tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post443961266220296895..comments2024-02-13T02:39:22.756-05:00Comments on EconomicPolicyJournal.com: Trump Threatens BMW With 35% Tax on Cars Built in Mexico...Robert Wenzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14296920597416905488noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-44501478372367337032017-01-17T09:00:56.681-05:002017-01-17T09:00:56.681-05:00I've known people who closed textile plants in...I've known people who closed textile plants in the US that would differ with you on that point.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12216903332794678762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-21782975767755143732017-01-17T08:42:12.512-05:002017-01-17T08:42:12.512-05:00Re: Jimmy Joe Meeker,
--- BTW, it is possible to...Re: Jimmy Joe Meeker, <br /><br />--- BTW, it is possible to make socks in the USA to sell for a low shelf price ---<br /><br />Anything is possible. That's not what this is about. What this is about is giving the consumer NO choice as a way to impose patriotic duty on them. OldMexicanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16111465436836633221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-28482607513434428842017-01-17T07:44:29.508-05:002017-01-17T07:44:29.508-05:00If you want to rip up NAFTA and replace it with ge...If you want to rip up NAFTA and replace it with genuine free trade then, hallelujah, I'm with you.<br /><br />But Trump's statements make it clear as day that he dislikes trade agreements precisely because they permit some modicum of free trade, and stand in the way of the Tariff World he wants to establish.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11968441656658845395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-63642035206426714782017-01-16T21:31:49.222-05:002017-01-16T21:31:49.222-05:00BMW's line up is already taxed via CAFE. Altho...BMW's line up is already taxed via CAFE. Although that hurts US automakers as well because it effectively keeps them from competing against BMW full force. (if they make too many cars like that they'll be CAFE penalized too) <br /><br />Jimmy Joe Meekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09559104650594440766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-16513178732341112972017-01-16T21:20:43.299-05:002017-01-16T21:20:43.299-05:00Don't you understand what voting is Torres? Vo...Don't you understand what voting is Torres? Voting is about telling your neighbors how to live and directing their wealth to yourself. Trump voters are no different than the usual sort of voter. <br /><br />BTW, it is possible to make socks in the USA to sell for a low shelf price because I've bought such socks over the last many years without concerning myself where they are made. In Jimmy Joe Meekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09559104650594440766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-83468383566110711202017-01-16T18:24:45.445-05:002017-01-16T18:24:45.445-05:00its not competition its economic extortion on beha...its not competition its economic extortion on behalf of the oligarchy and the Monopolies that control it. Free trade as everyone calls it is not even remotely close to the authentic article. Shegottawideloadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16752677440246325222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-45569188636237684532017-01-16T13:35:19.816-05:002017-01-16T13:35:19.816-05:00Scared of a little competition eh?Scared of a little competition eh?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11968441656658845395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-64259547509125102142017-01-16T12:39:31.863-05:002017-01-16T12:39:31.863-05:00Oh BTFO torres. Since the germans have been on our...Oh BTFO torres. Since the germans have been on our military dole for over 50 years, it's time to pay back. valley sapienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02844269434344827884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-73390342365372197262017-01-16T12:22:22.407-05:002017-01-16T12:22:22.407-05:00The effect of NAFTA has been to transfer thousands...The effect of NAFTA has been to transfer thousands of manufacturing jobs from Americans to Mexicans. Time to undo NAFTA.PHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10505462828969815943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-70732768678753309982017-01-16T12:02:44.556-05:002017-01-16T12:02:44.556-05:00So the tariff would not apply to BMWs that were ma...So the tariff would not apply to BMWs that were made in Germany, right?cavalier973https://www.blogger.com/profile/16018249706585207161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-18364919341592957262017-01-16T09:31:47.096-05:002017-01-16T09:31:47.096-05:00--- Trump said BMW should build its new car factor...--- Trump said BMW should build its new car factory in the United States because this would be "much better" for the company. ---<br /><br />Now everybody knowns that people voted for this guy so he can run an extortion racket of global dimensions. Now he's threatening a Germany-based company to build factories in the US. Is the idea to threaten everyone possible to make everything OldMexicanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16111465436836633221noreply@blogger.com