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I don't like a lot about these changes either, but some of you all have been creating threads and panic posts for ten days straight at all hours.  Are you all even sleeping at any point? Not healthy. Even if you are 100% against the tariffs, that is no way to live life.

 

 

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9 minutes ago, Pokebball said:

most significant increase under Joe

 

appreciate you sudden empathy

 

It's funny because these are the same people that dismissed inflation and cost issues for three years telling us that it was a conspiracy theory and that the  complainers were all losers who needed to learn how to manage their money better and get a real job.

 

People on the right shouldn't fall into the same pattern. A large dip in retirement and savings balances is a fully valid concern and deserves empathy, especially when we are all seeing it. Some of us have faith that it will recover fast, others don't but lets not fall into the same trap as they did under Biden.

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3 minutes ago, dgrochester55 said:

 

It's funny because these are the same people that dismissed inflation and cost issues for three years telling us that it was a conspiracy theory and that the  complainers were all losers who needed to learn how to manage their money better and get a real job.

 

People on the right shouldn't fall into the same trap. A large dip in retirement and savings balances is a fully valid concern and deserves empathy. Some of us have faith that it will recover fast, others don't but lets not fall into the same trap as they did under Biden.

The difference here is that Biden stumbled and bumbled his way into runaway inflation. It appears that he actually didn't see (thanks to his economic/political team, mostly the political part) the inflation risk of pushing even more federal deficit spending.

Trump is actively trying to disrupt the global economy, and is counseling patience through upcoming hard times. He deliberately is making this downturn happen.

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4 minutes ago, The Frankish Reich said:

The difference here is that Biden stumbled and bumbled his way into runaway inflation. It appears that he actually didn't see (thanks to his economic/political team, mostly the political part) the inflation risk of pushing even more federal deficit spending.

Trump is actively trying to disrupt the global economy, and is counseling patience through upcoming hard times. He deliberately is making this downturn happen.

I agree with this too. I hope he and his economic team of experts are right!

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Just now, Pokebball said:

I agree with this too. I hope he and his economic team of experts are right!

I think this is all Trump. Bessent, given his background, cannot be a true believer. Neither is Hassett. These are smart guys.

Unfortunately Trump seems to trust Lutnick most, and he's smart but a total self-interested greedy jackass.

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The Penguins Will Be Alright—Turns Out There's Good Reason We're Putting Tariffs on Unoccupied Islands

By Bob Hoge

 

FTA:

 

One of the main points they’ve been using to mock the president is that the administration is enacting tariffs on remote islands that have no residents. Leftists were quick to pounce

 

I admit it, when I first saw that news, I was a bit perplexed myself. It turns out that they’re not a boneheaded error, however, and according to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, there’s a reason for them. Appearing on CBS News’ “Face the Nation” with Margaret Brennan Sunday, he explained that they purposefully included those areas to close loopholes.

 

https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2025/04/06/the-penguins-will-be-okturns-out-theres-good-reason-were-putting-tariffs-on-unoccupied-islands-n2187565

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14 minutes ago, The Frankish Reich said:

I think this is all Trump. Bessent, given his background, cannot be a true believer. Neither is Hassett. These are smart guys.

Unfortunately Trump seems to trust Lutnick most, and he's smart but a total self-interested greedy jackass.

I've been pretty impressed with Bessent. I think he's part of this decision

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7 minutes ago, B-Man said:

 

 

The Penguins Will Be Alright—Turns Out There's Good Reason We're Putting Tariffs on Unoccupied Islands

By Bob Hoge

 

FTA:

 

One of the main points they’ve been using to mock the president is that the administration is enacting tariffs on remote islands that have no residents. Leftists were quick to pounce

 

I admit it, when I first saw that news, I was a bit perplexed myself. It turns out that they’re not a boneheaded error, however, and according to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, there’s a reason for them. Appearing on CBS News’ “Face the Nation” with Margaret Brennan Sunday, he explained that they purposefully included those areas to close loopholes.

 

https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2025/04/06/the-penguins-will-be-okturns-out-theres-good-reason-were-putting-tariffs-on-unoccupied-islands-n2187565

Not plausible with respect to the penguin islands, since there is no way to trans-ship items there to make them ostensibly "products of McDonald Island."

That's why I'm going with the simplest explanation: they used an AI to populate the name of every "country" in the world, probably based on domain name assignments. It just makes more sense than some real human adding the penguin islands to the list.

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37 minutes ago, Pokebball said:

most significant increase under Joe

 

appreciate you sudden empathy

I have no debt. Every man for himself. 

21 minutes ago, The Frankish Reich said:

I think this is all Trump. Bessent, given his background, cannot be a true believer. Neither is Hassett. These are smart guys.

Unfortunately Trump seems to trust Lutnick most, and he's smart but a total self-interested greedy jackass.

Lutnick strikes me as sleazy

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1 hour ago, B-Man said:

 

 

The Penguins Will Be Alright—Turns Out There's Good Reason We're Putting Tariffs on Unoccupied Islands

By Bob Hoge

 

FTA:

 

One of the main points they’ve been using to mock the president is that the administration is enacting tariffs on remote islands that have no residents. Leftists were quick to pounce

 

I admit it, when I first saw that news, I was a bit perplexed myself. It turns out that they’re not a boneheaded error, however, and according to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, there’s a reason for them. Appearing on CBS News’ “Face the Nation” with Margaret Brennan Sunday, he explained that they purposefully included those areas to close loopholes.

 

https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2025/04/06/the-penguins-will-be-okturns-out-theres-good-reason-were-putting-tariffs-on-unoccupied-islands-n2187565

That's the best they could come up with after three days?

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For those who still believe the MAGA ideology is about returning power to Congress and the states, I ask for your take on Trump refusing to give up tariff power. 

 

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* Now there is a video of the workers saying this. but remember if you're a liberal, you can discard that because Jak Poso, re-posted it  :w00t:

 

 

 

 

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14 minutes ago, B-Man said:

 

 

* Now there is a video of the workers saying this. but remember if you're a liberal, you can discard that because Jak Poso, re-posted it  :w00t:

 

 

 

 

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1) No *****, unions are mostly rent seeking losers. Of course they’re protectionist. 
 

2) Posobiec is still a piece of garbage. 

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23 minutes ago, Roundybout said:


1) No *****, unions are mostly rent seeking losers. Of course they’re protectionist. 
 

2) Posobiec is still a piece of garbage. 

Unions are rent seeking losers? Nice

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41 minutes ago, B-Man said:

 

 

* Now there is a video of the workers saying this. but remember if you're a liberal, you can discard that because Jak Poso, re-posted it  :w00t:

 

 

 

 

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every man for themself...that's where we are.  Unionists aren't known to be expert economists....

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53 minutes ago, AlBUNDY4TDS said:

Unions are rent seeking losers? Nice

 

They betrayed Biden after he saved their pensions so they can pound sand. 

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30 minutes ago, Roundybout said:

 

They betrayed Biden after he saved their pensions so they can pound sand. 

Oh boy, someone's getting wrapped up in their feelings again.

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