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There is way too much here to respond to fully but no I am not trolling. I don't think it's a lot to ask from your country to look at a few labels on goods. I also don't think it's a lot for your government to ask to "toughen up" a bit while they try to restore America as the world's leader in manufacturing. And just for the record I think if someone is struggling to pay for groceries they are the last person that should have a frickin car payment.

Meanwhile they are backing China in the trade war as evidenced by our own Two Bills Drive Comrades

Huh....how is this the same thing? And that's the problem with your party.

I do know that. The issue I have is both our trade deficit and our budget deficit are completely out of control. We may be the #2 manufacturer in the world, depending on which statistic you choose to use, but China is ahead of us by double. I've said it here before, and I think its basic economic fact, debt is financial slavery. We cannot continue to owe countries the amount of money we do. Your arrogance is showing. You think you're more intelligent than 77 million people?

A lot of people say a lot of things.

I understand what you're saying. My hope is the blanket tariffs, if there are any, end at the bargaining table before they ever reach the consumer. My point is this had to happen at some point because the US has been slowly losing its place as the world's economic leader. Sadly, it may be too late. The trade deficit and amount of money we owe other countries is astounding. All of this is way overdue.

China was poor and unindustrialized just 50 or 60 years ago. It isnt just cope. By saying consumers bear the cost of tariffs you're insinuating they are also lazy and stupid. It's pretty simple, you look at the label where it says "Made in China" you realize you're paying heavy tax on substandard goods. I am pro-America every step of the way. Which is why I want to get back to the days where we were the innovators and the leaders in manufacturing. I dont want my kids to bring up their kids in a country that is beholden to China or any other country due to trillions of dollars of debt.

100% agree with you. I am to the point in my life where Id rather just drive everywhere.

It's already started. Along with the propaganda on the news "Consumers will be the ones to pay for the Tariffs" without one mention that consumers have a choice not to buy products from China. Weak willed cowards. Because those trade partners will be the next China if we dont take care of it now.

If they took a decade would it not be worth it?

And the big name people on the board may not want to hear it but he isn't significantly better than either Rapp or Hamlin at this point in his career.

I think it goes without saying that Ovi breaking the goal record doesn't take away from Gretzky's greatness. That said, it's not like he surpassed the record playing 1,000 more games with a ton of empty net goals. He broke the record in a comparable number of games. Goals are goals. The most impressive thing about Gretzky is he would still have the all time points lead by quite a bit without scoring a goal. I dont think you need to crap on Ovi, Moss or Rice to make your point about Gretzky. Not for nothing Jerry Rice has every career receiving record there is, so I wouldn't just lump him in with guys who had "an amazing ability to score."

WE NEED TO PROTECT WOMEN!!!!!!!!!!!!! UNLESS THEY DISAGREE WITH OUR POLITICS.....THEN F THOSE WOMEN

Maybe they should work on a hands-off rally where they keep their hands off other people's cars, property, and pre-pubescent children's genitals.

I have seen both the domestic and international markets. Personally, I think its a great time to buy. Specifically, US based companies, and those companies willing to do more business in the US. Bottom line is we could not continue to absorb the amount of debt we were. We also could not continue to incur the amount of debt we were from China, especially with a trade deficit in the billions going in their favor. When you buy a car on a loan you don't own it the bank does. Who owns the US when we are trillions of dollars in debt to China? The people or the People's Republic? Debt is financial slavery. Actions like this were past due. Maybe what Trump is doing will fail, and the outcome will be the same. But, at least he had the balls to try and rip the band aid off. As far as James Buchanan being the worst president of all time, thats fine, but I wasnt alive in 1857, so I am going to go ahead and base my opinions on personal experience instead of history books. Biden was an absolute disaster.

You're claiming an economic disaster a week after he announced the tariffs? A little soon dont you think? The real economic disaster was NAFTA and its massive repercussions on the America manufacturing industry. Way to deflect from the actual topic which is and continues to be Biden may have been the worst President of all time. Continuing to run Walz out there shows how tone deaf the democratic party is.

It's based on a standardized calculation and you would have had to have pay into the system to get out of it. Where as programs like SNAP benefits, real welfare are only available to low or no income people. It's absolutely not welfare. Do you also consider your tax return welfare?

Social security is not welfare because it's literally calculated based on the amount of money you've earned while you worked. People paid to have it. It's not free or totally dependent on other people's tax dollars. If you're talking about Supplemental Security Income, then yes that's closer to welfare. However looking back at your original post it didn't say SSI, it said Social Security. Again not welfare.

And it's that exact arrogance that lost the democrats the country. 77 million people voted for Trump, you really think every one of those people were uneducated idiots? As for the High School economics class. I would guess the syllabus wouldn't consist of subjects like "how to ensure you're always in debt" "How to make sure you outsource your own job" and "How to ensure you only buy products from companies you are most indebted to" To continue to allow our economy to consist heavily of imported goods and have a trade deficit with China in the billions of dollars is not good "econ." It's a recipe for disaster. Especially when we already owe China nearly 2 trillion dollars. The short term pain of trying to even out trade and returning manufacturing to the United States is the only way we will ensure the continued freedoms of our country. Otherwise, you are beholden to a communist country. It's time for American's to stop being so content and lazy and start realizing how dangerous our way of life has been.

You do realize social security and federal student loans arent welfare right? Farm subsidies are a form of corporate welfare so technically it wouldnt be specific to a person. Although I am sure you want people to believe most farm subsidies are going to Ma and Pa Kettle or the couple from American Gothic.

Further proof the wonderlic score was both accurate and not an aberration.

Who would have thought trying to reverse the absolute disastrous path our country was going down was going to be hard? I'd vote for him again today knowing what I know now. Did people really think it was going to be easy to rebuild a debt riddled country and reverse the awful impact of NAFTA on our country? The real issue is Americans would rather learn Mandarin and be overlorded by communist China then fight to get our country back. Especially if it meant they have to pay a little more money for products made here. Instead of crying I am going to buy stock and hold it. Its absolutely incredible to me what a weak-willed bunch of pussies we all have become.

Probably. But its also hard to tell at this point. He is 6'5 250 runs a 4.5 40 and has a rocket arm. Dallas probably should have just drafted him but if you can get him for a 5th round pick and he has already been through an NFL season, its not a bad move. There are far less talented kids who will be drafted in the 5th round this year and not make opening day squads.

Unbelievable actor. Tombstone is one of those movies you can watch over and over just to see him play Doc Holliday. RIP.

If you support the beheading of babies they can come for you everyday all day. He isn't a citizen of the United States as such he doesn't have the right to free speech, especially hate speech that supports the murdering of American citizens.