ScotSHO Posted April 4 Posted April 4 21 minutes ago, frostbitmic said: I love the tariffs placed on the Heard and McDonald Islands, both Islands have a grand total population of zero, unless you want to count Penguins and Seals. We'll make a ton of money there, Great job guys. Why did you leave this nugget of information out @frostbitmic: Quote Despite this, according to export data from the World Bank, the US imported US$1.4m (A$2.23m) of products from Heard Island and McDonald Islands in 2022, nearly all of which was “machinery and electrical” imports. It was not immediately clear what those goods were. Source: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/03/donald-trump-tariffs-antarctica-uninhabited-heard-mcdonald-islands You better answer...
Roundybout Posted April 4 Posted April 4 10 hours ago, Big Blitz said: Lol. Nothing has been implemented. Nothing is happening. There are no results to analyze. These layoffs had begun months and months and months ago. They’ve been planned a long time. Due to - inflation and increasing costs. Not tariffs that aren’t even in effect. Also, Liberated from this These are the jobs DOGE is cutting. This type of government spending - taken away - you don’t have an economy. It’s fake. Why do government jobs count less, in your mind? Why are these layoffs planned “months ago” but we can go ahead and screech over a car company supposedly planning on moving a production plant here? The big asbestos factory is never coming back. 2 minutes ago, ScotSHO said: Why did you leave this nugget of information out @frostbitmic: Source: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/03/donald-trump-tariffs-antarctica-uninhabited-heard-mcdonald-islands You better answer... How is this possible when the island is uninhabited? Sounds like a data error to me.
ScotSHO Posted April 4 Posted April 4 2 minutes ago, Roundybout said: How is this possible when the island is uninhabited? Sounds like a data error to me. Ever heard of creative accounting? I bet you have since you're so f'ing smart. It's called closing loopholes.
Roundybout Posted April 4 Posted April 4 Just now, ScotSHO said: Ever heard of creative accounting? I bet you have since you're so f'ing smart. It's called closing loopholes. No, it’s called Occam’s Razor. The article even says they reached out for comment from both the U.S. and the island’s administrator. The island has no people living on it. It’s impossible.
ScotSHO Posted April 4 Posted April 4 Just now, Roundybout said: No, it’s called Occam’s Razor. The article even says they reached out for comment from both the U.S. and the island’s administrator. The island has no people living on it. It’s impossible. Why are you being difficult. Who does it belong to? Why did they have year over year exports to the US? All errors? Upon further review, the penguin points scored are now rescinded.
Roundybout Posted April 4 Posted April 4 3 minutes ago, ScotSHO said: Why are you being difficult. Who does it belong to? Why did they have year over year exports to the US? All errors? Upon further review, the penguin points scored are now rescinded. Who is being difficult? It’s not possible for islands with no people on them to export things. The article says so itself. Care to comment on Trump getting caught using a ChatGPT formula to actually determine tariff rates? 1
ScotSHO Posted April 4 Posted April 4 5 minutes ago, Roundybout said: Who is being difficult? It’s not possible for islands with no people on them to export things. The article says so itself. With the data presented by the World Bank (praise be to them), 10 out of 10 international trade lawyers are going to put those islands on their tariff list.
Roundybout Posted April 4 Posted April 4 2 minutes ago, ScotSHO said: With the data presented by the World Bank (praise be to them), 10 out of 10 international trade lawyers are going to put those islands on their tariff list. Why?
dgrochester55 Posted April 4 Posted April 4 (edited) 18 minutes ago, ScotSHO said: Why are you being difficult. Who does it belong to? Why did they have year over year exports to the US? All errors? Upon further review, the penguin points scored are now rescinded. Anyone with a computer or mobile device, and a slight bit of common sense can quickly run a search and learn simple facts. Things such as Heard and McDonald island were only included because all Australian territories were part of the tariff and Russia already has sanction and a tariff would have been redundant. Progressives are conditioned to use propaganda and high frutcose corn syrup quality tweets because 95% of the time they have no ammo or actual solution to the problem. Now they have a scenario within the 5% where they may actually gain ground. For example, they could point out the market performance over the last three days and have something compelling. Instead, they still stick to lies and incomplete information in the form of partial truth propaganda tweets because like most sociopaths, lying is so ingrained in them that it is impossible for them to stop. Edited April 4 by dgrochester55 1
stevestojan Posted April 4 Posted April 4 1 hour ago, ScotSHO said: Why are you being difficult. Who does it belong to? Why did they have year over year exports to the US? All errors? Upon further review, the penguin points scored are now rescinded. oh boy. You’re in DEEP huh? Like “ultra-MAGA” deep. 😂 of all the things to defend from that obese orange loser, you’re defending tariffs of an uninhabited island! You people are hilarious. You know it’s ok to not support EVERYTHING your deity does right? It’s ok, you can admit this was stupid. There’s still time to delete your posts. 1
frostbitmic Posted April 4 Posted April 4 1 hour ago, ScotSHO said: Why did you leave this nugget of information out @frostbitmic: Source: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/03/donald-trump-tariffs-antarctica-uninhabited-heard-mcdonald-islands You better answer... How much machinery and electrical parts can ZERO people manufacture ? 1
ScotSHO Posted April 4 Posted April 4 Just now, stevestojan said: oh boy. You’re in DEEP huh? Like “ultra-MAGA” deep. 😂 of all the things to defend from that obese orange loser, you’re defending tariffs of an uninhabited island! You people are hilarious. You know it’s ok to not support EVERYTHING your deity does right? It’s ok, you can admit this was stupid. There’s still time to delete your posts. Why did the World Bank show exports for multiple years from this location to the US? 1 minute ago, frostbitmic said: How much machinery and electrical parts can ZERO people manufacture ? Why did the World Bank lie?
frostbitmic Posted April 4 Posted April 4 1 minute ago, ScotSHO said: Why did the World Bank show exports for multiple years from this location to the US? Why did the World Bank lie? They were trolling you. 1
ScotSHO Posted April 4 Posted April 4 Just now, frostbitmic said: They were trolling you. I doubt trade lawyers are into trolling. Your penguin points have been invalidated.
frostbitmic Posted April 4 Posted April 4 Considering Penguins and Seals are the only ones on those islands I'm not counting on any Tariff money from there
dgrochester55 Posted April 4 Posted April 4 (edited) 1 hour ago, frostbitmic said: Considering Penguins and Seals are the only ones on those islands I'm not counting on any Tariff money from there Ultimately, the success or failure of the tariffs are not going to depend on an uninhabited island which is an Australian territory that was only included due to a clerical error involving mislabeled shipments. It is a petty distracting sidebar meant to fuel outrage and disbelief. If you want to play the "bUt OrAnGe MaN tAx PeNgUiN" card, and get the cheap laugh go ahead, but after that, you have added nothing and not convinced anyone in the center and right that the left has a better option. If we want to discuss how bad this is, it is only fair to present what the democrats would have done to get us out of debt. I want to know what the other option was so that I can compare. P.S before you call me a MAGA, I am against these tariffs too, it is too much too soon and I am not convinced that the long term gains will offset the short term losses. Stupid distractions and irrelevant side bars like that from the TDS side only cause both sides to dig their heels in more and not get any closer to a meaningful discussion. Edit: This article explains it without as much slant and spin as the other mainstream options. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cly8xlj0485o Edited April 4 by dgrochester55
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