re: My hero Javier Milei releases lengthy statement on tariffs

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This is not false. We're far more wealthy than we were in the Mercantilist day.

Way more wealthy.

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Holy shite. Dollar wise? Yeah I guess so.


Now add debt

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There are consequences to everything. Just more to tariffs than free trade.

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Don't temm em that. They can't handle that both sides of any decision come with cost and consequences in some way and the best we can do is choose the ones with more pros then cons....the propaganda ensures the other side is all cons and their side is all pros

You must be real mad they’re building semiconductor infrastructure and a bunch of auto plants here huh? While tariffs may cause some short term volatility it will be much better for the country in the long run. And will weaken China

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I see the MAGA folks are not enjoying this thread very much, and are avoiding.

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Me thunks the word reciprocal is too big for you to understand….

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You must be real mad they’re building semiconductor infrastructure and a bunch of auto plants here huh?

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Deals already in place

You would need permanent subsidies before mfg will return en masse.

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Yet our wealth has grown.

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Has it grown as much as it could have? If you come to school with the 2 dollars that you had yesterday and an additional 5 dollars. The bully takes 4 of those (5) dollars, your wealth has grown. Would you be happy with that? Maybe you would, I wouldn't. Weird.

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Modern populist are just people who have been passed by in the modern economy and cannot understand it.

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And modern libs like yourself are just pompous, pretentious, condescending, arrogant, smug,miserable know-it-alls that have accomplished nothing in their lives.

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his is not false. We're far more wealthy than we were in the Mercantilist day.

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Is your evidence that this is not false based on American total wealth? That's nonsensical at best and a very poor argument on your part.

Again, you left out 95% of the reply. Try again:

Evidence is in the trade deficit. The market is doing what the market does. And the market dictates that all things being equal, if price point is not, then those with the lower price are at an advantage.

Let's take Canada for example. They have tariffs/VAT on our goods. We announce a 25% retaliatory tariff. Trade with the US amounts to 29% of Canada's entire GDP. Trade with Canada amounts to less than 2% of American GDP. We have the advantage and Canada will absolutely acquiesce because they cannot afford this trade war. We can weather the storm much easier seeing as we have multiple trade partners around the world and we produce similar goods domestically.

So why are you against this tariff with Canada, if they have shown no will up to this point, to reduce their own tariffs on our goods?

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Yup, it's been 5 minutes, might as well give up

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Because like most liberal ideologues it’s wrapped in what ifs or buts. This isn’t reality. You’re cheering on something that isn’t what you think it is.

Your hero slashed government spending. Do you know how many daily threads have been posted on this board with some example of how government cuts have impacted them negatively or how the cuts aren’t saving that much money? The reality is Americans couldn’t handle what he did in Argentina and Republicans won’t even pass a clean budget with minimal cuts

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Evidence is in the trade deficit

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Hasnt been relative since we went off the gold standard.

Small business buys imported components, assembles a finished product and sells in the USA. Creates jobs and wealth.

Wealth is no longer static like you people think it is. Its no zero sum game anymore.