I think we can win a trade dispute with China...

[Chizzang]

I'm not kidding...
My confidence is very high that Americans can actually pay more for things
Re-focus on building our own businesses and live through an extended trade war with China



I'm not kidding

[Pwns]

In general, the country with fewer labor laws and a more cavalier attitude about workplace safety and regulations will win trade wars. In other words, not us.

[ALPHAGRIZ1]

Here is where the left can lead the country for once, they love paying higher taxes so this should be a no brainer.

[kalm]

I'm not kidding...
My confidence is very high that Americans can actually pay more for things
Re-focus on building our own businesses and live through an extended trade war with China



I'm not kidding

Whatever, Mr. Hawley-Smoot!

[Chizzang]

In general, the country with fewer labor laws and a more cavalier attitude about workplace safety and regulations will win trade wars. In other words, not us.

Yeah but mostly what China provides for us is plastic sh!t...
I'm not convinced that we are incapable of taking back some of the manufacturing we surrendered

[kalm]

In general, the country with fewer labor laws and a more cavalier attitude about workplace safety and regulations will win trade wars. In other words, not us.

Yeah but mostly what China provides for us is plastic sh!t...
I'm not convinced that we are incapable of taking back some of the manufacturing we surrendered

Not to mention, they still would like that 330 million person market to sell plastic shit to.

[Ivytalk]

In general, the country with fewer labor laws and a more cavalier attitude about workplace safety and regulations will win trade wars. In other words, not us.

Yeah but mostly what China provides for us is plastic sh!t...
I'm not convinced that we are incapable of taking back some of the manufacturing we surrendered

We’e already substituting Vietnamese and Malaysian plastic shyt for Chinese plastic shyt. Substitution principle at work!

[Ibanez]

Yeah but mostly what China provides for us is plastic sh!t...
I'm not convinced that we are incapable of taking back some of the manufacturing we surrendered

We’e already substituting Vietnamese and Malaysian plastic shyt for Chinese plastic shyt. Substitution principle at work!

Not to mention a great deal of clothing manufacturing has been feeling China.

[Winterborn]

Yeah but mostly what China provides for us is plastic sh!t...
I'm not convinced that we are incapable of taking back some of the manufacturing we surrendered

We’e already substituting Vietnamese and Malaysian plastic shyt for Chinese plastic shyt. Substitution principle at work!

The Indians (dot) should not left out either.

[CAA Flagship]

I'm not kidding...
My confidence is very high that Americans can actually pay more for things
Re-focus on building our own businesses and live through an extended trade war with China



I'm not kidding

Well, we proved we could survive $4.00/gallon gasoline in the middle of a huge recession.

[Ivytalk]

We’e already substituting Vietnamese and Malaysian plastic shyt for Chinese plastic shyt. Substitution principle at work!

Not to mention a great deal of clothing manufacturing has been feeling China.

*fleeing

[Ibanez]

Not to mention a great deal of clothing manufacturing has been feeling China.

*fleeing

Yup. That two.

Actually, I squandered an opportunity for a "fleece" joke.

[GannonFan]

*fleeing

Yup. That two.

Actually, I squandered an opportunity for a "fleece" joke.

That is an interesting point in all of this - China is not really the low-cost producer of choice anymore in the world. As part of the evolution of their industry, they can't compete with other low-cost countries as much as they could pre-recession. There's a reason why China's growth has slowed as much as it has in the past 10 years.

As for a trade war, we still need each other more than not so I'm sure this will work itself out. Nothing wrong with poking the Tiger every now and then if we feel they aren't playing nice.

[Ibanez]

Yup. That two.

Actually, I squandered an opportunity for a "fleece" joke.

That is an interesting point in all of this - China is not really the low-cost producer of choice anymore in the world. As part of the evolution of their industry, they can't compete with other low-cost countries as much as they could pre-recession. There's a reason why China's growth has slowed as much as it has in the past 10 years.

As for a trade war, we still need each other more than not so I'm sure this will work itself out. Nothing wrong with poking the Tiger every now and then if we feel they aren't playing nice.

Yes. Increased energy and labor costs have contributed to the exodus of clothing manufacturers for Vietnam, Bangledash, etc...

Several of my wife’s vendors moved last year to Vietnam.

Landing costs, among other things, are already high so this should help the small business owner.

[CID1990]

Well our stern tut tutting of the past certainly hasn't worked on the Chinese

they are openly and actively engaged in just about every shady trade practice out there... the fact that we don't refer to it cynically as "Chinese trading" in name is because some scold would call it racist

I question whether this will work or not also, but the alternative, in the end, is to surrender to them

http://freebeacon.com/national-security ... echnology/




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[Ivytalk]

Well our stern tut tutting of the past certainly hasn't worked on the Chinese

they are openly and actively engaged in just about every shady trade practice out there... the fact that we don't refer to it cynically as "Chinese trading" in name is because some scold would call it racist

I question whether this will work or not also, but the alternative, in the end, is to surrender to them

http://freebeacon.com/national-security ... echnology/




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There isn’t a Chinaman’s chance of Drumpf backing down.

[Chizzang]

Well our stern tut tutting of the past certainly hasn't worked on the Chinese

they are openly and actively engaged in just about every shady trade practice out there... the fact that we don't refer to it cynically as "Chinese trading" in name is because some scold would call it racist

I question whether this will work or not also, but the alternative, in the end, is to surrender to them

http://freebeacon.com/national-security ... echnology/




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There isn’t a Chinaman’s chance of Drumpf backing down.

Without question Trump is a pompous dipsh!t...
But his gut reaction (slash) knee jerk response to international bullsh!t is spot on



His response to immigration is probably wrong - but doing nothing was MORE wrong
His response to China is probably wrong - but doing nothing is MORE wrong
and there have been more examples... where he's wrong but NOTHING was more wrong

Look, one thing is certain
He's wrong a lot

But he's moving the peanut

[Ivytalk]

There isn’t a Chinaman’s chance of Drumpf backing down.

Without question Trump is a pompous dipsh!t...
But his gut reaction (slash) knee jerk response to international bullsh!t is spot on



His response to immigration is probably wrong - but doing nothing was MORE wrong
His response to China is probably wrong - but doing nothing is MORE wrong
and there have been more examples... where he's wrong but NOTHING was more wrong

Look, one thing is certain
He's wrong a lot

But he's moving the peanut

I’d rather have Jill Stein’s finger on the big red button than the dipshit-in-chief’s.

[CID1990]

Without question Trump is a pompous dipsh!t...
But his gut reaction (slash) knee jerk response to international bullsh!t is spot on



His response to immigration is probably wrong - but doing nothing was MORE wrong
His response to China is probably wrong - but doing nothing is MORE wrong
and there have been more examples... where he's wrong but NOTHING was more wrong

Look, one thing is certain
He's wrong a lot

But he's moving the peanut

I’d rather have Jill Stein’s finger on the big red button than the dipshit-in-chief’s.

Clitz would just be happy with his finger on Jill's little button


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[Ivytalk]

I’d rather have Jill Stein’s finger on the big red button than the dipshit-in-chief’s.

Clitz would just be happy with his finger on Jill's little button


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I was hoping you’d be sniffing around!

[Chizzang]

Clitz would just be happy with his finger on Jill's little button


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I was hoping you’d be sniffing around!

[kalm]

I was hoping you’d be sniffing around!

CID saw a pic of Jill in a bikini in another thread and it moved a little. Both he and Ivy would tap that blue haired beauty....

[CID1990]

CID saw a pic of Jill in a bikini in another thread and it moved a little. Both he and Ivy would tap that blue haired beauty....

Of course I would...

Shes not much older than me anyway - and you just know shes a wildcat

But I wouldn't want to get in Clodz's way


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[Ivytalk]

CID saw a pic of Jill in a bikini in another thread and it moved a little. Both he and Ivy would tap that blue haired beauty....

Ménage a trois for the Geritol Generation.

No homo.

[Chizzang]

Jill is a nut...
She gets arrested about 3 times a year
but she's no Hilary fan... Her comment something to the effect of
"Donald Trump is not what's wrong with Politics, Hilary Clinton is.."