re: breaking: Trump puts 25% tariff on Colombia, bans travel, sanctions their banking sector

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The modern economy has left a lot of people behind who don't have the cognitive capacity or discipline. The economy evolved beyond many people's ability to keep up.

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The modern Service economy of which you speak is draining the wealth of the middle class.
It is why we can no longer have nice things.

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Roger B Freeman sure does hate a level playing field.

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Good point, actually. IB Freeman spent 4 years whining about tariffs in Trumps 1st Term, and it was a complete nothingburger. Now Roger and SFP will are ready to take up Dem talking points against Trump 2.0.

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Are you done with the charade now? It's obvious that you just hate Trump and so every move he makes you disagree with.

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10 years ago you would have agreed with me. I havent changed, you have.

My views have been consistent all the way through, yours...depends on what Donny says.

I've read this whole thread and been an active member for a good while now.

The degradation and implosion of Roger on this one thread alone should go down as the most pathetic fall from grace on the whole message board. You really don't know how to just say "I was wrong" and then shut the frick up do you? You have had your poo pushed in for 27 pages now and have resorted to the tired, played out, yet predictable "I'm smarter than you plebes" offense as defense.

AND to make it even MORE pathetic, it's uncovered that you're a tour bus driver

Nothing against the job, it's an honest living. But your whole persona here is made out to be some high value uber rich, uber educated, braniac demi-god.

You haul around the regular people you look down your nose at for some shite salary in the most mindless way possible. Hell, if it's the same route every time you have to think less than a REAL Uber driver.

Roger, you might want to take a lil' break and get some fresh air.

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The degradation and implosion of Roger on this one thread alone should go down as the most pathetic fall from grace on the whole message board.

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No one really cares what a populist thinks..

Y'all are simply Progressives now.

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That tariffs are a shitty way to accomplish foreign policy?

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Literally worked to accomplish a foreign policy that cost the American people exactly $0.

There is no other argument to be made. We were sending them back their columbians. Columbian president said "no you can't." We said, "ok, 25% tariffs on all goods, and revoking of all visas from your officials". Columbian presidnet said, "oh yeah, well 50% tariffs on US Goods". 10 minutes later

Columbian President: "We will accept all columbian refugees back, with no conditions."

Roger: "This is a terrible way to conduct policy".

You are a clown, now. Be better.

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Youre a progressive now, and I dont think you can do better.

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You child. I'm a progressive? Explain intelligently, why. And cite examples. I'll wait. (Hint: You won't)

And just like the left, you throw a label at me because you can't argue a point. The fact remains, you were 100% wrong and it played out in real time and you still won't acknowledge how wrong you were.

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Good luck tying yourself to these working class dweebs begging for handouts.

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Ah, so you have a superiority complex? Not sure Alaska is high enough to look down your nose at everyone. Especially if you are, yourself, a working class "dweeb".

Let me educate you, dumbass. Education does not equal intelligence. And dismissing people because of their profession or status in life, is essentially, willful ignorance. The left is full of pompous assholes like you who thought only "the experts" were qualified to do anything. Look how that worked out for them. Hell, look how you turned out in this thread. You thought you knew better. Was proven wrong in real time, and your too stupid to acknowledge you were wrong. Bragging about being an ignorant son of a bitch is quite the flex. And then being arrogant about your own stupidity??? Wow.

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so you have a superiority complex?

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The economics and civics I discuss is literally 9th grade shite, and you still dont understand it.

Thats populism for you

Maybe lay off your influencers and pick up some academic material.

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My entire family was working class

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And youre still trapped in that mindset.

MY family was too, my dad told us to do better. We did.

Youre attached to low info dipshits.

Answer this. Which one more correctly describes you.

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Mercantilism advocates governmental regulation of the nation’s economy to generate wealth and augment national power.

Capitalism is based on private ownership and free market competition, where individuals and businesses have the freedom to produce and trade goods and services for profit.

Mercantilism focuses on political supremacy through wealth accumulation and trade restrictions.

Capitalism emphasizes wealth creation by private companies with minimal government involvement.

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Yet, you were completely wrong

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Not at all. You dont understand your own ideology, Mercantilism which is anti capitalist.

Which one is you?

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Mercantilism advocates governmental regulation of the nation’s economy to generate wealth and augment national power.

Capitalism is based on private ownership and free market competition, where individuals and businesses have the freedom to produce and trade goods and services for profit.

Mercantilism focuses on political supremacy through wealth accumulation and trade restrictions.

Capitalism emphasizes wealth creation by private companies with minimal government involvement.

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Ah, academia. Isn't that where marxism was borne out of?

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Another Luddite.