Posted on 09/20/2015 4:09:29 AM PDT by Cringing Negativism Network
On the contrary. His ideology is ascendancy.
The United States is locked in a Manichaean struggle between the forces of ascendancy and the forces of decadence. If the forces of decadence prevail, North America will descend into a hellhole.
The same is true of all of Western Civilization.
Whether or not Trump prevails depends upon the size, power, and resolve of the forces of ascendancy.
Pray for the triumph of ascendancy.
What Reagan and Trump have in common is a love for America and a desire to see America succeed both at home and abroad.
Obama and the rest of the rats hate America and seek to tear down the country and blame her for all the world’s ills.
No. Stop defaming President Reagan.
Trump thinks like a businessman with an MBA as he has had plenty of experience at the table with the likes of tax attorneys, owners, MBA’s etc. Take administrative policy for example. Trump has already started out with his major task being to “Make America Great Again”. The next steps are what needs to be done to accomplish that plus who, when, how, etc. He will have tactics, strategies, goals, objectives, plus much more. Trump is focused at present on how to win the nomination and while doing so, how not to lose to the left by making a major mistake that benefits the left. Trump is not to concerned with who is Gen X now as while some think that is very important it is not this early in the process.
how they’ll address this cost/profit/price issue = tariff
I haven’t seen tariffs of any significance on Chinese imports for the consumers, since most Chinese made products are still way cheaper than most locally made comparative goods.
They are usually poor quality goods which need to be replaced frequently by the consumer. And, any corporation which has to pay the ‘tariff’ will most definitely pass on the extra cost to the consumer. Ultimately, frequency, and/or volume of purchase will work in the interest of sellers (hence profits).
The last time I looked the comparative advantage of manufacturing in China over the USA(R-T-W state, non union) was 4%.
So as a nation we have to ask ourselves, are we willing to de industrialize, to become totally dependent on foreigners to produce our durable goods, or is it worth it to pay a small tariff to eliminate that comparative advantage?
For me the choice is simple, creating a huge swath of the population depending on those factory jobs, surplussing them so corporations can get a few percent on the bottom is a no brainier- this must be de incentivized. As Marx would say "it hastens the social revolution".
So you either pay our idled work force to not work thru taxes or you pay a little more at retail with the benefit of Made in the USA quality.
“Is Trump the Next Reagan?”
Nope. But he is the next P. T.Barnum ...
Well since the District of Corruption (DC) has become a circus filled with clown politicians he'd be perfect!
Go Trump go!
It’s a hard argument.
There was a time when Japan exported some goods which weren’t necessarily high quality. Remember they brought in what we now know as “kaizen” (process/continuous improvement). Suddenly Made in Japan wasn’t poor quality, and the price wasn’t too steep either. I think same principles, in time, could apply to China and India for that matter. They are still learning.
Additionally, the entire economics really depends on export-import ratio. What do we export and what do we import, where does the balance tip, for now and where will it be in the future?
But, if it is about job creation alone in America, then either we develop certain current industries for own citizens, or we get back to production, hiring our own and producing our own goods, at competitive prices.
I’m all for free market and competition; but if we say we are a free market and competitive, we have to show that in action and for our citizens too, not just a few corporations.
Correct, different times and different dragons to slay.
You are also correct that Reagan was much maligned. But it wasn’t only the idiots. I remember many solid conservatives wondering if we had elected the right man.
It wasn’t until the failed assassination attempt that the country found the love for Ronald Reagan.
The economy had yet to take off, families budgets were still tight and the democrats were.....being democrats.
After Hinckley shot Reagan and Reagan showed us he was a tough old bird, the love began to flow.
Does anyone remember how many times people talked about Reagan walking into the hospital under his own power?
How many times did you hear “I hope you fellows are republicans” when they wheeled him into the ER.
Or my favourite, “Honey, I forgot to duck” when his wife Nancy was brought to the hospital.
As America held its breath wondering if we had lost another President to an assassin, those little details began to leak out.
He joked with the Secret Service detail.
He joked with his wife.
He joked with the surgical team.
That is when the love affair with Ronald Reagan began.
Ronald Reagan was a man of his time.
Donald Trump can no more be Ronald Reagan than I can be George Washington.
Donald Trump *is*, for better or worse, a man of *his* time.
A man uniquely situated to take advantage of the political landscape.
The days of National Geographic, Time magazine and 60 Minutes are gone.
This is the age of the internet, twitter and facebook.
The reality TV shows have replaced the well written shows of yesterday.
The days when we wondered if John was sleeping with Jane have been replaced.
Now we wonder if John is sleeping with Jane or James. Or perhaps Jane *and* James while he’s divorcing Beth so he can marry Jane and James.
The time and place for the Reagan phenomena are gone.
Maybe this is the time and place for the Trump phenomena.
Dear Lord, please help us.
LOL
I’m of the opinion that the ones who complain the loudest about “the hostile business enviroment” in the US, meaning large business and financial interests, and their lobbyists and politicians, are the ones who created the current hostile business enviroment.
And it is deliberate. These interests needed a bogeyman to justify their actions, and without a suitable one available, they created one out of thin air.
Now, their is a real bogeyman, and that is china. They have crossed the rubicon of having to rely on western technology or capital. The chinese have either stolen or have been handed technolovy by foreign interests, and have managed to compress their industrial revolution into less than two decades.
They DON’T need the west anymore. This has western corporations in a severe bind. The chinese ship product all over the world now, with europe being one of their largest trading partners.
US companies have basically lost control of their manufacturing base.
The chinese could sink GM, GE, Apple, or virtually any large US corporation if they wanted to, solely by cutting off exports into the US.
And worse, they hold all of the manufacturing capacity. They could just keep cranking out car parts, locomotive and gas turbine engines, and iphones, and sell them to the rest of the world unabated. And the US won’t be able to do a single thing about it.
This is what the 1% of the 1% have wrought upon the US. They got theirs, and have made damn sure that nobody else will be able to challenge them.
Cronyism/fascism at its most brilliant.
I agree completely.
100%.
Both parties have sold us out. Completely.
Seems more like Teddy Roosevelt to me.
BUT.........any comparisons to Reagan are weak for a myriad of reasons:
- Reagan was always a rock-ribbed conservative. He never “evolved” into one or suddenly found a niche to exploit (yes you can point to the abortion issue, but a terrible CA bill was what solidified his views, not changed them). Trump has been on all sides of most issues from taxes to abortion to gov’t spending.
- Reagan fought the Establishment since the days of Eisenhower......sometimes alone......and never wavered, never relented, never changed his views. Trump paid the establishment on both sides to further his empire (and I don't blame him one bit - that's what businessmen do). He has no legacy of fighting anyone except those that happen to stand in front of him at the time of need.
- Reagan's issue was Communism and the defeat of such.......it crafted not only his foreign but his domestic policy. From his building of the US military to his spending/tax cut policy. It was to defeat the Evil Empire while advancing the US agenda. Trump is a johnny-come-lately to the terrorist party. I don't recall him standing up for any of the wars or helping GWB in his efforts there.
I can get more in-depth but then I become the same wonk I despise.
I like Trump in the same way I like Palin. They voice their opinions, they rouse the base, they bring bread to the table. But neither are leaders of men or government.
Cruz is the best bet in this field full of also-rans, pikers and fakes. If I'm going to put my trust in anyone, it would be someone that has already angered the Establishment and has stood up for the Constitution at every turn.
Similar, not exactly like, but similar to greatest president of our time. My opinion only. I certainly respect yours.
Cruz is my first choice but Trump since Cruz can work with him as can Sessions is ok with me. Trump surrounds himself with capable people and would likely do so as President. Cruz is simply brilliant, but I would prefer Trump battle the jerks at this point.
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