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theabortionatorNah, cause I doubt you'd give a fuck about Women's sports if trans issue culture wars worms didn't eat at your brain. I'm just pointing out the obvious that you dont give a fuck about Women athletes or women's sports. This solely revolves around your political ideology. Idk, downvote that, but even you know that's 100% true lol.
theabortionatorPS: way worse shit going on then pretend hispanic rapists pr some trans athlete. But why would we ever want to focus on real issues as.the economy tanks under the "drain the swamp billionaire guy". People are so unwilling to admit they're wrong they'll defend or deflect regarding trump.till the end. It's kinda fucked. Cult maybe?!?!? Asking for a friend?
Dude. You brought it up. What are you on about lol
The icing on the cake is that Trump ran off to play golf last week costing taxpayers money and enriching himself as the tournament was hosted at one of his properties.
Did you Google “frustrated man” and then use it for this post? Jesus fuckin Christ, I know you sit on your ass for a living but maybe do a fucking sudoku or something.
cool270outHoly fuck you would be one of the idiots that thinks this is an issue outside of their Mountain Dew infested online social circles
cool270outDid you Google “frustrated man” and then use it for this post? Jesus fuckin Christ, I know you sit on your ass for a living but maybe do a fucking sudoku or something.
Dude shut the fuck up. I know youre bored and just sit on ns all day but don’t drag trans people down too. They have a right to exist and the issue of them in sports is non existent.
cool270outDude shut the fuck up. I know youre bored and just sit on ns all day but don’t drag trans people down too. They have a right to exist and the issue of them in sports is non existent.
Lol nah. If you're trans that's cool just don't pretend you're an actual male or female if you cut your parts off and take hormones. Crazy hot take but people like you still feel some sort of way about it for some reason.
BiffbarfLol nah. If you're trans that's cool just don't pretend you're an actual male or female if you cut your parts off and take hormones. Crazy hot take but people like you still feel some sort of way about it for some reason.
It’s honestly insane that you care. I don’t think about trans people ever in my life. I only
have to because people like you can’t mind their own business and let people be. Again, sounds like you’re a bored dweeb sitting on their computer getting enraged by anything they get told to.
cool270outIt’s honestly insane that you care. I don’t think about trans people ever in my life. I only
have to because people like you can’t mind their own business and let people be. Again, sounds like you’re a bored dweeb sitting on their computer getting enraged by anything they get told to.
I absolutely am because I let people do what they want and don’t look down on them. I hope you can find a less hateful way of experiencing the world. There is so much beauty and love in the world, but we need to express our beauty and love to see it and feel it
cool270outI absolutely am because I let people do what they want and don’t look down on them. I hope you can find a less hateful way of experiencing the world. There is so much beauty and love in the world, but we need to express our beauty and love to see it and feel it
Jesus Christ the big 3 are basically meme stocks now.
-Market opens 3% down
-Someone on twitter say trump is going to do a 90 day delay on tariffs
-Market skyrockets up 4% in 10 minutes
-CNBC asks whithouse if there is delay
-White house says there is no delay
-Markets immediately drop back down by 2.5% in like 5 minutes
LonelyJesus Christ the big 3 are basically meme stocks now.
-Market opens 3% down
-Someone on twitter say trump is going to do a 90 day delay on tariffs
-Market skyrockets up 4% in 10 minutes
-CNBC asks whithouse if there is delay
-White house says there is no delay
-Markets immediately drop back down by 2.5% in like 5 minutes
SlushSeasonHonestly that's more than fair. The level of trade fuckery from china over the past 20 years deserves a complete trade ban.
You know what isn't a logical response?
Going apeshit with fucking tariffs.
You want to bring manufacturing back to the USA? You want China to be be more fair in trade? You want to develop relationships with other countries so we aren't so reliant on China?
What Trump is doing is antithetical to those goals.
Trump announces tariffs and then demands the Fed cuts rates. Anyone with even a modicum of understanding of how economics works realizes that is a a textbook path to stagflation.
VTshredder69It's almost like buying chinese product won't be cheap any longer and you'll decide to buy American or something....
It's almost like we live in a globalized world, and it is not possible to get American made equivalents for many goods. Not to mention that no companies are going to spin up American factories, spending millions and millions in any timely manner.
And essentially every American good touches or uses foreign resources. We spent the last 80 years building a globalized economy. Blowing that up at the whim of a dipshit is a horrible horrible idea.
Trump has shot America in the foot. You don't just get to decide to ignore the hole.
You want to bring manufacturing back to the USA? You want China to be be more fair in trade? You want to develop relationships with other countries so we aren't so reliant on China?
What Trump is doing is antithetical to those goals.
Trump announces tariffs and then demands the Fed cuts rates. Anyone with even a modicum of understanding of how economics works realizes that is a a textbook path to stagflation.
Crazy concept here-maybe start building or build the American factories BEFORE you put tariffs on all of the components and materials required to build the “90,000” American factories.
i've heard a lot of "Trump can't do it" seems like he's doing quite a few things. The border problem was solved in like a week. tariffs take longer but now all of these countries are coming over to negotiate. So it sounds like he's doing something right. Just because you don't like him doesn't mean he's not stirring things up and making progress.
profa_212It's almost like we live in a globalized world, and it is not possible to get American made equivalents for many goods. Not to mention that no companies are going to spin up American factories, spending millions and millions in any timely manner.
And essentially every American good touches or uses foreign resources. We spent the last 80 years building a globalized economy. Blowing that up at the whim of a dipshit is a horrible horrible idea.
Trump has shot America in the foot. You don't just get to decide to ignore the hole.
Tariffs is a new concept to many Americans. This has resulted in very confused arguments re: Tariffs as a way for America to punish foreign workers for producing for American firms (like Apple, and other retailers selling on Amazon and at Costco).
To help us have an informed conversation on the topic, let me instead talk about something that all American consumers know about.
Gasoline taxes and prices.
While distilled gasoline prices from ExxonMobil are roughly the same for all 50 States, prices at the pump are vastly different. With California prices averaging nearly twice as high as Arkansas.
This is largely driven by different taxes/fees/restrictions placed on gasoline by the different states. That tax is largely passed straight on to the consumer. ExxonMobil has little ability to reduce the price of the distilled petrol it sells in California just to offset the heavy taxes imposed on CA consumers by the great state of California.
Gasoline tax is not a tax levied on evil big oil to punish them for their environment damaging products. It is a punishment on drivers for using world ending products from evil oil and big auto. (Tongue in cheek).
In that sense, California simply thinks driving deserves more punishment than does Arkansas.
Once you understand that, you also understand Tariffs. America, right now, is choosing to punish consumers for consuming non-American made goods to save money. We are punishing American brands, in optimizing for better value products, have chosen to not use American manufacturers. We are punishing non-patriots for favoring the evil tenant of capitalism--profit maximization--at the cost of eliminating manufacturing jobs in the US.
But surely, we are also hitting China hard. That's got to be a win for the US? Yes, insofar that American consumers will be consuming a lot less because Tariffs will have made goods meaningfully more expensive.
Just like if California hikes gasoline prices another 100%: it could eliminate so much driving and ultimately hurt ExxonMobil. But that's like cutting off your nose to spite your face. The harm on California drivers will far exceed the harm on ExxonMobil.
Plain and simple, Tariffs isn't about punishing China or Vietnam for selling to the US more than they buy from us. That logic is as flawed as punishing poor people for working too much and spending too little to move up in the world.
Instead, Tariffs is mostly about punishing consumers who, in shopping for a bargain, to make their dollars go further for their family, end up not supporting American factory workers but instead supporting American retail executives who have discovered outsourcing.
... oh and yes that 11% stock market crash... we also want to punish the evil shareholders who have built wealth from outsourcing American factory jobs (tongue in cheek again).
Nonetheless, we do live in a Democracy. Come mid-term election, we get to decide whether American consumers or factory workers carry the votes.
profa_212how much do you stretch before all these gymnastics?
I always try to buy American. I don't always want the cheapest made thing because it's usually the shittiest as well. I guess we're just different people.
**This post was edited on Apr 7th 2025 at 1:48:36pm
VTshredder69Tariffs is a new concept to many Americans. This has resulted in very confused arguments re: Tariffs as a way for America to punish foreign workers for producing for American firms (like Apple, and other retailers selling on Amazon and at Costco).
To help us have an informed conversation on the topic, let me instead talk about something that all American consumers know about.
Gasoline taxes and prices.
While distilled gasoline prices from ExxonMobil are roughly the same for all 50 States, prices at the pump are vastly different. With California prices averaging nearly twice as high as Arkansas.
This is largely driven by different taxes/fees/restrictions placed on gasoline by the different states. That tax is largely passed straight on to the consumer. ExxonMobil has little ability to reduce the price of the distilled petrol it sells in California just to offset the heavy taxes imposed on CA consumers by the great state of California.
Gasoline tax is not a tax levied on evil big oil to punish them for their environment damaging products. It is a punishment on drivers for using world ending products from evil oil and big auto. (Tongue in cheek).
In that sense, California simply thinks driving deserves more punishment than does Arkansas.
Once you understand that, you also understand Tariffs. America, right now, is choosing to punish consumers for consuming non-American made goods to save money. We are punishing American brands, in optimizing for better value products, have chosen to not use American manufacturers. We are punishing non-patriots for favoring the evil tenant of capitalism--profit maximization--at the cost of eliminating manufacturing jobs in the US.
But surely, we are also hitting China hard. That's got to be a win for the US? Yes, insofar that American consumers will be consuming a lot less because Tariffs will have made goods meaningfully more expensive.
Just like if California hikes gasoline prices another 100%: it could eliminate so much driving and ultimately hurt ExxonMobil. But that's like cutting off your nose to spite your face. The harm on California drivers will far exceed the harm on ExxonMobil.
Plain and simple, Tariffs isn't about punishing China or Vietnam for selling to the US more than they buy from us. That logic is as flawed as punishing poor people for working too much and spending too little to move up in the world.
Instead, Tariffs is mostly about punishing consumers who, in shopping for a bargain, to make their dollars go further for their family, end up not supporting American factory workers but instead supporting American retail executives who have discovered outsourcing.
... oh and yes that 11% stock market crash... we also want to punish the evil shareholders who have built wealth from outsourcing American factory jobs (tongue in cheek again).
Nonetheless, we do live in a Democracy. Come mid-term election, we get to decide whether American consumers or factory workers carry the votes.
I always try to buy American. I don't always want the cheapest made thing because it's usually the shittiest as well. I guess we're just different people.
**This post was edited on Apr 7th 2025 at 1:48:36pm
Damn dude you wrote all of that and didn't even answer the question
VTshredder69Tariffs is a new concept to many Americans. This has resulted in very confused arguments re: Tariffs as a way for America to punish foreign workers for producing for American firms (like Apple, and other retailers selling on Amazon and at Costco).
To help us have an informed conversation on the topic, let me instead talk about something that all American consumers know about.
Gasoline taxes and prices.
While distilled gasoline prices from ExxonMobil are roughly the same for all 50 States, prices at the pump are vastly different. With California prices averaging nearly twice as high as Arkansas.
This is largely driven by different taxes/fees/restrictions placed on gasoline by the different states. That tax is largely passed straight on to the consumer. ExxonMobil has little ability to reduce the price of the distilled petrol it sells in California just to offset the heavy taxes imposed on CA consumers by the great state of California.
Gasoline tax is not a tax levied on evil big oil to punish them for their environment damaging products. It is a punishment on drivers for using world ending products from evil oil and big auto. (Tongue in cheek).
In that sense, California simply thinks driving deserves more punishment than does Arkansas.
Once you understand that, you also understand Tariffs. America, right now, is choosing to punish consumers for consuming non-American made goods to save money. We are punishing American brands, in optimizing for better value products, have chosen to not use American manufacturers. We are punishing non-patriots for favoring the evil tenant of capitalism--profit maximization--at the cost of eliminating manufacturing jobs in the US.
But surely, we are also hitting China hard. That's got to be a win for the US? Yes, insofar that American consumers will be consuming a lot less because Tariffs will have made goods meaningfully more expensive.
Just like if California hikes gasoline prices another 100%: it could eliminate so much driving and ultimately hurt ExxonMobil. But that's like cutting off your nose to spite your face. The harm on California drivers will far exceed the harm on ExxonMobil.
Plain and simple, Tariffs isn't about punishing China or Vietnam for selling to the US more than they buy from us. That logic is as flawed as punishing poor people for working too much and spending too little to move up in the world.
Instead, Tariffs is mostly about punishing consumers who, in shopping for a bargain, to make their dollars go further for their family, end up not supporting American factory workers but instead supporting American retail executives who have discovered outsourcing.
... oh and yes that 11% stock market crash... we also want to punish the evil shareholders who have built wealth from outsourcing American factory jobs (tongue in cheek again).
Nonetheless, we do live in a Democracy. Come mid-term election, we get to decide whether American consumers or factory workers carry the votes.
I always try to buy American. I don't always want the cheapest made thing because it's usually the shittiest as well. I guess we're just different people.
**This post was edited on Apr 7th 2025 at 1:48:36pm
Does your boss know that you’re writing 20 paragraph essays about licking trumps boot while on the clock?
VTshredder69Tariffs is a new concept to many Americans. This has resulted in very confused arguments re: Tariffs as a way for America to punish foreign workers for producing for American firms (like Apple, and other retailers selling on Amazon and at Costco).
To help us have an informed conversation on the topic, let me instead talk about something that all American consumers know about.
Gasoline taxes and prices.
While distilled gasoline prices from ExxonMobil are roughly the same for all 50 States, prices at the pump are vastly different. With California prices averaging nearly twice as high as Arkansas.
This is largely driven by different taxes/fees/restrictions placed on gasoline by the different states. That tax is largely passed straight on to the consumer. ExxonMobil has little ability to reduce the price of the distilled petrol it sells in California just to offset the heavy taxes imposed on CA consumers by the great state of California.
Gasoline tax is not a tax levied on evil big oil to punish them for their environment damaging products. It is a punishment on drivers for using world ending products from evil oil and big auto. (Tongue in cheek).
In that sense, California simply thinks driving deserves more punishment than does Arkansas.
Once you understand that, you also understand Tariffs. America, right now, is choosing to punish consumers for consuming non-American made goods to save money. We are punishing American brands, in optimizing for better value products, have chosen to not use American manufacturers. We are punishing non-patriots for favoring the evil tenant of capitalism--profit maximization--at the cost of eliminating manufacturing jobs in the US.
But surely, we are also hitting China hard. That's got to be a win for the US? Yes, insofar that American consumers will be consuming a lot less because Tariffs will have made goods meaningfully more expensive.
Just like if California hikes gasoline prices another 100%: it could eliminate so much driving and ultimately hurt ExxonMobil. But that's like cutting off your nose to spite your face. The harm on California drivers will far exceed the harm on ExxonMobil.
Plain and simple, Tariffs isn't about punishing China or Vietnam for selling to the US more than they buy from us. That logic is as flawed as punishing poor people for working too much and spending too little to move up in the world.
Instead, Tariffs is mostly about punishing consumers who, in shopping for a bargain, to make their dollars go further for their family, end up not supporting American factory workers but instead supporting American retail executives who have discovered outsourcing.
... oh and yes that 11% stock market crash... we also want to punish the evil shareholders who have built wealth from outsourcing American factory jobs (tongue in cheek again).
Nonetheless, we do live in a Democracy. Come mid-term election, we get to decide whether American consumers or factory workers carry the votes.
I always try to buy American. I don't always want the cheapest made thing because it's usually the shittiest as well. I guess we're just different people.
**This post was edited on Apr 7th 2025 at 1:48:36pm
"Laurence D. Fink, chief executive of the giant asset manager BlackRock, said today that most chief executives he had been speaking with “would say we’re probably in a recession right now.” Speaking at a lunch at the Economic Club of New York, he told the audience: “The economy is weakening as we speak.” Most Americans don’t understand the extent of how the tariffs will affect them. "
