US US Politics General 2 - Discussion of President Trump and other politicians

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Should be a wild four years.

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[High-Fructose Corn Syrup]

How much frenzied masturbation is going on right now amongst the A&N regulars rn?

That's rude.

 

[Breadbassket]

Is this the first recorded instance in history of a President not only fulfilling all their campaign promises, but speed running them and also doing even more adjacent stuff that people elected him to do?

He's approaching Polk presidency levels of getting things done but there is still much to be done, plenty of time to accomplish it though.

 

[0713]

I hope Donald gets to bang his adult film star of choice, tonight. It's only fair.

 

[XL xQgg?QcQCaTYDMjqoDnYpG]

You are completely ignoring any kind of externalities that might exist. If the "more efficient foreign firms" are more efficient because they aren't subject to environmental regulations that exist in the US then it's not a good comparison.

If you are making the point that environmental regulations are harmful, then I agree with you and say that environmental regulations should be abolished.

In this example if there was a 25% tariff to bring the foreign toothbrush to $10 it's effectively pricing in externalities (like microplastics in our toothbrush example).

How precisely do you want to put a price on "externalities"? Sounds to me like it's arbitrary.
If you argue that microplastics cause harm, and those toothbrushes are cheap because of harm done through microplastic, and you have tangible and solid proof of someone('s property) being harmed by the microplastics caused by the toothbrush, then I say the victim must have the right to demand compensation/restitution from the perpetrator. If the legal system does not allow that to happen easily and swiftly, then that is where the bigger problem is.

Further a tariff is only an upper limit on domestic firms inefficiency not carte blanche. In your toothbrush example if are foreign firms that can dump waste and make an $8 toothbrush, efficient domestic firms could make the same thing for $10 and comply with environmental regs, but there are inefficient domestic firms that can only sell toothbrushes for 12$ those would still be noncompetitive.

I dunno, a silent implication here is that consumers only care about price. Which is true to a large degree, but not always and exclusively. But I don't want to be pedantic.

Accumulation of microplastic in the ocean into food you eat doesn't have a nationality.

Obtain a legitimate property right to the ocean and directly sue people who pollute it, violating your property rights. That is a much much much more effective way of tackling this issue.
The fact that the ocean does not have an identifiable owner, and therefore someone who can seek recourse/restitution upon being harmed, is the cause of this "externality".

This is just a conclusitory statement.

Yeah, but it's not a wrong statement.

in no way implies there should be a government tariff between me and one of my friends.

That's not what I said.
I mean "the same logic applies in both situations". The formula 2+2 follows the same rules and phenomena that you would find with the formula 2000+2000.

 

[Barleys]

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Describing Satmar as anti Zionist is really funny since it doesnt capture their nuance

Leftists who support palestine are about to flop hard

 

[he who has thus come/gone]

Drudge was always slop. HE JUST TYPES LIKE THIS AND PEOPLE THINK IT'S AUTHORITATIVE OR SOMETHING. Never understood his appeal tbh outside of "he's not msnbc/cnn/cbs/etc"

He was a punchy alternative media source that collated what people actually cared about out of the mass goyslop that our mainstream media produces. But he was a relic of the blog era, and the minute he turned on Trump's ideological base he lost all advantage he had and just became another holier-than-thou blogger.

 

[Carbiter]

Alright I asked this on another thread, but I got some answers that weren't as direct as I'd like it to be.

Why do people say Trump is a rapist? And what's the deal with this E Jean Carroll woman?

 

[XL xQgg?QcQCaTYDMjqoDnYpG]

@XL xQgg?QcQCaTYDMjqoDnYpG Trump is talking about the EU's tariffs right now.

The EU's tariffs are retarded and should be abolished. Abolish the EU as well, I hate them. They stand against everything that has historically contributed to the greatness of Europe. The EU is a fundamentally anti-European institution.

 

[The Last Stand]

Let me try an actress analogy for tariffs. @XL xQgg?QcQCaTYDMjqoDnYpG

American production company MGM signs several B-list actresses to act in movies. All American born, beautiful, talented, all those movies are successes for the studio and for audiences to enjoy. Then, a couple of them turn A-list (your Joan Crawfords, Bette Davis's).

Suddenly, MGM decides to outsource talent, not even from Europe, but from some third world country and create lower quality entertainment that is cheaper and arguably more profitable, but those homegrown actresses are likely to be without reliable work. Even worse, MGM has the audacity to sell said smut to American audiences at double the cost and collect all the royalties/profit.

You issue a tariff to MGM that says, " you want to sell all this stuff from overseas, fine, but we're taxing you for not being domestic and hoarding all that money." Now, MGM has to pay or just rehire domestically for entertainment. It'll cost more short term, but long term, those profits could be made back from the American consumer through employment or profit.

Even better, other countries may want a taste of whatever you're making. Who wouldn't want to see Joan Crawford serenade the audience with her drop-dead gorgeous composition, stellar acting, and confident demeanor? Then, MGM could have a premium fee for translation, distribution and exposure. Maybe even offer trade for foreign movies that Americans could enjoy.

 

[Return of the Freaker]

Describing Satmar as anti Zionist is really funny since it doesnt capture their nuance

How so?

 

[mindlessobserver]

I hope Donald gets to bang his adult film star of choice, tonight. It's only fair.

I heard on Xitter that he is required to fuck Kamala's husband by right of conquest and her own expressed consent.

 

[Useful_Mistake]

Does anyone have a link to the text of the Birthright Citizenship EO? Or do I have to wait until it's on the government site?

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/unleashing-american-energy/

 

[MadStan]

For trumps supporters today is hay-day. But the sad thing is you get what you wish for sometimes. And if Trump Carries through with half of it, the consequences will be apparent by September.

2025 is going to be one for the books .

 

[Rungle]

Its going to be a fun year.

 

[SCV]

Even though he was an FBI informant, I don't believe that he deserved 22 years behind bars,

Agree to disagree then.

 

[666NASTYFUCKINGFREAK666]

TO ALL NIGGERS: You have been selected to pick cotton at the nearest plantation. Be ready at 12 pm sharp with your belongings. Our executive slaves will come get you in a brown van. Be prepared to be searched down once you've enter the plantation. You are in plantation group W.

 

[Rome's rightful successor]

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YES.

And put a statue of Ashli Babbitt in it's place.

 

[Skeletonized Cow]

For trumps supporters today is hay-day. But the sad thing is you get what you wish for sometimes. And if Trump Carries through with half of it, the consequences will be apparent by September.

2025 is going to be one for the books .

If things are looking up for our Republic by September, I'm going to organize anti-doomer death squads personally

 

[Sugriva]

Do they know you're a Trump supporter? I'd be shocked they'd tolerate you.

Fuck no, I don't talk talk politics with my friends. Whenever something political comes up I just say "Yeah I don't really pay attention to that stuff"

They're great people most of the time, unless politics comes up. I value our friendship more than gloating about Trump winning.

 

[XL xQgg?QcQCaTYDMjqoDnYpG]

If a country such as China, due to massive capital investment into the economy, manages to produce much cheaper goods due to the investment dramatically increasing its factor production, in free trade this would have knock on effects, notably in terms of magnifying over time the differences in productively, and in terms of wage rates, this was the whole point of Heckscher–Ohlin.

And how precisely are these knock-on effects a bad thing for the American people?

Empirically, the effect of protectionism has been born out in the United States, which achieved its greatest period of economic growth in the 19th and early 20th century during its most protectionist era.

Post hoc != propter hoc.
Without protectionism, the economic growth would have been even greater.