Did we win the trade war with China?

I suppose they could have made those hats in TX where some incompetent scum bag employers routinely hire illegals for under minimum wage...

There are several objectives and when you are engaged in international trade negotiations you need to be flexible.

They are paying a price for their past theft of intellectual property, forced technology transfers, forced "partners" for joint ventures, and so on.

The world is getting a great reminder of their practices and hopefully China will eventually reform their provincial and ill advised policies.

In the meantime, if the cheap plastic shit at Walmart goes up a few cents, who really cares when we have full employment and a roaring economy? Originally Posted by friendly fred

Focus my Israeli friend.


But so far this trade war has accomplished nothing aside from breaking up US supply chains and souring relations between the US and China. And now instead of discussing meaningful ways the Chinese economy will open to US businesses, trade negotiators are reportedly haggling over how many soybeans China will buy.

I guess the uneducated and unskilled workers in California wanted $15/hr. to make hats...If you aren't worth $15/hr. then you don't get paid $15/hr. Originally Posted by Marshall2.0

Your point emphasizes that the labor production supply can, and is, measured on a worldwide availability basis. What some forget is that transport costs (and tariffs) must be included to determine a true comparison.

Who cares - the DPST's ae desperate for a recession to boost their socialism.

They will do anything to sabotage the economy if they think they could get away with it.
Desperate DPST's with nothing to offer but socialist control
That is who cares.

Good post. FF Originally Posted by oeb11

Amen!

Focus my Israeli friend.


But so far this trade war has accomplished nothing aside from breaking up US supply chains and souring relations between the US and China. And now instead of discussing meaningful ways the Chinese economy will open to US businesses, trade negotiators are reportedly haggling over how many soybeans China will buy. Originally Posted by WTF

You act like that is a bad thing my Hispanic amigo.

Any boost to US trade is bad to the DPST's - esp wtf.

It is their only real hope - Recession!!!
Now they concentrate on wrecking the economy.

Any boost to US trade is bad to the DPST's - esp wtf.

It is their only real hope - Recession!!!
Now they concentrate on wrecking the economy. Originally Posted by oeb11

You act like that is a bad thing my Hispanic amigo. Originally Posted by friendly fred

All Trump has done is give a huge tax break to the wealthy and has indirectly raised taxes on the poor and middle class with this trade war.


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All Trump has done is give a huge tax break to the wealthy and has indirectly raised taxes on the poor and middle class with this trade war.


. Originally Posted by WTF

Trump has justly reduced overtaxation on the productive!

Trump has justly reduced overtaxation on the productive! Originally Posted by friendly fred

AYou sound like a male gay Any Rand parrot.

AYou sound like a male gay Any Rand parrot. Originally Posted by WTF

And you write like a retard.

And you write like a retard.

Originally Posted by bambino

And you take it up the ass like a homo.. .

And you take it up the ass like a homo.. . Originally Posted by WTF

You are a homo. A retarded homo.

AYou sound like a male gay Any Rand parrot. Originally Posted by WTF

I've never read that lady's works. Just a quote here and there that seemed reasonable enough.

I've hated liberals instinctively since I was a young lad. In a just society they would get the shit beat out of them once per week until they got their mind right.

Then they could shut the fuck up and pay their share of taxes and earn an honest living doing real, useful work.

FF- good thought in real world lessons.

Instead - they stay subsidized at home in mom's basement.

DPST's live in a fantasy world of narrative first, facts don't matter.