[Normal]

Originally Posted by Bogie Shooter

Yet to be a list of countries……….

The EU, Australia, Vietnam, South Korea, Japan and Israel are all negotiating their differences. The rest aren’t mentioned much? Perhaps it’s all part of deal making.

[Aces4]

Originally Posted by kingofbeer

Hogwash! Get an education, get a college degree, work in health care (which has a massive shortage). Manufacturing is not coming back to the US in large numbers. Get over it already!

Now everyone in the USA is going to be a doctor or a nurse. Gee, our problems are over. Lack of insight for the capabilities and ambition in America is quite common now. We are told over and over that we aren't able to do any and all the things we previously would do in a heart beat.

This is a huge problem in our country with this dialog being produced that we are no longer smart enough, hard-working enough, visionaries and on the whole, unable to care for ourselves. Now other countries need to take care of us, we've become idiots and lazy.

Maybe those of us who couldn't afford a college education but thought on our feet through life experiences, actually worked hard, cared for our families and added to society are becoming extinct. Too bad for America as we are then left with many portfolio carrying college graduates with little incentive for anything since they plan to get rich in the stock market.

[Johnsocat]

Originally Posted by EastCoastDawg

True, but tariffs do NOT bring jobs back; they just make things more expensive for you and me.

All of the money raised from tariffs goes straight into the Government coffers.

Tariffs AND tax cuts, allong with some needed deregulation and bureaucratic red tape, WILL bring jobs back.
Additionally, our Nation will be more secure if we can again produce the equipment our military needs to protect us and our allies. Currently, for example, there is only one U.S. supplier of primers for bullets, and zero lead smelting plants.

[Johnsocat]

Originally Posted by jbartle1

Funny how the correction and sacrifice doesn’t affect billionares, hmmmm!!!!????

What's funny is that due to bureaucratic over-regulation and constantly rising corporate taxes and cost of business is exactly WHY the referenced billionaires stopped employing U.S. workers and moved their operation to other countries.

[ithos]

Originally Posted by Bogie Shooter

What happened to this TOTV site rule?


Political discussion or references are strictly forbidden on Talk of the Villages and this would include but not be limited to mention of political parties, political individuals or any political topics. Moderators and Administrators retain the right to use their discretion and any politically related or implied thread or post will be removed. If a user continues to disregard this rule then the user account will be issued infractions/suspension.

I consider this more of an economic topic. This is an issue that is impacting the retirement funds of most of the people who live in TV. I hope we can keep it academic and not political.

[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by ithos

I consider this more of an economic topic. This is an issue that is impacting the retirement funds of most of the people who live in TV. I hope we can keep it academic and not political.

"Hope Springs Eternal"----Alexander Pope

[ithos]

Originally Posted by kingofbeer

We put our troops there because it benefits US interests over the entire world.

The only legitmate interests we had was to protect foreign sources of oil when we were not energy self sufficient.

We have absolutely no reason to have troops in Europe.

In 2014, Europe spent 1.3% of GDP, while we spent 3.7%. It has only been recently that they have boosted spending.

[Sunnyme]

Originally Posted by Arctic Fox

Tariffs are simply a tax on the US public.

Most of the stuff imported from China can never be made here as cheaply, even with a 100% tariff. Even items that can will be manufactured in factories that are full of robots, not workers, so any benefits to employment numbers will be minimal.

Globalization is far from perfect, but it is preferable to isolationism.

somebody has to make all of those robots, and machine tools and build the automated manufacturing sites, we can do that in America.
Be American Buy American

[SoCalGal]

Originally Posted by CoachKandSportsguy

Let's get this straight: The grand plan trying to reverse 40 years of product trade optimization is very, very risky, and most likely not going to happen.

Here's a headline from today's news: 70 Countries Respond to Trump

It shouldn't take too long to restore a level playing field.

In addition, I read that China dominates the global supply of raw tungsten required to make U.S. warships and tanks. U.S. currently produces 0% of its own tungsten. This must change.

[Bill14564]

Originally Posted by Sunnyme

somebody has to make all of those robots, and machine tools and build the automated manufacturing sites, we can do that in America.
Be American Buy American

Then the tariffs are not a punishment of other countries for making less expensive products but are actually arm twisting of the American public to buy American?

Buy American or we impose tariffs and tank your retirement accounts.

And if we can use the tariff income to offset tax breaks for billionaires then it’s a win-win.

[ithos]

Originally Posted by kingofbeer

Hogwash! Get an education, get a college degree, work in health care (which has a massive shortage). Manufacturing is not coming back to the US in large numbers. Get over it already!

Oh, yeah that makes sense. We can all get sick to boost our economic output. And the rest of the world is going to keep sending us all the stuff we use to manufacturer in exchange for dollars in which there is an infinite supply.

Get over what? I simply don't believe in the tooth fairy or think that a country can stay prosperous forever if it runs up trade deficits and government debt every year, decade after decade. Printing money doesn't count as manufacturing.

[kingofbeer]

Originally Posted by Normal

The EU, Australia, Vietnam, South Korea, Japan and Israel are all negotiating their differences. The rest aren’t mentioned much? Perhaps it’s all part of deal making.

I think it is all fake news. They are just trying to crash the markets or manipulate the markets to grift money. Tariffs are coming out of your pocket.

[SoCalGal]

Originally Posted by airstreamingypsy

Trump graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1968 with a bachelor's degree in economics.

Wharton didn’t start offering an MBA program until 1972, though it had been offering undergraduate business education since the 1880s. Trump has occasionally referred to his degree as an “undergraduate MBA” or implied its equivalent to an advanced degree, but factually, it’s a bachelor’s, not an MBA. His official bio sticks to the B.S. in Economics line.

[kingofbeer]

Originally Posted by Bill14564

Then the tariffs are not a punishment of other countries for making less expensive products but are actually arm twisting of the American public to buy American?

Buy American or we impose tariffs and tank your retirement accounts.

And if we can use the tariff income to offset tax breaks for billionaires then it’s a win-win.

Dumbest economic policies since Herbert Hoover (R) was President.

[SoCalGal]

Originally Posted by kingofbeer

They are just trying to crash the markets or manipulate the markets to grift money.

Who is "they" in this context?