Did you say the same thing when Barry was the President and the economy barely creeped along or were you one of the ones who screamed “It’s Bush’s fault” for eight years.
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Trump's Planned Tariffs on Imported Steel and Aluminum Would Likely Apply to Apple Products
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Did you say the same thing when Barry was the President and the economy barely creeped along or were you one of the ones who screamed “It’s Bush’s fault” for eight years.
No need to answer, I know what the truth is.
Presidents in their first year vs. stock market performance. Let's just say Trump isn't the best (as he claimed). We'll see how he does after a few more years of disastrous "leadership." It's kind of funny that it was Icahn who sold all the steel stock a few days ago. Remember when he sold all his AAPL back in 2016 at $100/share? It's now 2018 at $170+/share. He isn't the smartest rich cookie.
(source of image: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/01/05/her...-stocks-jobs-compares-to-past-presidents.html )
(source of image: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/01/05/her...-stocks-jobs-compares-to-past-presidents.html )
Which part wrong, tariffs are taxes or Trump needs revenue. Tariffs Are taxes, no question about it. Conservatives hate free trade agreements, they loose badly needed taxes in Tarriffs. The engine that drives their agenda. Does not matter who the Evil country is today, they will find one, as one is always needed.
Rasmussen was the only polling company to predict a Trump victory. You're free to listen to whoever you want.
yes we did when we elected Obama but we learned from our mistake and elected Donald Trump to clean up Obama's messes thank god we still have some smart folks in this world it is time America to become the Great Strong country it once was.This. We're gonna piss off a bunch of allies before even getting to China. I wonder if he knows we get more steel from Russia? Even GWB tried this and rolled it back in less than 2 years to avoid a harmful trade war.
We elected the dumbest mothereffer out there.
Fishy?... it's a global economy. Some places have lower wages so countries with more money hire workers there instead... this is not a difficult concept to grasp lol.
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literally can't tell if that's a parody post.
A trade war is here....the E.C. in Bruxelles is looking at what they could put tarrifs on from the US now that Trump has started a trade war.....this would be a big help to Samsung smart phones etc. and would affect sales of Mac Computers too.
I am selling all my apple stock.....this cannot end well....it never has in recorded history...
I am selling all my apple stock.....this cannot end well....it never has in recorded history...
And why had Obama such a high public approval? Honestly now, was it because of the good job he did as President or because of the fact that he was the 1st Black President in the history of the U.S. and that gave him an instant pass on everything?
I'd think a big tariff would make a compelling reason. And save the planet too! No more CO2 spewing cargo ships.
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Have you seen their working conditions? Those factories with dormitories and nets to keep people from launching themselves out the window and killing themselves? I think there are better, more earth friendly and more people friendly ways to make iPhones and such.
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From the article, I could care less, but context is important:
Presidents Harry Truman and Barack Obama scored the biggest first-year stock market gains, largely because they came into office following deep sell-offs.
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He gives the world a new reason pretty much every day.
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No it hasn't. Stupid decision after stupid decision, his presidency has been a disaster to the point where our standing among the world has been eroded and both China and Russia are taking advantage of it. The leader of China suspended term limits a few days ago, because he knows that America is currently without a competent leader.
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Hint: Trump is one of those treasonous Republicans.
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Thats not how reality works. 50/hr is 100k a year LOL. Instead of accepting the need to learn a modern skill, uneducated Trump supporters think they're going to walk into a steel mill with no qualifications and start making 100k. Companies never eat the cost of these changes. Domestic workers will get paid about what the Chinese get paid (adjusted for cost of living and area), the only difference is steel will be more expensive for consumers like us.
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Rasmussen also predicted a Republican victory for McCain, Romney, and pretty much every Republican who lost a seat this year. The truth is Trump's victory was unlikely, but a combination of collusion with Russia and pure freak luck put him over.
The other polls were accurate to predict that it was unlikely. Rasmussen is extremely Republican-biased, but even a broken clock gets it right occasionally.
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No he doesn't. His approval rating has been the lowest in modern history ever since a month or two after he took office. He broke 6 month and 1 year records for being the most disliked president at those points.
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Because that worked so well in 2002!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_United_States_steel_tariff
It truly seems Republicans do not understand economics.
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Being white would've given him a pass on everything (imagine if Obama had children with 3 different women, peeped on young women, cheated on his wife with a pornstar, had been caught on tape saying "grab them by the *****" and "move on her like a bitch", and constantly called people names on Twitter). It was precisely because he is black that he got a pass on nothing and was held to entirely different standard of behavior than Trump is.
Fox criticized Obama for wearing a tan suit but is silent about Trump bragging about molesting people.
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Top sources of US imported steel, in order:
1. Canada
2. Brazil
3. South Korea
4. Mexico
5. Russia
China is #11. Not even close to Canada.
There's no Canadian tariffs on US-made steel. Why do you support Trump's trade war attack on our closest ally, partner, friend, and good neighbor, Canada?
I don't see this as a bad thing. We should make more products in the United States. Other countries like China and Mexico don't pay their employees fair wages. They are pretty much slaves. If we can grow our economy here, we can help more people abroad. Buy producing more items here, we can get out of spiraling debt. With the profit margins that Apple is making, 0.2% surely isn't going to hurt them.
Trump is now threatening tariffs on EU imported cars:
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-43270388
So, is he going to add tariffs on any goods that have a u.s trade deficit?!!
Ugh.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-43270388
So, is he going to add tariffs on any goods that have a u.s trade deficit?!!
Ugh.
Top five producers of US steel imports. Where is this China you talk about?
1. Canada
2. Brazil
3. South Korea
4. Mexico
5. Russia
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Trump is acting against Canadian metal, primarily.
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There should be a tariff on imported poutine, Canada Geese, and Canadian bacon. Blame Canada!
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Rasmussen's last poll, the day before the election, had Clinton up by 2 points.
https://realclearpolitics.com/epolls/latest_polls/president/
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This is destined for PRSI. They already tax everything at what 17%. I suppose it varies by country.
Governments have to get their money somewhere. If income taxes are being cut. Then it can come from import/export. People aren't saving any money in the long run. They are just shifting how they pay their taxes.
Is it a good idea or bad idea? I couldn't say. I'm not a fortune teller. I'm not going to parrot what some news network tells me to think. May as well give it a shot.
Edit: Now that I've thought about it some. Going after Apple makes little sense. Pretty much everything they make is produced in China and are luxury goods not necessities. Wouldn't goods actually produced in the US make more sense. Such as agricultural, oil and coal. How about appliances and tires?
Given how rabidly loyal Apple fans are and their generally higher disposable income. Even with a tariff. I think most would keep buying.
Governments have to get their money somewhere. If income taxes are being cut. Then it can come from import/export. People aren't saving any money in the long run. They are just shifting how they pay their taxes.
Is it a good idea or bad idea? I couldn't say. I'm not a fortune teller. I'm not going to parrot what some news network tells me to think. May as well give it a shot.
Edit: Now that I've thought about it some. Going after Apple makes little sense. Pretty much everything they make is produced in China and are luxury goods not necessities. Wouldn't goods actually produced in the US make more sense. Such as agricultural, oil and coal. How about appliances and tires?
Given how rabidly loyal Apple fans are and their generally higher disposable income. Even with a tariff. I think most would keep buying.
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Well, he had blocked the new import of lemons from Argentina, and recently slapped massive tariffs on biodiesel from Argentina and Indonesia (let's see if the WTO agrees that there was dumping here).
Which, lo and behold, was almost exactly her margin of victory in the national popular vote.
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Three percent of steel imported from China comes to the USA..... Herbert Hoover thought a trade war was a great idea too...in1929....how did that work out?
Someone forgot to tell him you guys purchase a large chunk of our steel and US Steel owns quite a few plants in the country. In any case, it's akin to pulling a Looney Tunes skit of using a long shotgun that twists around and shoots yourself in the bum.