way possible.

 

[ChicagoKid]

Well we're not. Growing painfully slow at 0.1% but that is not technically a recession.

Plus, we've already blown growth with Brexit. What do we really need from America - certainly not your bleached chicken!

Tickets to the RWC 2031

 

[Weldit]

Yeah, I'm not flying that far to watch a rugby game.

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Tariffs that high on Vietnam seems crazy given how the US has been trying to have good relations with them since the war to stop them getting too close to China

 

[Weldit]

Tariffs that high on Vietnam seems crazy given how the US has been trying to have good relations with them since the war to stop them getting too close to China

He probably thinks they're still at war with them.

 

[ChicagoKid]

Tariffs that high on Vietnam seems crazy given how the US has been trying to have good relations with them since the war to stop them getting too close to China

China moved their production there to circumvent tariffs. Same in Mexico.

 

[Saintjay]

Tariffs that high on Vietnam seems crazy given how the US has been trying to have good relations with them since the war to stop them getting too close to China

They couldn't win a shooting war with them so I'm not convinced they'll win a trade one

Lots of American companies moved production to Indonesia etc as it was cheaper than doing it in the US. Self sabotage at it's finest. It'll take years and cost billions for US firms to switch back to the US made ethos

 

[AlRums]

Bus driver in Virginia Giuffre car crash tells his side of the story

In an exclusive interview with MailOnline, bus driver Ross Munns contradicted Ms Giuffre's account of the incident - and insisted that the car was in a minor collision with his bus.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[AlRums]

GDP growth rate.

Wrong, GDP in the UK has been growing or positive for the last four quarters

 

[Weldit]

They couldn't win a shooting war with them so I'm not convinced they'll win a trade one

Lots of American companies moved production to Indonesia etc as it was cheaper than doing it in the US. Self sabotage at it's finest. It'll take years and cost billions for US firms to switch back to the US made ethos

I doubt it would work. Like in the UK, the production costs would be huge in comparison and people just won't pay it. I do think this is a problem with globalisation, but I don't think trump's approach will work.