N.O. via West-Cal

This is exactly what I want from an owner.

Now, as much as I would have loved for Willie to succeed, has not. Dumars needs to make the move and time’s a-wasting.

“A tax on the American people is incorrect. We are not being taxed. It’s a price increase on foreign goods.”

A tariff is a tax on imports and clearly within congressional authority. The issue at hand has nothing to do with whether the tariffs are good or bad or whether they are paid by the importer or ultimately consumers—that’s a question for economists. This is about whether the executive has the power to levy them in the manner the administration did.

“You must not know that 'obamacare' was presented to congress as ANYTHING BUT A TAX !!!”

This is true! And I agree that the ACA should have been struck down. But that’s beside the point, which is whether Trump’s unilaterally imposed tariffs (taxes) are constitutional. I don’t think they are.

I am aware that many on this board are extremely exercised but the H1B visa program, the results of which are largely invisible to me. But in learning more about the program, I see that these visas are capped at 85k per year in industries that, as best I can tell, have low unemployment rates of 3 or 4% (depending on where you look and what sectors are considered). For these reasons, it is hard for me to see this in the same light as many on this board. I’d be interested in hearing some facts on the other side. In short, is this really a problem?

“ So for Obama care, he said it could survive as a tax, but for Trump, he wants to argue since it’s a tax on Americans, Trump can’t impose? Seems like that’s some assumed word substitution there, but what do I know?”

Obamacare was a law passed by Congress. I didn’t care for Roberts characterizing the mandate as a tax, but it was most definitely a Congressional act. With tariffs, Trump is attempting to levy a tax on his own. So, not the same at all.

With sufficient majorities, the Constitution allows for virtually anything, but we Americans have always been a fractious lot. What you cite as a flaw may be a feature. Presumably the Marxists and so forth you profess concern over are themselves troubled to live in Trump’s second term. Hand wringing and pearl clutching on the right may be even more unseemly than when practiced by the left.

Great thread idea! And I say this regardless of how it turns out. It will just be interesting. We all know we gave up a talent in Dyson but it will be fun to follow.

The key is Olave being your #2 WR and being paid reasonably. He is not a number one and if the deal isn’t team friendly, trade him and move on.

Wow, this is a huge foreign policy win if true.

I remember being floored by the story reflected in the article bc of how widely the original story had been reported.