^ it is mind boggling, to be honest.
Worse, a few here, Australians, think it.

Supafreak wrote:

. Some call him “ a great man “

Pretty much sums it up.

^^ yep and this

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We don’t lose wars , sometimes we just stay around to make everyone miserable.

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What’s the unemployment figures going to be when AI & robots start replacing people’s jobs . Trump’s promised nearly everyone a $2000 stimulus cheque. That might have to become a weekly arrangement .

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truebluebasher wrote: This is the best tbb can find on Trump's Tariff Table...
Trump stupidly refers to a small < > Large nation Trade Imbalance as a Trade Deficit upon larger US.
Translates as everyone with smaller economy owes US an equal playing field > Just humour him...

Go to Economicsr/Economic• 2 mo. ago colossuscollosal

why are Trump’s tariffs controversial if foreign countries charge America so much more - shouldn’t it be more fair and that’s what Trump is going for?

Full credit : SparkyMcHooters
The numbers he is giving represent the trade imbalance between the US and each country.

REMINDER: A Trade Imbalance IS NOT the other country 'ripping' you off with tariffs!!

For the kids in the back:

Imagine if you gave your friend 94 marbles, but your friend only gave you 6 marbles back. That's kind of like the trade between the U.S. and Laos. The U.S. buys a lot more things from Laos than it sells to them. For every 100 things the U.S. buys from Laos, it only sells 6 things back. That's why we say the U.S. has a 94% trade deficit with Laos. It's like the U.S. is giving away more marbles than it's getting back!

Country US Deficit with… US Imports from % Imbalance.
..............................................................................................Deficit/ Half % /Tariff
Laos................$654,379,672.00-$692,470,000.00.........94% / 47% / 48%
Madagascar ..$617,889,064.00-$669,430,000.00.........92% / 46% / 47%
Vietnam..$113,103,312,080.00-$124,801,160,000.00 91% / 45% / 46%
Sri Lanka.....$2,453,046,832.00-$2,790,350,000.00......88% / 44% / 44%
Serbia..............$542,840,136.00-$734,620,000.00.........74% / 37% / 37%
Bangladesh$5,658,976,867.00-$7,709,910,000.00......73% / 37% / 37%
Thailand...$41,482,005,320.00-$57,670,160,000.00....72% / 36% / 36%
China......$270,421,225,100.00-$401,408,270,000.00..67% / 34% / 34%
Taiwan......$67,441,246,640.00-$106,168,420,000.00..64% / 32% / 36%
This is just a sample of the list. https://images.axios.com/zzIuH1qNvKilXn23eje1creQYc4=/1920x1080/smart/2…

......................................................................................................................................................................................

That is the Carrot > This is the Ugly Stick
Crew may have read Trump Donors GEO rort Private ICE Detention / Oz Private Prisons
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GEO_Group
Also that Dems / ALP wanna close down these Private Covid plagued Hell hole Slave Camps.
GEO get busted for exploiting Detainees to Slave for $1 day cleaning / cooking their ICE centres

https://arkansasadvocate.com/2024/08/01/private-prison-giant-geo-group-…
https://www.propublica.org/article/geo-group-ice-detainees-wage
https://www.propublica.org/article/epa-legal-complaint-geo-group-trump

Now...Focusing on Trumps preference to prefer Detaining rather than Deporting Detainees
eg: Jan-May 20% increase to 48k > current 50,000 detained = $3.4b (Cheap coz $1 Slave wage)
House ticked off $45b / 100,000 ICE detainees / Police Deal to Transfer suss Ice Prisoners(Save money)
Reopen Guantanamo for Temp Holding of 30,000...(Primarily for macabre Global Outrage Shock Factor)

Now...Police Charges of Foreign Citizens involves Crims from ALL above Tariff Nations
Trump is making a point by Updating & Parading his Prized Scalps ( Includes Scientists )
Point is that the more he has the more likely he hits pay dirt > Hit's a Raw nerve.(That one huh!) = Sign!
https://www.ice.gov/statistics

Here's the Power Rank on them Team USA Political Prisoners slaving away in his Donor's ICE Camps
tbb will focus on Big Players...
9825 Brazil 3639 India 1464 Russia 1262 China 585 Canada 366 UK 351 Ukraine 316 Spain 165 Italy
145 SK 115 Israel 110 Portugal 109 France 99 Germany 80 Ireland 42 Holland [38 Australia]
38 Taiwan 28 Japan 24 Greece 20 Belgium 19 Sweden 14 NZ > (All Tariff Nations)

Pause!
It's highly likely only US can lay claim to rounding up & parading desperate Global Villains...
Surly the World Police deserve a Prize...Trump can argue the World owes him one...All of You!

The very fact that Trump is now publishing + updating this Open ICE Map/Table Quarterly is a sign...
He wants the world to share this list of Evil doers alongside his fashioned Tariff Extortion Demands.
tbb can only think that if these only now appear together with Police Checks / Guantanamo...then...
Fill in the Dots...Art of The Deal...Trump wants to shock! That's what he does...This will shock!
Has his Evil Bond Villain Signature.

Again if ya read the intent behind Trump's sick mind...it plays out like this...
It's said he wants to overcrowd Guantanamo to Shock the World as once before...
Once he has our attention...he showcases each of his Worldly Slaves for Tariff Extortion Demands...
This punk remains in this Overcrowded Hell Hole...until his lousy Govt bows to US Tariff Demands

If not then a more subtle Horse's Head {Postcard} To each Leader...How ya like me now...
Pretty much learning from the Best...Bibi...Yer Ice Prisoners are Valuable Trade Negotiators.
Trump's Island of Dr Moreau...Be Afraid...be very afraid...enough to sign the Tariff Trade deal.

hello

notadmin wrote:

truebluebasher wrote: This is the best tbb can find on Trump's Tariff Table...
Trump stupidly refers to a small < > Large nation Trade Imbalance as a Trade Deficit upon larger US.
Translates as everyone with smaller economy owes US an equal playing field > Just humour him...

Go to Economicsr/Economic• 2 mo. ago colossuscollosal

why are Trump’s tariffs controversial if foreign countries charge America so much more - shouldn’t it be more fair and that’s what Trump is going for?

Full credit : SparkyMcHooters
The numbers he is giving represent the trade imbalance between the US and each country.

REMINDER: A Trade Imbalance IS NOT the other country 'ripping' you off with tariffs!!

For the kids in the back:

Imagine if you gave your friend 94 marbles, but your friend only gave you 6 marbles back. That's kind of like the trade between the U.S. and Laos. The U.S. buys a lot more things from Laos than it sells to them. For every 100 things the U.S. buys from Laos, it only sells 6 things back. That's why we say the U.S. has a 94% trade deficit with Laos. It's like the U.S. is giving away more marbles than it's getting back!

Country US Deficit with… US Imports from % Imbalance.
..............................................................................................Deficit/ Half % /Tariff
Laos................$654,379,672.00-$692,470,000.00.........94% / 47% / 48%
Madagascar ..$617,889,064.00-$669,430,000.00.........92% / 46% / 47%
Vietnam..$113,103,312,080.00-$124,801,160,000.00 91% / 45% / 46%
Sri Lanka.....$2,453,046,832.00-$2,790,350,000.00......88% / 44% / 44%
Serbia..............$542,840,136.00-$734,620,000.00.........74% / 37% / 37%
Bangladesh$5,658,976,867.00-$7,709,910,000.00......73% / 37% / 37%
Thailand...$41,482,005,320.00-$57,670,160,000.00....72% / 36% / 36%
China......$270,421,225,100.00-$401,408,270,000.00..67% / 34% / 34%
Taiwan......$67,441,246,640.00-$106,168,420,000.00..64% / 32% / 36%
This is just a sample of the list. https://images.axios.com/zzIuH1qNvKilXn23eje1creQYc4=/1920x1080/smart/2…

......................................................................................................................................................................................

That is the Carrot > This is the Ugly Stick
Crew may have read Trump Donors GEO rort Private ICE Detention / Oz Private Prisons
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GEO_Group
Also that Dems / ALP wanna close down these Private Covid plagued Hell hole Slave Camps.
GEO get busted for exploiting Detainees to Slave for $1 day cleaning / cooking their ICE centres

https://arkansasadvocate.com/2024/08/01/private-prison-giant-geo-group-…
https://www.propublica.org/article/geo-group-ice-detainees-wage
https://www.propublica.org/article/epa-legal-complaint-geo-group-trump

Now...Focusing on Trumps preference to prefer Detaining rather than Deporting Detainees
eg: Jan-May 20% increase to 48k > current 50,000 detained = $3.4b (Cheap coz $1 Slave wage)
House ticked off $45b / 100,000 ICE detainees / Police Deal to Transfer suss Ice Prisoners(Save money)
Reopen Guantanamo for Temp Holding of 30,000...(Primarily for macabre Global Outrage Shock Factor)

Now...Police Charges of Foreign Citizens involves Crims from ALL above Tariff Nations
Trump is making a point by Updating & Parading his Prized Scalps ( Includes Scientists )
Point is that the more he has the more likely he hits pay dirt > Hit's a Raw nerve.(That one huh!) = Sign!
https://www.ice.gov/statistics

Here's the Power Rank on them Team USA Political Prisoners slaving away in his Donor's ICE Camps
tbb will focus on Big Players...
9825 Brazil 3639 India 1464 Russia 1262 China 585 Canada 366 UK 351 Ukraine 316 Spain 165 Italy
145 SK 115 Israel 110 Portugal 109 France 99 Germany 80 Ireland 42 Holland [38 Australia]
38 Taiwan 28 Japan 24 Greece 20 Belgium 19 Sweden 14 NZ > (All Tariff Nations)

Pause!
It's highly likely only US can lay claim to rounding up & parading desperate Global Villains...
Surly the World Police deserve a Prize...Trump can argue the World owes him one...All of You!

The very fact that Trump is now publishing + updating this Open ICE Map/Table Quarterly is a sign...
He wants the world to share this list of Evil doers alongside his fashioned Tariff Extortion Demands.
tbb can only think that if these only now appear together with Police Checks / Guantanamo...then...
Fill in the Dots...Art of The Deal...Trump wants to shock! That's what he does...This will shock!
Has his Evil Bond Villain Signature.

Again if ya read the intent behind Trump's sick mind...it plays out like this...
It's said he wants to overcrowd Guantanamo to Shock the World as once before...
Once he has our attention...he showcases each of his Worldly Slaves for Tariff Extortion Demands...
This punk remains in this Overcrowded Hell Hole...until his lousy Govt bows to US Tariff Demands

If not then a more subtle Horse's Head {Postcard} To each Leader...How ya like me now...
Pretty much learning from the Best...Bibi...Yer Ice Prisoners are Valuable Trade Negotiators.
Trump's Island of Dr Moreau...Be Afraid...be very afraid...enough to sign the Tariff Trade deal.

hello

correct