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Do you feel like the winds of change are blowing today too?
POSTED BY: 6ixStringJack
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Wednesday, April 30, 2025 12:55 PM
Russia isn't any more of a threat to us than Saddam or Gaddafi or any number of boogeymen that NATO and the USA dream up to make people pay protection money.
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"It may be dangerous to be America's enemy, but to be America's friend is fatal."- Henry Kissinger
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Wednesday, April 30, 2025 6:02 PM
Quote:Somebody did figure it out. For example, Guyana tariffs jumped to 38%. Then went to 10% a few days later because the reason for raising tariffs to 38% was stupid: Guyana sells billions of dollars in crude to the US, but doesn’t buy billions of refined fuel from the US.
Originally posted by SIGNYM:
I think I see what Trump is trying to do, but it needs to happen pretty much all at the same time to work:
Tariff goods from nations that have excessive trade surpluses with the USA. Someone actually figured out where he got his original tariff numbers from: trade surplus with the USA divided by total exports.
Reduce income taxes to stimulate purchases at home, and use tariffs to replace them with.
I get it, but the timing is awfully close.
Why couldn’t the tariffs go back to zero? Because Trump would have to admit that 38%, followed by 10%, were goofs.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5ypxnnyg7jo
https://oec.world/en/profile/bilateral-country/guy/partner/usa#bespoke
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Another thing somebody figured out about "Reduce income taxes to stimulate purchases at home, and use tariffs to replace them with" is that tariffs are paid by Americans, not by people in Guyana, and income taxes are also paid by Americans. Raising tariffs (it is a tax on Americans) and lowering income taxes will only shift who in America pays taxes. Reducing income taxes will stimulate purchases by rich people who paid high taxes before Trump's scheme of lower taxes on the wealthy.
The Joss Whedon script for Serenity, where Wash lives, is Serenity-190pages.pdf at https://www.mediafire.com/two
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Wednesday, April 30, 2025 7:53 PM
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Originally posted by 6ixStringJack:Quote:
Originally posted by Brenda:Quote:
Originally posted by second:
Thanks to Trump
It wasn’t supposed to be this way. When Justin Trudeau resigned at the start of this year, Canada’s Liberals appeared to be heading for the door after almost 10 years in power.
The opposition Conservatives were in a strong position, with a 25 point lead and an easy attack line: that any Liberal candidate would be no different to Trudeau, who had become increasingly unpopular.
But those fortunes changed dramatically in the months leading up to the election and now Mark Carney, former Bank of England governor, has declared victory.
That’s largely down to one phenomenon: the return of Donald Trump as US president.
https://inews.co.uk/news/world/5-things-know-five-minutes-anti-trump-c
andidate-win-canada-election-3665310
The Joss Whedon script for Serenity, where Wash lives, is Serenity-190pages.pdf at https://www.mediafire.com/two
No, it wasn't suppose to go down that way.
Trump managed to do something that a lot of Canadians haven't seen in their lifetimes. Unite the entire country from coast to coast to coast. Even Quebec was pissed. So, he managed to piss off almost every since Canadian. Guess we should thank him for that maybe.
I have a friend whose daughter is unfortunately one of those idiots who voted Conservative and is now crying in her beer towel.
NEVER 51. CANADA IS NOT FOR SALE
At the end of the day, Canada has just about zero say in the matter.
Once we stop offering military aid to everyone, they're all going to go bankrupt paying for free healthcare and anything else they're looking to fund on top of their own defense budget.
Canada has no leverage at all here, and I suspect there will come a day where Canada is asking us if they can join. I hope at that point the answer is no.
Wrong Jack, Trumps' power is waning.
T
Trump's Michigan "rally" of less than 3,000 people in a half filled arena was yet another disaster, as most of the crowd left half way through, and Trump spent 90 minutes defending his failed first 100 days by attacking, what else, "communist left wing judges" and changing his tariff policy while literally on Air Force One on the way to the rally to pander to the skimpy crowd.
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Thursday, May 1, 2025 12:09 AM
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Originally posted by THG:Quote:
Originally posted by 6ixStringJack:Quote:
Originally posted by Brenda:Quote:
Originally posted by second:
Thanks to Trump
It wasn’t supposed to be this way. When Justin Trudeau resigned at the start of this year, Canada’s Liberals appeared to be heading for the door after almost 10 years in power.
The opposition Conservatives were in a strong position, with a 25 point lead and an easy attack line: that any Liberal candidate would be no different to Trudeau, who had become increasingly unpopular.
But those fortunes changed dramatically in the months leading up to the election and now Mark Carney, former Bank of England governor, has declared victory.
That’s largely down to one phenomenon: the return of Donald Trump as US president.
https://inews.co.uk/news/world/5-things-know-five-minutes-anti-trump-c
andidate-win-canada-election-3665310
The Joss Whedon script for Serenity, where Wash lives, is Serenity-190pages.pdf at https://www.mediafire.com/two
No, it wasn't suppose to go down that way.
Trump managed to do something that a lot of Canadians haven't seen in their lifetimes. Unite the entire country from coast to coast to coast. Even Quebec was pissed. So, he managed to piss off almost every since Canadian. Guess we should thank him for that maybe.
I have a friend whose daughter is unfortunately one of those idiots who voted Conservative and is now crying in her beer towel.
NEVER 51. CANADA IS NOT FOR SALE
At the end of the day, Canada has just about zero say in the matter.
Once we stop offering military aid to everyone, they're all going to go bankrupt paying for free healthcare and anything else they're looking to fund on top of their own defense budget.
Canada has no leverage at all here, and I suspect there will come a day where Canada is asking us if they can join. I hope at that point the answer is no.
Wrong Jack, Trumps' power is waning.
T
Trump's Michigan "rally" of less than 3,000 people in a half filled arena was yet another disaster, as most of the crowd left half way through, and Trump spent 90 minutes defending his failed first 100 days by attacking, what else, "communist left wing judges" and changing his tariff policy while literally on Air Force One on the way to the rally to pander to the skimpy crowd.
I'm not aware of anybody campaigning or any pending election.
People got shit to do like working on a Tuesday. Republican voters usually work for a living.
I'm the exception to the rule.
It's easy to fill up arenas for AOC when you have a huge pool of angry unemployed people with nothing better to do that you can bus in.
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Thursday, May 1, 2025 1:58 AM
Economic facts are political and hostile to Trump
Tariffs are consumption taxes. American consumers pay for tariffs on Chinese goods, not the Chinese government, businesses or people.
Trump pretends that exporting countries pay our tariffs. If he really believed that, he’d be happy to see Amazon post how much China is paying to get their goods into our market. But when rumors surfaced that Amazon was going to do just that, the Trump outrage machine kicked into high gear:
“Earlier on Tuesdsay, Punchbowl News reported that Amazon would show tariff-related price increases on goods. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt called the move “a hostile and political act.”
Once again, the Trump Administration does what it accuses others of doing. In this case, a taxpayer-funded hostile and political attack on Amazon for transparent reporting of facts. They’re gaslighting, and they’re using your tax dollars to do it.
Trump says Jeff Bezos 'solved the problem' after White House attacks Amazon on tariff price labeling plan
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-says-jeff-bezos-solved-the-proble
m-after-white-house-attacks-amazon-on-tariff-price-labeling-plan-143310019.html
The Joss Whedon script for Serenity, where Wash lives, is Serenity-190pages.pdf at https://www.mediafire.com/two
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Thursday, May 1, 2025 2:01 AM
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Originally posted by second:
Tariffs are consumption taxes. American consumers pay for tariffs on Chinese goods, not the Chinese government, businesses or people.
Trump pretends that exporting countries pay our tariffs. If he really believed that, he’d be happy to see Amazon post how much China is paying to get their goods into our market. But when rumors surfaced that Amazon was going to do just that, the Trump outrage machine kicked into high gear:
“Earlier on Tuesdsay, Punchbowl News reported that Amazon would show tariff-related price increases on goods. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt called the move “a hostile and political act.”
Once again, the Trump Administration does what it accuses others of doing. In this case, a taxpayer-funded hostile and political attack on Amazon for transparent reporting of facts. They’re gaslighting, and they’re using your tax dollars to do it.
Trump says Jeff Bezos 'solved the problem' after White House attacks Amazon on tariff price labeling plan
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-says-jeff-bezos-solved-the-proble
m-after-white-house-attacks-amazon-on-tariff-price-labeling-plan-143310019.html
The Joss Whedon script for Serenity, where Wash lives, is Serenity-190pages.pdf at https://www.mediafire.com/two
The Amazon story was a pure lie from the beginning.
Amazon wasn't ever going to do this, nor do I even believe they would have had the capability to overhaul their entire website to show any of it either.
Total non-story here.
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"I don't find this stuff amusing anymore." ~Paul Simon
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Thursday, May 1, 2025 2:04 AM
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Originally posted by 6ixStringJack:Quote:
Originally posted by THG:Quote:
Originally posted by 6ixStringJack:Quote:
Originally posted by Brenda:Quote:
Originally posted by second:
Thanks to Trump
It wasn’t supposed to be this way. When Justin Trudeau resigned at the start of this year, Canada’s Liberals appeared to be heading for the door after almost 10 years in power.
The opposition Conservatives were in a strong position, with a 25 point lead and an easy attack line: that any Liberal candidate would be no different to Trudeau, who had become increasingly unpopular.
But those fortunes changed dramatically in the months leading up to the election and now Mark Carney, former Bank of England governor, has declared victory.
That’s largely down to one phenomenon: the return of Donald Trump as US president.
https://inews.co.uk/news/world/5-things-know-five-minutes-anti-trump-c
andidate-win-canada-election-3665310
The Joss Whedon script for Serenity, where Wash lives, is Serenity-190pages.pdf at https://www.mediafire.com/two
No, it wasn't suppose to go down that way.
Trump managed to do something that a lot of Canadians haven't seen in their lifetimes. Unite the entire country from coast to coast to coast. Even Quebec was pissed. So, he managed to piss off almost every since Canadian. Guess we should thank him for that maybe.
I have a friend whose daughter is unfortunately one of those idiots who voted Conservative and is now crying in her beer towel.
NEVER 51. CANADA IS NOT FOR SALE
At the end of the day, Canada has just about zero say in the matter.
Once we stop offering military aid to everyone, they're all going to go bankrupt paying for free healthcare and anything else they're looking to fund on top of their own defense budget.
Canada has no leverage at all here, and I suspect there will come a day where Canada is asking us if they can join. I hope at that point the answer is no.
Wrong Jack, Trumps' power is waning.
T
Trump's Michigan "rally" of less than 3,000 people in a half filled arena was yet another disaster, as most of the crowd left half way through, and Trump spent 90 minutes defending his failed first 100 days by attacking, what else, "communist left wing judges" and changing his tariff policy while literally on Air Force One on the way to the rally to pander to the skimpy crowd.
I'm not aware of anybody campaigning or any pending election.
People got shit to do like working on a Tuesday. Republican voters usually work for a living.
I'm the exception to the rule.
It's easy to fill up arenas for AOC when you have a huge pool of angry unemployed people with nothing better to do that you can bus in.
"Overall job loss by end of term: According to USA Today, approximately 4 million fewer people were employed at the end of Trump's term compared to when he took office. The Economic Policy Institute (EPI) notes that the year ended with 9.8 million fewer jobs than before the pandemic and 546,000 fewer jobs than at the start of his presidency."
Trumps employment record first term. This term is going to be much worse. And since it takes 600 to a 1,000 busses to transport 30,000 thousand adults, I'm sure there is plenty of news coverage reporting on such a large caravan. Right, providing you with plenty of video footage.
Or are you just showing us again, what a lying sack of shit you are.
T
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Thursday, May 1, 2025 2:06 AM
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Originally posted by THG:Quote:
Originally posted by 6ixStringJack:Quote:
Originally posted by THG:Quote:
Originally posted by 6ixStringJack:Quote:
Originally posted by Brenda:Quote:
Originally posted by second:
Thanks to Trump
It wasn’t supposed to be this way. When Justin Trudeau resigned at the start of this year, Canada’s Liberals appeared to be heading for the door after almost 10 years in power.
The opposition Conservatives were in a strong position, with a 25 point lead and an easy attack line: that any Liberal candidate would be no different to Trudeau, who had become increasingly unpopular.
But those fortunes changed dramatically in the months leading up to the election and now Mark Carney, former Bank of England governor, has declared victory.
That’s largely down to one phenomenon: the return of Donald Trump as US president.
https://inews.co.uk/news/world/5-things-know-five-minutes-anti-trump-c
andidate-win-canada-election-3665310
The Joss Whedon script for Serenity, where Wash lives, is Serenity-190pages.pdf at https://www.mediafire.com/two
No, it wasn't suppose to go down that way.
Trump managed to do something that a lot of Canadians haven't seen in their lifetimes. Unite the entire country from coast to coast to coast. Even Quebec was pissed. So, he managed to piss off almost every since Canadian. Guess we should thank him for that maybe.
I have a friend whose daughter is unfortunately one of those idiots who voted Conservative and is now crying in her beer towel.
NEVER 51. CANADA IS NOT FOR SALE
At the end of the day, Canada has just about zero say in the matter.
Once we stop offering military aid to everyone, they're all going to go bankrupt paying for free healthcare and anything else they're looking to fund on top of their own defense budget.
Canada has no leverage at all here, and I suspect there will come a day where Canada is asking us if they can join. I hope at that point the answer is no.
Wrong Jack, Trumps' power is waning.
T
Trump's Michigan "rally" of less than 3,000 people in a half filled arena was yet another disaster, as most of the crowd left half way through, and Trump spent 90 minutes defending his failed first 100 days by attacking, what else, "communist left wing judges" and changing his tariff policy while literally on Air Force One on the way to the rally to pander to the skimpy crowd.
I'm not aware of anybody campaigning or any pending election.
People got shit to do like working on a Tuesday. Republican voters usually work for a living.
I'm the exception to the rule.
It's easy to fill up arenas for AOC when you have a huge pool of angry unemployed people with nothing better to do that you can bus in.
"Overall job loss by end of term: According to USA Today, approximately 4 million fewer people were employed at the end of Trump's term compared to when he took office. The Economic Policy Institute (EPI) notes that the year ended with 9.8 million fewer jobs than before the pandemic and 546,000 fewer jobs than at the start of his presidency."
Trumps employment record first term. This term is going to be much worse.
T
That was all the doing of the Democratic Party, and most of those jobs were recovered before Joe Biden* was inaugurated.
*yawn*
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Thursday, May 1, 2025 2:06 AM
Quote:Too bad for you, but there is a video from the White House saying Amazon's plan to display tariff costs is "hostile and political act"
Originally posted by 6ixStringJack:
The Amazon story was a pure lie from the beginning.
Amazon wasn't ever going to do this, nor do I even believe they would have had the capability to overhaul their entire website to show any of it either.
Total non-story here.
The Joss Whedon script for Serenity, where Wash lives, is Serenity-190pages.pdf at https://www.mediafire.com/two
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Thursday, May 1, 2025 2:07 AM
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Originally posted by second:Quote:Too bad for you, but there is a video from the White House saying Amazon's plan to display tariff costs is "hostile and political act"
Originally posted by 6ixStringJack:
The Amazon story was a pure lie from the beginning.
Amazon wasn't ever going to do this, nor do I even believe they would have had the capability to overhaul their entire website to show any of it either.
Total non-story here.
The Joss Whedon script for Serenity, where Wash lives, is Serenity-190pages.pdf at https://www.mediafire.com/two
I didn't deny that the White House said this. They said it after the fake Amazon story was spread by the fake news outfits.
The false part of the story was the idea that Amazon was going to do this in the first place. Not only wasn't it going to do this, but it is not capable of doing this.
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