Posted on 04/06/2025 4:22:15 AM PDT by MtnClimber
The Trump Administration prevails against both trade barriers internationally and out-of-control courts at home.
The two biggest stories of the week, as I see it, are the effects of demanding reciprocity in barriers to trade and the Supreme Court putting the leash on out-of-whack federal district court judges.
It’s my personal belief that the strongest nations have a large, productive middle class. In recent decades, domestic fiscal profligacy and unfair international trade practices have hollowed out countless working-class communities, emptied middle-class pockets, and steadily eroded middle-class lives. Both the Administration’s ordering of reciprocal tariffs and cutting wasteful and corrupt use of tax revenues seem to me an effort to return these people and communities to once-commonplace normal, decent, and dignified living. Both efforts have substantial national security benefits as well.
I’m not sure how the reciprocal tariff policies will be administered. I believe nations individually will negotiate the exact terms. Argentina has already agreed with the President that neither country will impose any tariffs on products from the other. Vietnam has sought an appointment to negotiate terms with us, as have, according to the President, many other nations. Yes, there’s been some tough talk by leaders of countries who have benefited from the present system, but the U.S. is the largest consumer market in the world, which is the most significant bargaining chip. We have also been very generous donors and lenders. French President Emmanuel Macron yapped that French companies should stop investing here. Ric Grenell, presidential envoy for special missions, responds that we should cancel the $5 billion loan we made to France’s TotalEnergies African LNG project.
China announced a 34% tariff on U.S. imports. ZeroHedge examines the consequences if China follows through on this threat:
“China has three options: 1. Concede defeat to whatever terms Trump demands
(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...
It will be interesting to see how many countries drop their tariffs in a surrender to Trump.
Another of Clarice’s great pieces.
A great read and a good start to the day. Thank you.
Bkmk
I like her analysis.
Very.
I did the unthinkable, read the whole article. Excellent analysis, as unbiased as possible.
Might sound like a small thing to some but it’s not for me, one benifit I’ve seen in the past two months is I don’t see military age hispanic speaking men by the dozens at my Walmart anymore. I mean that was getting about ridiculous.
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Now, pretty much the only people speaking a foreign language at my Walmart are 90% of the employees......and that ain’t a joke.
Yea, that’s all good except when it comes time to need to replace your roof and those Hispanics can’t be found in the parking lot to be picked up for day work. Your new roof will cost twice as much, take twice as long as be shoddy when finished.
Yea, that’s all good except when it comes time to need to replace your roof harvest your fields and those Hispanics Africans can’t be found in the parking lot fields to be picked up for day work. Your new roof cotton and tobacco will cost twice as much, take twice as long as be shoddy when finished.
Come up with a new justification for the slavery you so desire.
And don’t forget — Who will pick the cotton???
I can’t believe you trotted out the ol’ “slavery is good business” argument. LOL!
L’audace, l’audace, toujours l’audace.
Ridiculous
It isn’t “slavery” it’s a free market where labor is concerned and if the illegal migrants will work for half the pay of fat and lazy US Americans, so be it.
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