The 2024 Presidential Race Thread

Thebrownblob

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Competitive advantage? Benz shouldn’t be forced to do such a thing. They don’t owe us or anybody anything. They’re a business and are doing business that benefits them in a competitive world.

My god, I’m defending classical Republican ideas and you guys are pie-in-the-sky protectionist Democrats. lol
I would agree with except that I’m pretty sure the European Union has an unfair advantage with a tariff on our stuff. 🤷‍♂️
 
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vantexan

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Competitive advantage? Benz shouldn’t be forced to do such a thing. They don’t owe us or anybody anything. They’re a business and are doing business that benefits them in a competitive world.

My god, I’m defending classical Republican ideas and you guys are pie-in-the-sky protectionist Democrats. lol
The Japanese build cars in the States. This is the top market in the world. If you want to sell here you should build here. Or be prepared for paying tariffs.
 

Next Day Err

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No you're not, you're defending foreign companies because your political party supports globalism over making America great.
America is already great.

Do you realize whatever we do to punish foreign companies from doing partial business in America will result in retaliation by other countries? Do you realize that American companies do PLENTY of business overseas in the way MB does here? Did you think through what effect that will have on workers here for those same companies? Their pensions? All of THEIR b2b customers? Our stock and bond markets and 401k accounts?

Of course you didn’t.

Because it’s not a serious proposal. It’s a reversal of all the gains of competitive advantage in the global economy making our lives easier and wealthier.
 

DriveInDriveOut

Inordinately Right
America is already great.

Do you realize whatever we do to punish foreign companies from doing partial business in America will result in retaliation by other countries? Do you realize that American companies do PLENTY of business overseas in the way MB does here? Did you think through what effect that will have on workers here for those same companies? Their pensions? All of THEIR b2b customers? Our stock and bond markets and 401k accounts?

Of course you didn’t.

Because it’s not a serious proposal. It’s a reversal of all the gains of competitive advantage in the global economy making our lives easier and wealthier.
I realize you are parroting an old narrative that has proven to be a complete failure for the middle class.

But that's okay, there's a candidate who actually cares about making America great. Donald Trump.

Carry on.
 

Next Day Err

Well-Known Member
I realize you are parroting an old narrative that has proven to be a complete failure for the middle class.

But that's okay, there's a candidate who actually cares about making America great. Donald Trump.

Carry on.
What I posted was economic reality.

If Trump slaps these universal tariffs on imports we will all suffer. There will be retaliation and we will all have LESS and everything will cost MORE. This isn’t rocket science.
 
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