CitizenVectron Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/01/politics/trump-india-trade-status/index.html Quote The Trump administration announced Friday that it's ending special trade treatment for India, removing a status that exempts billions of dollars of the country's products from US tariffs. "I have determined that India has not assured the United States that India will provide equitable and reasonable access to its markets," President Donald Trump said in a proclamation issued by the White House. As of June 5th, India will be terminated from its designation as a beneficiary developing country. The move adds one more front to Trump's global trade wars. It comes as Trump took new aim at Mexico this week with threatened tariffs if the country does not step up its immigration enforcement actions. The President has also promised new levies on China amid an impasse in negotiations over a renewed trade deal, and is considering a ban on foreign auto imports. India will be removed from the preferential trade program, known as the Generalized System of Preferences, which gives developing countries easier access to the US market and lowers US duties on their exports. The White House also removed Turkey from the GSP program. The bigger news (ban on foreign auto imports) is buried here, but both items are newsworthy. Can you imagine if Trump unilaterally decided that cars built outside of the US were illegal? I mean, Canada and Mexico make a huge amount of cars that are shipped to the US. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chakoo Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 This shit stain is really going to do a number on this country for years. Seriously can we just get rid of all boomers already? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firewithin Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 6 minutes ago, chakoo said: Seriously can we just get rid of all boomers already? ALL BOOMERS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSpreader Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 8 minutes ago, chakoo said: This shit stain is really going to do a number on this country for years. Seriously can we just get rid of all boomers already? Your wish is my command Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted June 3, 2019 Author Share Posted June 3, 2019 "Under my admission - the best by the way, we're doing great work. But you won't hear anybody say it. We are going to cut off Opium from the Orient. It's a big problem. Big deal. They don't like when I say it. No, they don't, I'm serious. But they, the opium, also the spices. The spices. Unbelievable. You won't believe the spices that they bring back. You could swim in them. But the opium dens are a big problem. Nobody's saying it, but it's true. And we're going to finish it." 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSpreader Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 Finally we're putting a stop to all that indigestion! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silentbob Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 Scary how accurate they were 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 7 minutes ago, silentbob said: Scary how accurate they were Not even close. There's no way this administration would invest in children Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marioandsonic Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 33 minutes ago, silentbob said: Scary how accurate they were They tried to warn us. We didn't listen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 CNN can't even summarize the links to their own articles right. It's not a "ban" on auto imports - it's a 25% tariff on them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted June 3, 2019 Author Share Posted June 3, 2019 6 minutes ago, SFLUFAN said: CNN can't even summarize the links to their own articles right. It's not a "ban" on auto imports - it's a 25% tariff on them. That's not nearly as bad...though still horrible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spork3245 Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 8 minutes ago, SFLUFAN said: it's a 25% tariff on them. JFC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwinIon Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 A 25% tariff is insane, but it makes more sense than a ban. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodporne Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 2 hours ago, SFLUFAN said: CNN can't even summarize the links to their own articles right. It's not a "ban" on auto imports - it's a 25% tariff on them. Does that still call for the murder of all boomers or...no...? Someone update me on that front. I'm asking the tough question tonight, folks. Even for Donald Trump, this sounded much too outlandish and absurd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firewithin Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 32 minutes ago, Bloodporne said: Does that still call for the murder of all boomers or...no...? Someone update me on that front. I'm asking the tough question tonight, folks. Even for Donald Trump, this sounded much too outlandish and absurd. Boomers need the no matter what 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zaku3 Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 5 hours ago, CitizenVectron said: "Under my admission - the best by the way, we're doing great work. But you won't hear anybody say it. We are going to cut off Opium from the Orient. It's a big problem. Big deal. They don't like when I say it. No, they don't, I'm serious. But they, the opium, also the spices. The spices. Unbelievable. You won't believe the spices that they bring back. You could swim in them. But the opium dens are a big problem. Nobody's saying it, but it's true. And we're going to finish it." Did I step into a time warp and travel back to the Opium Wars? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodporne Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 3 minutes ago, Firewithin said: Boomers need the no matter what Give it another decade + and voila, no guillotine needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chakoo Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 16 hours ago, Bloodporne said: Give it another decade + and voila, no guillotine needed. We won't be living that much longer after them because of their mistakes. https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/597kpd/new-report-suggests-high-likelihood-of-human-civilization-coming-to-an-end-in-2050?utm_source=vicetwitterus "A harrowing scenario analysis of how human civilization might collapse in coming decades due to climate change has been endorsed by a former Australian defense chief and senior royal navy commander. The analysis, published by the Breakthrough National Centre for Climate Restoration, a think-tank in Melbourne, Australia, describes climate change as “a near- to mid-term existential threat to human civilization” and sets out a plausible scenario of where business-as-usual could lead over the next 30 years." Yes I know it's a bit of an alarmist report that is most likely embellishing the severity. Still doesn't help that we have a demographic that is firmly in the "f*k you, got mine, don't care what happens after I die" attitude. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodporne Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 29 minutes ago, chakoo said: We won't be living that much longer after them because of their mistakes. https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/597kpd/new-report-suggests-high-likelihood-of-human-civilization-coming-to-an-end-in-2050?utm_source=vicetwitterus "A harrowing scenario analysis of how human civilization might collapse in coming decades due to climate change has been endorsed by a former Australian defense chief and senior royal navy commander. The analysis, published by the Breakthrough National Centre for Climate Restoration, a think-tank in Melbourne, Australia, describes climate change as “a near- to mid-term existential threat to human civilization” and sets out a plausible scenario of where business-as-usual could lead over the next 30 years." Hide contents Yes I know it's a bit of an alarmist report that is most likely embellishing the severity. Still doesn't help that we have a demographic that is firmly in the "f*k you, got mine, don't care what happens after I die" attitude. Alright, let's go with death camps then instead of natural causes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwinIon Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 Apparently the GOP is considering a vote to prevent the tariffs on Mexico. Doing so would require Congress override the southern border national emergency declaration. That would effectively remove the wall funding that Trump secured. I have a very hard time imagining the GOP actually getting the votes together to stop this. It's too direct a challenge to Trump, and with wall funding on the line as well, I can't imagine reaching the critical mass necessary to override the President. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snaynay1 Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 I am all for free trade and no tariffs, but doesn't India charge something like a 75% tariff on American autos going there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodger Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 Good thing my last two Honda’s were built in Ohio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSpreader Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 13 minutes ago, Dodger said: Good thing my last two Honda’s were built in Ohio Are all the bolts, screws, mirrors, etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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