[kingofbeer]

Originally Posted by ithos

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.

Cut the spending. Cut defense spending, cut VA Benefits.

[SoCalGal]

Originally Posted by KAM+6

Went Bankrupt 6 times, several other businesses went bust. Latest was DC hotel. Scotland and Ireland golf courses have been in the red since day one. Also, many in US.

It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who strives, who dares greatly, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat. ~Theodore Roosevelt (April 23, 1910)

[Bogie Shooter]

Originally Posted by SoCalGal

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.

But he does have a low golf handicap.

[SoCalGal]

Originally Posted by kingofbeer

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

Still, they need to start paying the U.S. for their protection.

[SoCalGal]

Originally Posted by bopat

I remember back in the 1990s when Walmart had a lot of USA made products.

Indeed, it was their claim to fame. Back in the ‘90s, Walmart leaned hard into the “Made in the USA” angle, and it was a big part of their public image. Sam Walton, the founder, kicked this off in the ‘80s with a campaign called “Bring It Back to America,” pushing suppliers to source domestically. By the early ‘90s, Walmart was plastering “Made in America” signs in stores, running ads with patriotic vibes, and claiming they were boosting U.S. jobs. A 1992 annual report bragged they’d added $1.5 billion in American-made goods that year alone. It wasn’t just PR fluff either—estimates from that era suggest 80-90% of their inventory was U.S.-sourced at one point, per trade journals and old news clips.

[ithos]

Originally Posted by kingofbeer

You sound like an "America First" bobblehead.

What loyal citizen doesn't believe that their country's interest should be considered a higher priority over all others?

[ithos]

Originally Posted by kingofbeer

Cut the spending. Cut defense spending, cut VA Benefits.

You can start cutting defense by bringing troops home which can be done if the country is energy independent and has a strong manufacturing economy.

As far as the VA is concerned I'll let someone else take that up.

[SoCalGal]

Originally Posted by RickyLee

Pharmaceuticals/medicine are my main concern. We need to bring them home

Tariffs: An Opportunity for Drug Production in the USA – RedState

[ithos]

Is there anyone out there anticipating a "surprise" rate cut?

[Eg_cruz]

Originally Posted by Whatnext

Better buy your new iPhone now before the possiblef 104% tariff materializes.
As they say, "its not over until the fat lady sings!"

I will wait for the new Tesla phone

[kingofbeer]

Originally Posted by SoCalGal

Still, they need to start paying the U.S. for their protection.

We are protecting our interests abroad. Stopping China and Russian aggression. Fighting terrorist organization. Do you think smaller countries have the intelligence and military to do this on their own? US has always been the "policeman" of the civilized world.

[DrHitch]

Originally Posted by Pugchief

There are also things that MUST be made here. Pharmaceuticals are the most pressing, but there are others.

There is no product or service that "must" be made/created in the USA...we are only one of many players in the world's trade economy.

In fact, most pharmaceuticals are not manufactured in the USA ...Big Pharma needs to stop advertising on TV too.

[golfing eagles]

Global mfg will never relocate?????

It will if it is more profitable than manufacturing overseas.

[Aces4]

Originally Posted by Bogie Shooter

But he does have a low golf handicap.

Not to mention he's has the mental acuity to play golf.

[Aces4]

Originally Posted by DrHitch

There is no product or service that "must" be made/created in the USA...we are only one of many players in the world's trade economy.

In fact, most pharmaceuticals are not manufactured in the USA ...Big Pharma needs to stop advertising on TV too.

Therein lies the rub. Would you want any important drug, you may require now or down the road, be use as an availability weapon in a dispute between countries? If I needed nitroglycerin spray, powder or tablets under my tongue, I would want access to them guaranteed.