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Ya short term I don’t see too many issues. The issues is giving other countries the incentive to do business with each other and not the US that will be harmful - other countries would love the opportunity to increase their trade to the detriment of the US. Tariffs are a huge negative to free trade of course but it seems to me Trump is using them as a negotiating tactic and not a long term trade policy.
Why do tariffs hurt trade for us but not for other countries? Like Canada for instance. They have a trade surplus with the US yet they tariff the shit out of almost all our products. Many of their tariffs are over 100% and some are over 200%. How come it only works one way?
 
Did you all hear about this. It's probably been posted but I guess I've been under a rock. Trans vegan genius death cult called Ziz. lol wtf?

H1-b visa holders from Germany shot a border patrol agent in New England. They evidently get around. Their guns were linked to a double homicide in Pennsylvania. They are wanted in California for impaling a man with a sword and repeatedly stabbing him after squatting on his property.

 
Two questions....

Has anybody seen/read/heard how many people are working in/for DOGE? Seems they're uncovering a lot quickly. Lots of whistleblowers?

and two....

Most people don't realize how much Canada already tariffs our stuff. NAFTA doesn't mean free trade for Canada or Mexico... only us.
In his first term Trump touted his new trade agreements with Canada and Mexico. Talked of how bad NAFTA was. Etc, etc.
So....did his new agreement not do what he intended? Did Biden trash it like so many other Trump related policies?
 
I bet they were feeling isolated when millions of barbarians flooded their frontiers, burned their cities and raped their daughters.
I think a couple of people who attacked Rome were foreigners raised in the Roman Empire. Jugurtha and Hannibal I think being the most famous.... Been a while since I read up on that though so ... LOL.
 
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Mitch on 60 minutes with Leslie Stahl tonight.

michael scott from the office is talking on a cell phone .
 
Did you all hear about this. It's probably been posted but I guess I've been under a rock. Trans vegan genius death cult called Ziz. lol wtf?

H1-b visa holders from Germany shot a border patrol agent in New England. They evidently get around. Their guns were linked to a double homicide in Pennsylvania. They are wanted in California for impaling a man with a sword and repeatedly stabbing him after squatting on his property.

Have I ever mentioned that I am pro-Biblical death penalty? Deadly...and quick.
 
Why do tariffs hurt trade for us but not for other countries? Like Canada for instance. They have a trade surplus with the US yet they tariff the shit out of almost all our products. Many of their tariffs are over 100% and some are over 200%. How come it only works one way?


Well long term it does hurt both, and just makes it so that one or both countries look for different trading partners, which ends up a net negative as you’re eliminating sources of trade. Long term. It’s similar to when democrats want to tax corporations more. What happens? The corporations start doing business in other countries that tax less. You might remember all the bad PR Apple got 5 years ago when it was discovered it was doing all its business from an address in Ireland since Ireland only had like a 2% tax or something and not paying any taxes in the US at all
 
Hey HMT, do you happen to have an article that mentioned they intentionally kept the staff at 3000 short instead of 2000? I believe you, Id just like to read more about it. I keep getting articles that simply mention that the FAA is 3000 short overall.
I saw someone linked an article but I got the 1000 number from a lawsuit against the FAA.

 
Trump cuts of funding to South Africa:






"There has been a targeting of white farmers in the country.

TRUMP: "South Africa is confiscating land, and treating certain classes of people VERY BADLY. It is a bad situation that the Radical Left Media doesn’t want to so much as mention. A massive Human Rights VIOLATION, at a minimum, is happening for all to see."
 
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More proof that the Dems are just a collection of mentally ill and low IQ simpletons who are in a race to destroy themselves. They clearly are doubling down on the stupidity that led to the loss. They end up electing 2 wealthy white males, one heavily soy based, while pushing their craziness.

 
Your thoughts definitely don't do shit, unhinged communist lunatic.
Says the one that voted for the fascist putting people in the Guantanamo gulag, creating trade wars with allies, threatening to invade Greenland/Panama, purging the FBI of agents and shi**ing on our Constitution.
But I'm a commie for opposing that lunacy. Ok
 
The only ppl laid off will be federal workers who have no job skills. Time to learn to code. Not to mention companies gonna have to pay ppl wages since their under the table wages to illegals is gone
BS. The hit list of FBI agents involved in the investigation of Jan6 criminals has zero to do with job skills.
FBI agents are assigned jobs. They don't pick their assignments.
Dumb as hell policy.
 
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Did you all hear about this. It's probably been posted but I guess I've been under a rock. Trans vegan genius death cult called Ziz. lol wtf?

H1-b visa holders from Germany shot a border patrol agent in New England. They evidently get around. Their guns were linked to a double homicide in Pennsylvania. They are wanted in California for impaling a man with a sword and repeatedly stabbing him after squatting on his property.



Andy Ngo has been on this for a couple weeks. Wild how this isn't getting any national news. Even for liberal MSM you would think this would get a mention.
 
Two questions....

Has anybody seen/read/heard how many people are working in/for DOGE? Seems they're uncovering a lot quickly. Lots of whistleblowers?

and two....


In his first term Trump touted his new trade agreements with Canada and Mexico. Talked of how bad NAFTA was. Etc, etc.
So....did his new agreement not do what he intended? Did Biden trash it like so many other Trump related policies?
Not sure.... but Biden sure did away with everything that was working. Wouldn't doubt if he voided it.
 
Not sure.... but Biden sure did away with everything that was working. Wouldn't doubt if he voided it.
I asked Grok about the first question Ohio Col...

The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), led by Elon Musk under President Trump's administration, has been focusing on identifying and cutting wasteful government spending through various strategies. Based on available information:
  • Reviewing and Canceling Contracts: DOGE has been scrutinizing existing federal contracts, particularly those related to DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) programs. They have canceled contracts amounting to significant savings, with reports indicating around $420 million in contracts and leases were canceled in the first few days of operation.
  • Eliminating Unoccupied Buildings: Another strategy involves identifying and disposing of or repurposing government buildings that are not in use. This initiative targets reducing real estate costs associated with maintenance and lease payments for unused federal properties.
  • DEI Program Cuts: A significant portion of the savings comes from cutting back on what the DOGE identifies as non-essential or overly expansive DEI programs. For example, there were mentions of cutting $113 billion from federal contracting related to DEI initiatives.
  • Reducing Bureaucracy: DOGE aims to streamline government operations, cutting red tape and reducing unnecessary bureaucratic layers. This includes revisiting government employment, potentially reducing positions or reorganizing departments for efficiency.
  • Public Transparency Tools: The introduction of a "DOGE CLOCK" on the U.S. Debt Clock website to publicly track savings in real-time indicates an approach to keep the public informed and possibly to maintain pressure on achieving these savings.
  • Targeting Fraud, Waste, and Abuse: The initiative also involves a broader look at government spending to identify areas where fraud, waste, or abuse might be occurring, aiming to claw back funds or prevent future misallocation.
The exact mechanisms and methodologies for identifying these savings aren't fully detailed, but the overarching strategy involves a combination of contract reviews, asset management, policy reevaluation, and transparency. The figures mentioned in posts on X, like saving billions or even trillions, are part of the narrative around DOGE's activities but should be treated with caution due to the speculative and sometimes hyperbolic nature of social media claims. Nonetheless, these actions suggest a concerted effort to reduce federal expenditure through targeted reductions in specific areas.
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DEI program details
Fraud detection methods
 
I asked Grok how much Canada tariffs China. You aren't going to believe this.... but Canada tariffs us more than they do China.. Amazing.

Canada has imposed several tariffs on Chinese products in recent years, focusing mainly on:

 
I'm kind of torn on legal immigration. On one hand yes we do need some immigrants who love America to come in... especially ones that are skilled. But I wouldn't hate the idea of maybe banning legal immigration for 15 years or so because the American people have been screwed over for so long. Let us fix ourselves for a while and then let people back in.

Might not be a popular take though and that's fine.
 
Two questions....

Has anybody seen/read/heard how many people are working in/for DOGE? Seems they're uncovering a lot quickly. Lots of whistleblowers?

and two....


In his first term Trump touted his new trade agreements with Canada and Mexico. Talked of how bad NAFTA was. Etc, etc.
So....did his new agreement not do what he intended? Did Biden trash it like so many other Trump related policies?
Wiki page says 20 employees in main building with teams embedded in Federal agencies. So who knows.

Crazy thing about traditional government is that they keep a record of literally everything, even their misdeeds. Some of it is SOP, some is CYA, and some of it is just naivety. Point is that they don't need whistleblowers because what they are finding is just right out there in the open.

What's scary is that the things being found are just the tip of the iceberg. Wait until they start to turn the screws on people and they squeal about the hidden stuff. That is going to be mind blowing if they dare to reveal it to the public.
 
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