The Tarriff Hype.

petros

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Lets rewind 13 years...

 

Ron in Regina

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Still don’t know the punchline here, as Trump is getting to the important stuff 1st:
Trump’s incoming press secretary that would rename the Gulf of Mexico the “Gulf of America” and restore the name Mount McKinley to Alaska’s highest peak, which former President Barack Obama renamed Denali in 2015 as a show of respect to Alaskan tribal groups.
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(It’s not yet known which of Trump’s exhaustive list of executive actions will have immediate impact, which are purely symbolic, and whether Congress or the courts can limit their impact)

It was immediately clear, however, that several appeared to fall short of the “days of thunder” the incoming president’s allies promised in the lead up to Inauguration Day. Despite vows to enact tariffs as high as 100 percent on imports, for example, Trump issued an order merely directing federal agencies to investigate and address trade deficits and unfair trade and currency practices, without levying any new tariffs on foreign countries.

The order, first previewed by The Wall Street Journal on Monday, singles out China as well as Canada and Mexico for evaluation — but does not impose either a universal baseline tariff or tariffs on select trading partners, as many countries feared. That contradicts Trump’s promise in November to impose 25 percent tariffs on Mexico and Canada on his first day in office in an effort to crack down on illegal migration and the flow of fentanyl into the United States.

The decision is likely to irk backers of the hawkish tariff agenda Trump outlined on the campaign trail, which also included imposing 10 to 20 percent tariffs on all imports, tariffs of 60 percent or higher on Chinese imports and replacing the income tax with tariffs.

There’s a whole slew of Executive Orders here:
 

Tecumsehsbones

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He can rename Mt McKinley. But the U.S. doesn't own the Gulf of Mexico.

The rest of it, who knows? Trump doesn't have policies or promises, he has applause lines.

Keep an eye on the price of eggs. That seems to be the agreed metric. Trump said he'd bring down prices. Not stop or slow the increase. . . bring them down.
 
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petros

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Keep an eye on the price of eggs. That seems to be the agreed metric. Trump said he'd bring down prices. Not stop or slow the increase. . . bring them down.
Good thing H5N1 isnt an issue. Eggs could cost even more if there were.

USDA is working on increasing vaccines for poultry and cattle. 5G cows that can be tripped to attack. 10 million Mujos.
 
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Taxslave2

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I didn't drank Mexican boat gas when I was young either.
I did. Not a good idea. Although, as I have been told, it was tequila that got us kicked out of jail. I'm pretty sure the cop just didn't want to have to deal with the mess on sunday morning.
 
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