justin_o_guy2 wrote on 06/25/18 at 06:10:11:
1. Trump started it, right?
2. How many times has Trump done what will Surely destroy America?
3. Our situation is the result of years, decades, of bad policy.
4. We've been getting screwed for decades.
5. Maybe you missed Trump saying...
You repeat verbatim what you've been fed by the loony right.
1. Er yes he started this trade war, it is supposed to make him look tough you people like you. It seems to be working too.
2. No one but you have said 'destroy America' they're your words, he will harm the whole world, is harming the whole world. But you need to give it time, he's only just started.
3. What situation are you referring to?
4. Ah yes poor USA, I suppose 'getting screwed for decades' is why you are the wealthiest nation on Earth. More to the point the USA has been screwing the Earth for decades, although they are not alone in this.
There nothing at all wrong with trade deficits per se it all depends on the structure of the entire economy. The trade deficit is a sign of the USA's wealth.
5. What Donald says and what Donald does are two entirely different things. He lies what you want to hear and does what you want him in your heart to do.
Harley Davidson to move more production overseas...
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-44604280The paltry tax cuts that the average Joe Blow got are already gone due to the rising costs of the steel tariffs.
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or some firms, the measures are welcome. Companies such as US Steel have announced plans to expand their operations, bringing on hundreds of workers.
Their customers - many of them manufacturers located in the Midwest - are worried, however.
They say US tariffs have already increased demand for domestic steel - which accounts for the majority of the metal's sales in America - driving up prices for firms reliant on steel-based parts.
The proposed tariffs, which include taxes on hundreds of Chinese-made parts and equipment, promise more pain.
At Roadtec, a growing 600-person Tennessee company that makes asphalt paving machines, suppliers are already asking 40% more, says the firm's marketing director, Eric Baker.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/business-43731798