Tariffs, Protectionism, Trade Deficits, and Trade War

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Re: Tariffs, Protectionism, Trade Deficits, and Trade War

Post by Zlaxer » Sun Aug 12, 2018 6:47 pm

SuburbanFarmer wrote:
Sun Aug 12, 2018 5:48 pm
Okeefenokee wrote:
Sun Aug 12, 2018 5:33 pm
SuburbanFarmer wrote:
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A $30,000 electric car that drives itself, and has a 300-mile range?

Have you seen what you can buy from the others for $30,000?
Those cars are garbage. Go read some consumer reviews. They are shit.

And the customer service is just what you'd expect from the guy that made paypal.
My dad got one this week. It’s freaking amazing.

Model 3, not the expensive S or X.

Teslas are still in early adopter phase - I agree, lots of potential...but lots of unknown.

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Re: Tariffs, Protectionism, Trade Deficits, and Trade War

Post by Haumana » Sun Aug 12, 2018 7:50 pm

Oddly this was in the YouTube feed. Interesting dude on the forefront of the Right to Repair movement with Teslas.


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Re: Tariffs, Protectionism, Trade Deficits, and Trade War

Post by GloryofGreece » Sun Aug 12, 2018 7:53 pm

Anyone got a good documentary recommendation on the racket that is the car industry?
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Re: Tariffs, Protectionism, Trade Deficits, and Trade War

Post by SuburbanFarmer » Sun Aug 12, 2018 8:29 pm

Haumana wrote:
Sun Aug 12, 2018 7:50 pm
Oddly this was in the YouTube feed. Interesting dude on the forefront of the Right to Repair movement with Teslas.

Very interesting.. Makes me wonder how the first auto repair shops got started.
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Re: Tariffs, Protectionism, Trade Deficits, and Trade War

Post by Okeefenokee » Sun Aug 12, 2018 9:05 pm

SuburbanFarmer wrote:
Sun Aug 12, 2018 5:48 pm
Okeefenokee wrote:
Sun Aug 12, 2018 5:33 pm
SuburbanFarmer wrote:
Sun Aug 12, 2018 5:19 pm


A $30,000 electric car that drives itself, and has a 300-mile range?

Have you seen what you can buy from the others for $30,000?
Those cars are garbage. Go read some consumer reviews. They are shit.

And the customer service is just what you'd expect from the guy that made paypal.
My dad got one this week. It’s freaking amazing.

Model 3, not the expensive S or X.
https://www.consumeraffairs.com/automot ... otors.html
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Re: Tariffs, Protectionism, Trade Deficits, and Trade War

Post by C-Mag » Mon Aug 27, 2018 11:47 pm

Canada painted into a corner on Trade
The U.S. and Mexico have agreed to manufacturing origination terms; wage and labor improvements; elimination of AG subsidies and non tariff barriers; and removal of all protectionist tariffs – so long as the structural terms of commerce are upheld.

In order for Canada to join the U.S. Mexico deal they would need to:
(1) eliminate soft-wood subsidies in the lumber sector;
(2) eliminate protectionist tariffs in the AG (Dairy) sector;
(3) accept the 75% rules of origin, eliminating the NAFTA loophole;
(4) agree to the enforcement mechanisms for all the above;
(5) allow U.S. banks to operate in Canada (financial sector).

Each of these five issues, now locked-in and agreed by the U.S. and Mexico are “take-it-or-leave-it” terms for Canada to join. There’s almost no-way, given the politicization of the Canadian plan, for Justin and Chrystia to agree to those terms and keep their fragmented political support base appeased.
https://theconservativetreehouse.com/20 ... xico-deal/
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Re: Tariffs, Protectionism, Trade Deficits, and Trade War

Post by Speaker to Animals » Tue Aug 28, 2018 5:48 am

Womp womp.


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Re: Tariffs, Protectionism, Trade Deficits, and Trade War

Post by C-Mag » Tue Aug 28, 2018 10:13 am

Those right there are huge for Agriculture in the US.

Family farms get killed by the tariffs they have had to work under with Canada. The Timber subsidies have helped kill the American Timber industry.
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Re: Tariffs, Protectionism, Trade Deficits, and Trade War

Post by Speaker to Animals » Tue Aug 28, 2018 10:23 am

Canadians deserve every bit of what is coming to them for collaborating with China to wipe out our strategic resource industries. Fuck them.

I would support a no deal with fucking Canada policy right now. Let them come to us hat in hand with a fucking apology letter first.

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Re: Tariffs, Protectionism, Trade Deficits, and Trade War

Post by Speaker to Animals » Tue Aug 28, 2018 10:24 am

I can forgive the Mexicans for their part. They are in a shitty situation right now and just trying to improve it however they can.

The Canadians were just downright mercenary and parasitical.