Posted on 04/04/2019 9:47:18 AM PDT by proust
I don’t know where Trump stands RE corruption. I’d like to say he is strongly against it, but perhaps there is a sensitive spot (his children) where they have him over a barrel. I hope after he is no longer President he lets us all know that our apparent government, the sort of elected one, is NOT running things. That our constitution is ornamental. We need to know.
Agree, and he will lose more than the 2020 election. He will lose the country to the invaders. The Dems are pursuing a population replacement strategy. Millions more illegals will be here by November 2020 and the Dems will see that they vote. Once the Left has its hands around the neck of remaining patriotic America, they will start to squeeze and criminalize opposition to their Marxist, open borders, balkanized plans for the remade USA.
But you see...that’s part of a very big problem...if Texas’ economy can be held hostage to open borders with Mexico, then in fact, they OWN us. We are then supplicant to THEM.
And then it is Mexico that directs our future, not us. We have no choice then but to become them, as we are then ruled by Mexico City. If our economy cannot survive without them, and without acquiescing to their policy, then we are their COLONY not an independent nation.
Another year = 5 million more illegals moving here, with their 100 million “family members” soon to join them. We’re going to have to change our official language to Spanish.
A one year warning equals the beginning of Primary Season.
So Trump is making this a campaign issue or so it seems.
Super Tuesday, Mar. 3, 2020
Could you please point out exactly where I said that the US’ ‘economic health now depends entirely’ on Mexico?
US manufacturing, especially autos, depends very much upon ‘just in time’ production, meaning VERY limited parts inventories. Since so much has moved to Mexico (not just auto parts but many other parts manufacturers), shutting the border for any length of time means a reduction in US manufacturing numbers (potential recession) and at least temporary manufacturing layoffs. Does that mean the US economy ‘depends entirely’ on Mexico? Of course not! It does mean that the two economies are closely tied. If the border were closed over a longer term, US manufacturers could eventually ramp up parts production at home, but it would not occur immediately. The shorter term result would be recession. At the minimum, the press would LOVE such news and attack like sharks to chum!
Right or wrong, such action by PDJT now, could backfire and cause a recession that could lead to the Commiecrats taking the Presidency. PDJT is a PRAGMATIST. If, in one year the Mexicans do not act, and it turns out to be a long time border closure, US companies have one year to prepare, which should ease transitioning problems. In the worst case scenario, a long term closure of the border, the results on economic growth should be minimized, leaving little of substance for the prestitutes to huff and puff about. In addition, assuming manufacturers made no effort to allow for such contingencies, there would be little time by election day, for recessionary numbers to be public, again, limiting damage by the press.
Not having run a multi-billion dollar enterprise recently, I must defer to the knowledge and experience of one who has done so very successfully. I think he made the correct decision. (BTW, ‘recently’ means ‘in my entire life’, LOL!)
That wasn’t a blame on you personally, but that is the direct implication of determining America’s border policy and immigration policy on the needs and demands of a foreign country. Because we fear the political outcome of an economic impact we are allowing issues directly related to our national sovereignty to be dictated to us by a foreign nation, in this case Mexico.
This is how political calculations can fail and do immense harm to a nation...and even fail politically. When you make your national policy subservient to the will and the demands of another nation you are walking in very dangerous waters. Are we ruled by Mexico City? Our immigration policy and border policy is apparently dependent entirely upon our commerce with them - and we are acting subservient to their stronger will.
How is this any different than maintaining open borders because the chamber of commerce wants cheap labor? It is in truth the very same thing with the very same impact on policy. The Cheap labor express was said to be needed so our companies could compete. Now the border must be open and all illegal immigrants and migrants must be absorbed because demanding Mexico cooperate with us to manage border is too much for our economy to take.
This is very dangerous policy and is a move by Trump based entirely on weakness not on strength. And the political sharks will gather to devour him if he appears this weak.
Pointless....
Threats mean nothing unless their is a track record to back it up.
Please President Trump, stop listening to the Senate and your key advisors.
Listen to The People!
I saw something about that on our local news this morning. I don't know 'who' it was but being from Texas I disagree and those critters need to decide who they represent because it sure as hell doesn't sound like they represent me..... Shut it down, not forever, but shut it down. If the invasion is allowed to continue unchecked the economy won't make any difference.
Furthermore to do all this successfully without it being blocked by an eager congress to stop any of it doesn't help the situation. If it were just a week or short period of time that's one thing.....but I don't think Trump is looking at a short closure. So the stage has to be set according to long term with the least amount of impact on our country and it's trade.
He needs to amend that statment and say, and the hard drugs stop today.
You can bet that Texas’s huge border ‘Industrial Parks’ and Port conglomerations with mexico, and others in the gulf are having fits about even consideration of a closed border for an ‘indefinite’ period of time.
Further might be ‘a stall’ to prevent the mad dash to the border happening currently and which would continue. Not that it would work but the South Americans might figure they have a year.
A year?
Crappola.
Give mexico 12 minutes to stop sending illegals and drugs here
Then close the freaken border,
We can ALL live without avacados and tequila.
A year?
Crappola.
Give mexico 12 minutes to stop sending illegals and drugs here
Then close the freaken border,
We can ALL live without avacados and tequila.
I've owned 3 small businesses. Number 1 was a simple shipping warehouse being the middleman between the Holly Studios and theaters with no requirement of inventory. The prints came in, we processed them and shipped them to the theaters.
The other 2 depended on inventory control and possible shortages. Number 2 was a print shop where we always had to ensure backup supplies of certain paper types, colored inks, and misc. associated supplies. Number 3 was a nightclub in Reno where close control of alcohol inventory is essential to profit. Those 2, under my commonsense guidance kept a reserve inventory of supplies in case of any natural or man-made shortage. Both were successful and allowed me to retire at age 47.
Believe me, one week of closing off Mexican trucks will NOT cause a recession. It will devastate Northern Mexico commerce and they WILL change their tune.
According to a quote in this article, the whole of the automobile manufacturing industry would be shut down within days.
Quoting from the article:
"We don't just trade with each other. We're making things together," said Kristin Dziczek, vice president of the Center for Automotive Research in Michigan. "Mexico is a source of 37 percent of all imported auto parts to the U.S. Every vehicle has Mexican parts in it."
U.S. assembly plants are especially dependent on Mexico for critical parts such as wiring harnesses. Without them, those plants would soon grind to a halt. And that in turn would idle domestic parts-makers.
"We'll see auto production in the U.S. shut down pretty quickly. Some within hours and certainly the whole industry within days," Dziczek said.
This woman is VP of an organization involved in the auto industry in Michigan. I would expect her to have just a wee bit more knowledge of the auto industry, and how a border shutdown would affect it, than you or I would.
Obviously, running a small business for yourself differs vastly from running a publicly traded company. Executives often earn enormous bonuses based upon share price, rather than the long term viability/profitability of the company. They often do not manage for the continuity of the business, rather for share price, short term profit and cash flow.
If you are looking to reduce costs and increase 'free cash' (and, most importantly, your executive BONUS), you s-t-e-t-c-h out your maintenance intervals, cut maintenance expense and REDUCE INVENTORY! Executives gamble with their companies to bump up short term share prices to boost their bonuses. Eventually, they retire and leave the next executive to fix the mess they made. I experienced this Bravo Sierra while working in accounting with my former employer. One exec would reduce maintenance and increase cashflow, then leave before it came crashing down, leaving his successor to rebuild the equipment and maintenance processes. This is the way of power industry, and most manufacturers.
It is common knowledge that most manufacturers have minimal inventory on hand. There is no incentive to maintain inventories, in fact maintaining inventories is a DISincentive since, it reduces free cash flow, which REDUCES executives' bonuses.
With PDJT giving a year long 'grace period', it offers US manufacturers the opportunity to BUILD UP INVENTORIES before he closes the border. They have the opportunity to avoid a disaster, IF they so choose.
You made the comment, "If their COO doesn't have such fore-sight, then they deserve to go out of business or replace him/her." and in a perfect world, I would agree fully. Problem is, it ain't a perfect world!
Let us suppose that America 'followed through' on that idea. Let's say that GM failed again. All of a sudden, their 53,000 employees are out of work. Perhaps another 247,000 in suppliers are out of work. Then there are all those affected by not having those GM employees spend their wages in your store. Suddenly, 53,000 GM jobs lost results in 500,000 lost jobs. So many lost jobs under a President's watch, especially one who promises to MAGA, is a good way to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory, in regards to the 2920 election. I think PDJT is doing what is best for America by postponing his actions for a year.
Consider this: What gets a tin pot dictator's attention first, a USN task force sitting on his doorstep or, the THREAT of a USN task force sitting on his doorstep? In most cases, the threat is enough to get the desired results. PDJT is just playing the same kind of game, with the economics of Mexico. I like it.
“When you make your national policy subservient to the will and the demands of another nation you are walking in very dangerous waters. Are we ruled by Mexico City? “
Your entire post is excellent. It’s really a shame Congress is not filled with people like you.
“Mexico is a source of 37 percent of all imported auto parts to the U.S.”
With so much apparent activity going on in Mexico, why are they sneaking across the border to the U.S. for work?
Would you rather work for $20.00/hr or $4.00/hr? The corollary is, would GM rather pay $4.00/hr in Mex versus $20.00/ he in the US? The answer should be self evident.
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