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2018-07-04 Home Front: Politix

Trump's burden: Cleaning up Obama's mess

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Posted by Besoeker 2018-07-04 04:21|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 We had no business going into Iraq in the first place. No Barry fan here, but un-f-ing an f'ed up situation isn't easy.

Obamacare...another disaster. But Trump's mercantilist/protectionist policies are not good and in the end only hurts consumers.

Posted by DooDahMan 2018-07-04 10:11|| 2018-07-04 10:11|| Front Page Top

#2 Was Obama the Manchurian candidate?

Yes. But so was John McCain.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2018-07-04 11:44|| 2018-07-04 11:44|| Front Page Top

#3 ...and in the end only hurts consumers.

Really, better to have nearly everyone unemployed with a few money makers and dealers at the top of the heap. That's not going to make a nation. Everyone protects their interests. There is no Free Trade nor Workers Paradise. All theory, no practical application with humans. Let's have Fair Trade without sell out the house.

Posted by Procopius2k 2018-07-04 12:19|| 2018-07-04 12:19|| Front Page Top

#4 Was Obama the Manchurian candidate?

No. No "Manchurian candidate" would dare to do what he did.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2018-07-04 13:37|| 2018-07-04 13:37|| Front Page Top

#5 Trump's mercantilist/protectionist policies are not good and in the end only hurts consumers.

Generally, tariffs are inlationary. Tariff costs get passed on to the consumer and result in increased prices. However, I wonder if tariffs can't provide an incentive to manufacture the products in the U.S. and thus create jobs. Suppose we buy steel from China. Further, suppose, we put a tariff on Chinese steel thus raising the costs and increasing the price of imported steel. If the price gets too high, there is an incentive, at some point, to consider manufacturing the steel in the U.S. When you add in transporation costs, it might become cheaper to manufacture more steel here.

Posted by JohnQC 2018-07-04 15:52|| 2018-07-04 15:52|| Front Page Top

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