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To correct the trade imbalances and the unfair practices by countries who have taken advantage of us for decades, we need to supplement our businesses during the hard times. Once we get things back to a fair fight, the subsides can go away.
Many people do not realize how protectionist other countries are, how they manipulate their currencies, fund their state controlled oil companies, pay slave wages, steal intellectual properties that take our companies years and billions of dollars in R&D to come to market, etc., etc., etc.
Thank goodness Trump is finally doing something about it!
Yep, them Trump voters sure do love GOVERNMENT HANDOUTS, oops i mean WELFARE, Trumpers love taking WELFARE payments from fed, here we see Trump supporters taking tens of billions (it might go as high as 30 billion) in WELFARE from the federal gov and that is on TOP of the hundreds of billions in WELFARE Republicans are taking every year. Trumper deflect and pretend they don't get WELFARE, but this is just another in the long long list of WELFARE payments the Trump supporters ask for and receive.
It is what they do, Trump's supporters love to complain about federal handouts while they are getting lots and lots of WELFARE . I guess acting like victims is working for trumpers .
Don't be silly. It's not welfare if you're a Republican. Or white.
To correct the trade imbalances and the unfair practices by countries who have taken advantage of us for decades, we need to supplement our businesses during the hard times. Once we get things back to a fair fight, the subsides can go away.
Many people do not realize how protectionist other countries are, how they manipulate their currencies, fund their state controlled oil companies, pay slave wages, steal intellectual properties that take our companies years and billions of dollars in R&D to come to market, etc., etc., etc.
Thank goodness Trump is finally doing something about it!`
Lose what? That's the problem with Trump and Cult 45. All they care about is being able to say they are winning. Winning what?
Our economy is doing fine and had been going upwards since Obama pulled us out of the Great Recession. Trump had no reason to start a trade war. And if he cannot enact his policies without paying people off (who happen to be his voters), his policies should be shelved.
But this is outrageous. If it hurt people who didn't vote for him, he would not care a bit. But he's got to hang on to that rural base, so gives them bribes (er subsidies) so they won't get hurt by his disastrous policies and be mad at him.
This is why so many people feel he is not their president.
There aren't that many jobs in Maine to begin with. Now with Trump's tariffs, the Chinese are putting 25% tariffs on lobsters. Thanks for taking jobs away--the lobster catchers, the guys who make the traps, the people who make the hats, the guys who make the buoys and rope...20% of last years lobster came from the USA. Not so anymore.
There aren't that many jobs in Maine to begin with. Now with Trump's tariffs, the Chinese are putting 25% tariffs on lobsters. Thanks for taking jobs away--the lobster catchers, the guys who make the traps, the people who make the hats, the guys who make the buoys and rope...20% of last years lobster came from the USA. Not so anymore.
Don't worry--if enough people in Maine voted for him, he'll give them a few billion, too. If not--too bad.
Lose what? That's the problem with Trump and Cult 45. All they care about is being able to say they are winning. Winning what?
Our economy is doing fine and had been going upwards since Obama pulled us out of the Great Recession. Trump had no reason to start a trade war. And if he cannot enact his policies without paying people off (who happen to be his voters), his policies should be shelved.
But this is outrageous. If it hurt people who didn't vote for him, he would not care a bit. But he's got to hang on to that rural base, so gives them bribes (er subsidies) so they won't get hurt by his disastrous policies and be mad at him.
This is why so many people feel he is not their president.
Obviously tens of millions of people feel differently than you do.
However I find it hard to believe that if we are to square away our trade imbalances and other things I mentioned in my post you responded to, those who hate Trump cannot see the merit in keeping the industries afloat in the mean time.
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BTW - Separate question, and try to take your partisan hat off for the moment.
China has apparently said they are targeting industries in states that supported Trump. Do you feel as if that is an attempt of a hostile foreign government to influence our elections?
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Back to your post. Much of your view might be based on how you perceive what makes up our economy.
[I will note how you seem to give Obama credit for that. But I guess you must reluctantly give some credit to Trump, because liberal economists like your beloved Krugman were so wrong about where we would be today with Trump]
You are likely forgetting or ignoring that our countries industrial base has been decimated over 20+ years now, and while the stock market goes up and down, many Americans lost their jobs and in some cases their careers.
Trump is trying to rebuild some of it, and it will be a daunting challenge, unless we can even the playing field.
I just hope you are not one of these Bill Maher types where you hope for bad economic times in an effort to stop Trump;
Obviously tens of millions of people feel differently than you do.
However I find it hard to believe that if we are to square away our trade imbalances and other things I mentioned in my post you responded to, those who hate Trump cannot see the merit in keeping the industries afloat in the mean time.
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BTW - Separate question, and try to take your partisan hat off for the moment.
China has apparently said they are targeting industries in states that supported Trump. Do you feel as if that is an attempt of a hostile foreign government to influence our elections?
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Back to your post. Much of your view might be based on how you perceive what makes up our economy.
[I will note how you seem to give Obama credit for that. But I guess you must reluctantly give some credit to Trump, because liberal economists like your beloved Krugman were so wrong about where we would be today with Trump]
You are likely forgetting or ignoring that our countries industrial base has been decimated over 20+ years now, and while the stock market goes up and down, many Americans lost their jobs and in some cases their careers.
Trump is trying to rebuild some of it, and it will be a daunting challenge, unless we can even the playing field.
I just hope you are not one of these Bill Maher types where you hope for bad economic times in an effort to stop Trump;
So the lefty nutjobs love China and their cheap subsidized goods, but when the US tries to level the playing field and obviously offers assistance to industries that will be damaged in the process they hate it.
Ok. Makes perfect sense. If you’re a lefty nut job.
Huh? Lefties love China? Please.
Excuse me, but it was the Congressional GOP nut jobs who quietly pulled back on restrictions for ZTE, because Trump plays favorites and wants to provide China with more jobs. And it was Donald Trump who bought Chinese steel and manufactured products in China. MCGA!
"...Congress is backing down from its threat to reinstate harsh penalties on China's ZTE. It's a win for President Donald Trump, who recently eased restrictions on the company..."
I think China targeting Trump country is a beautiful thing and displays their understanding of where the problem lies.
The USA initiated an economic war with a number of countries, and I believe all of them are retaliating with the same strategy.
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