Posted on 09/09/2016 1:49:55 PM PDT by MichCapCon
And Pat was spot on 100%.
Too bad he turned into such a twatwaffle,,
Sure, if you want to pin it on the guy who was only involved for 2 of the 8 years.
No, I’m just weary (as what sometimes appears to be one of the few manufacturing workers on this forum) of others claiming that they are concerned about my job, while trying their best (policy wise) to make me lose it. In order to save some amorphous manufacturing job in some mythical location somewhere else.
“No, I’m just weary (as what sometimes appears to be one of the few manufacturing workers on this forum) of others claiming that they are concerned about my job, while trying their best (policy wise) to make me lose it. In order to save some amorphous manufacturing job in some mythical location somewhere else.”
Got it.
And would Tariffs would put it (your job) in jeopardy? (via retaliation(s)?)
So here I sit, gearing-up for not voting my pocketbook for the first time ever, and listening to people who have the audacity to claim that my vote is good for my pocketbook. It pisses me off.
“So here I sit, gearing-up for not voting my pocketbook for the first time ever, and listening to people who have the audacity to claim that my vote is good for my pocketbook. It pisses me off.”
Got it.
Theory vs. reality eh?
Brave New World. I can only hope that Trump will come to his senses regarding the Ford tariff-thing. But look at the alternative candidate. Jeepers.
“I can only hope that Trump will come to his senses regarding the Ford tariff-thing.”
The best solution would be for Ford to move Focus production to NC or TN or somewhere in the US rather than Mexico.
Some one has to make the rules even on free trade, and each nation tries to make the rules benefit them so there is really no such thing as free trade.
That is why Congress has the responsibilty to lay an import and export tax.
Just as an example the Mexican farmers can grow a crop of tomatoes for less than half of what it costs an American farmer then ship it up here and sell it just below the price an American farmer would break even on.
The Mexican farmer is making money but the American farmer is breaking even at best and many going broke.
While our forests are burning down by the hundreds of acres we are importing lumber.
What feww logs we cut, many are sold to Japan and after they saw them into lumber we buy them back.
High taxes and stupid envirimental regulations are preventing the Americans from mining our much needed minerals.
I have lived wintin two miles from a power plant for the last twenty five years and there is absolutly nothing coming from the power plant except electrisity.
Trump is about much more than free trade, he is about bringing America`s industry back to America where it belongs.
Remember how it was after Ike got elected in the earky 50s? you probably don`t, a man or woman who wanted to work could wor, educated or not.
Many of the teenagers who would have been welfare punks became men instead of punks because there was work to be had and they did not qualify for hand outs.
The benifits of work and jobs are so numerous they would lighten about any sickness our society is now suffering.
I will say it again, free trade is not the issue the Issue is the survival of a once great nation, and our president`s job is to look out for America, not Iran or Japan.
Apples and turds are being compared and we’re being told that the turds are also perfectly good food.
Well, not to worry - when Hillary says something against “free trade™”, she’s lying.
So, if you support “free trade™”, you have a candidate after all.
Name a country we charge duty? Even Mexico dings us every truckload several hundred dollars to cross the border. Canada $35.00. I sell product in 120 countries and import as well. I have yet to pay duty bringing in product to US. US policy should require equal trade rules. India charges us 30% duty then they pay us 30% duty. That is free trade.
The U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule is available for your perusal online. Generally, we do not charge duties on products from countries with which we have free trade agreements (approx. 16 total). The “book” is for countries with MFN status.
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