The trade and economy mega-thread (4 Viewers)

[superchuck500]

Is there a trade deal with China? Is it really a deal or just a pull-back to status quo ante? Is Trump advancing US interests in this well-executed trade battle plan or was this poorly conceived from the start . . . and harmful?

I think the jury's still out, but I haven't seen that the Chinese are offering much in compromise - and it's not even clear if there's going to be an agreement. But it's clear they are working on something and I'm sure Trump will sell it as the greatest trade deal ever. The proof will be in the details.

 

[Sendai]

Keystone XL will ship tar sands “oil” to be processed on the gulf. It will then be sent overseas.

And will likely get an exemption from tariffs.

 

[DJ1BigTymer]

Trump annonces tariffs on China, Mexico, and Canada “on day 1”.

And yes, that means inflation

So, he's gonna kneecap HIS OWN trade agreement (USMCA) with those countries because of...reasons. Stupid.

 

[cuddlemonkey]

I don’t think a pickup is impractical at all, depending on what you do. Maybe someone hauls a lot of material, pulls a trailer, landscaping, camping, etc. I’ve owned many.

But yeah, I also think it’s a weird status symbol too among young guys or dudes who just want to have people stare as they drive down the road. So it’s more “street cred” to have the biggest, loudest, most belligerent coal roller out there so you can watch as people stare.

Often times accompanied by large stickers of colleges people didn’t go to or punisher skulls. It’s uh…neat lol

Back the Blue-themed Punisher skulls always make me laugh. Like, clearly these people never read a Punisher comic.

 

[bird]

Back the Blue-themed Punisher skulls always make me laugh. Like, clearly these people never read a Punisher comic.

Grew up on Marvel.

Yeah, many likely have no clue.

 

[bird]

Trump doesn’t have the savvy to negotiate trade deals. His Canada-Mexico-U.S. deal was laughed at in Canada. It did basically nothing different long term than NAFTA.