1776?The last time the USA went isolationist didn't end well.
1776?The last time the USA went isolationist didn't end well.
Every time I visit California all I see is foreign cars.R
Is that genuinely what you think Americans want? Perhaps you think something else will happen, but making American-made goods more competitive by making imported goods more expensive is called protectionism and ends up with:
- retaliation of controls on import of US goods and service, affecting American export profits
- significantly increased costs to consumers
- reduced competition and quality
American-made already exists for almost everything, it’s just usually incredibly expensive by comparison, and/or junk.
When I lived there, I knew that anything with a sticker that said “Made in America with pride”, was a good indicator that thing would fall apart.
I hear you, but in 2016 he also got the trifecta for 2 years. Presidency and both houses and he did absolutely naff all on border..... he started in last 2 years with divided house, and got grand total of 2% built with Mexico paying nothing.....No, America genuinely wants what Trump’s selling. The consensus in the US is currently that it was a mistake to allow manufacturing expertise to dwindle and to outsource decently paying jobs to other countries. Trump wants those jobs and tax receipts (and that expertise) back.
He will implement tariffs to whatever degree is required to make “America made” competitive in the domestic market.
Immigration has been a political football for over a decade, and there’s no doubt that Trump’s lot have weaponised it, but again most of America doesn’t want people traffickers and cross-border drugs operations getting in and out unchallenged. Trump’s rhetoric on this has been vile in places, but the underlying idea of “control your borders” has widespread support across the political spectrum.
Trump’s message was “fix the borders and bring the jobs home, and we can have nice things again.”
Harris’s was largely “don’t elect a misogynistic bullshitter.”
Only one of those two offered a vision for the future. People decided they were willing to put up with some misogynistic bullshit in return for a potentially better future.
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Is that genuinely what you think Americans want? Perhaps you think something else will happen, but making American-made goods more competitive by making imported goods more expensive is called protectionism and ends up with:
- retaliation of controls on import of US goods and service, affecting American export profits
- significantly increased costs to consumers
- reduced competition and quality
American-made already exists for almost everything, it’s just usually incredibly expensive by comparison, and/or junk.
When I lived there, I knew that anything with a sticker that said “Made in America with pride”, was a good indicator that thing would fall apart.
The fact you choose to use a distressful letter from a member of my family to get in a patronising and passive aggressive dig says more about you than anything else I have seen you post on these boards.Hopefully the Democratic Party have already begun their inquest into why their candidate performed significantly worse than Biden did four years ago - and are wiling to learn lessons.
The first Trump administration pursued a trade deal with the UK (I worked on an element of it). It was Biden who shut it down and never revisited it.Changing this thread slightly, it would seem that the Labour Govt were better prepared for this than many of us (and certainly I) was.
The new Trump administration are making positive noises about the meeting they held with Starmer and Lammy in New York a few weeks ago (where Lammy even got served and extra portion of chicken by Trump himself - presumably to keep him away from Trumps cheeseburgers) and also that Starmer contacted him after the shooting
But the uk govt have a tough choice now. Brexit was supposed to enable better trade deals with the US. Under America first, that won't happen.so does Starmer abandon the slowly slowly catchy monkey plan to have closer ties with the EU and go quicker towards that?
So, in other words, make everything much more expensive.He will implement tariffs to whatever degree is required to make “America made” competitive in the domestic market.
No, America genuinely wants what Trump’s selling. The consensus in the US is currently that it was a mistake to allow manufacturing expertise to dwindle and to outsource decently paying jobs to other countries. Trump wants those jobs and tax receipts (and that expertise) back.
He will implement tariffs to whatever degree is required to make “America made” competitive in the domestic market.
Immigration has been a political football for over a decade, and there’s no doubt that Trump’s lot have weaponised it, but again most of America doesn’t want people traffickers and cross-border drugs operations getting in and out unchallenged. Trump’s rhetoric on this has been vile in places, but the underlying idea of “control your borders” has widespread support across the political spectrum.
Trump’s message was “fix the borders and bring the jobs home, and we can have nice things again.”
Harris’s was largely “don’t elect a misogynistic bullshitter.”
Only one of those two offered a vision for the future. People decided they were willing to put up with some misogynistic bullshit in return for a potentially better future.
It does surprise me that every single American I speak to understands this concept perfectly, and thinks it’s a terrible idea. And yet a huge number of people voted on basically this factorSo, in other words, make everything much more expensive.
Some people would call that inflation.
While making American exports less competitive due to retaliatory tariffs.
...The fact you choose to use a distressful letter from a member of my family to get in a patronising and passive aggressive dig says more about you than anything else I have seen you post on these boards.
I didn’t post her letter to make a political point, I posted it to demonstrate how utterly devastated my elderly aunt and uncle are. As second generation immigrants, they were dreading life in the US if Trump got elected.
As it happens, I am genuinely very concerned for their welfare at the moment for reasons I am not going to go into.
You could have made your point about Democrats needing to learn lessons without quoting a distressing letter from a member of my family.
Ive now deleted the letter because it’s too personal and upsetting to post on a football forum perhaps you could remove my letter from your quote please.
That message would work here too.
So, in other words, make everything much more expensive.
Some people would call that inflation.
While making American exports less competitive due to retaliatory tariffs.
I thought the uk rejected the offer made by Trump late 2020 as it would have killed the airbus business in the UK. Truss apparently made the decision on officials adviceThe first Trump administration pursued a trade deal with the UK (I worked on an element of it). It was Biden who shut it down and never revisited it.
Leave things as is, we're fine. We don't want to get f**ked over by what is becoming a rogue state9
I thought the uk rejected the offer made by Trump late 2020 as it would have killed the airbus business in the UK. Truss apparently made the decision on officials advice
I’ve deleted my post/her letter - I should have known better than to post something so personal and upsetting.I can’t believe your aunt doesn’t know your name
You deleted it? In that case I’ll delete mine.I’ve deleted my post - I should have known better to post something so personal and upsetting.
Thanks - appreciate it - still weird you managed to quote it though when I had already deleted it much longer than 9 minutes ago!You deleted it? In that case I’ll delete mine.
No offence intended, Z old chap
Indeed, H.I am going out on a limb here but I don't think a majority of US voters are stupid. They are unashamedly self-interested. They see their self interest being best met by Trump.