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JWeinCom on 21 July 2015
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Goatseye said:
JWeinCom said:

Perhaps you have a better way of fixing this crap ^ other than a tariff. Please, I am all ears.

  Like, let's say me, you, and Donny boy were out camping.  We go on a hike together.  We go back to our tent and there is a bear in it.  I say "oh no, what do we do?!"  Donald Trump says "Let's slather our dicks in honey and dance for the bear."  I say, "What the fuck trump, that's a terrible idea!"  Then you chime in with , "Perhaps you have a better way of fixing this crap, Please, I'm all ears."

The fact that I don't have a better plan doesn't make his plan any less retarded.  And you know what?  I'm not running for president.  "Well if random guy on the internet can't think of a better plan than Donald Trump on the spot, then his idea must be right."  What a stupid argument.

But I do have one idea.  When addressing a foreign nation that has a huge impact on our economy, I probably wouldn't start with "Listen you motherfuckers, we're going to tax you 25%."

Now you have companies cutting back in China and heading over to Mexico to manufacture an array of products.  Not to mention that you have top American companies, like Ford (2.5 billion dollar plants), investing in Mexico as well.  Then they will have to build this giant wall.  Sounds like a lot of new job creation in Mexico if you ask me.

You should probably try to research a guy a bit more before supporting him... you know?  Cause Trumpy wants to impose something like a 30% tax on Ford cars coming out of Mexico to get rid of the plants there.  So, if Trump has his way, we're not going to see any US investment in Mexico.  So much for all those new jobs you propose.  A giant publics works project that they don't have the infrastructure for is simply a stupid idea.

Clap, clap, clap. I laughing and applauding you at the same time.

I mean, we're talking about a nation that subsidizes their farmers and these in turn compete (obliterate) internationally, with the competition muscling their flexible pricing. All that under trade agreements that only unilateraly benefits the US. Ask Brazilian cotton farmers.

And about currency devaluemen, US ain't faultless in this. They had a currency war in 09-11. China used to be the cry baby in this case.


Thank you kindly.  I honestly don't know a ton about this issue.  Only the basics.  But enough to know that losing one of our biggest trading partner is not a good plan.  I would guess that part of the solution would be taxing the actual treasury notes instead of products.  Chinese companies would still be fine doing business, but it would be more difficult for China to carry huge amounts of US currency.