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Not a hate thread, just a place to post all the fucked up shit that Trump does.
And a poll that suggests that Trump's approval rating is high is, indeed, fucked up shit.
Also, CNN, like other mainstream media, are suddenly loving Trump because they're too scared not to. Individuals might still despise him and comment, but background company can't kiss his ass enough. You know, like Disney did.
Actually, his approval rating is up because he is doing exactly what he said he'd do & was voted in for those reasons. There's nothing that he has done in the past week that he didn't say on his campaign trail. He's probably the first President ever to do so.
The U.S. oil and gas industry is booming, with production at record levels, while renewable sources of energy are expanding at a healthy clip and gasoline prices are at their lowest level in more than three years.
So Trump declares an "energy emergency."
So Trump declares an "energy emergency."
Well, because HE didn't do it, he can ignore it and claim "no one does it better than him" so of course, boom to others = emergency!
Unlike when they were taking orders from the Democrats on what to print and what not to print.
Here's the thing. Canada (Alberta) and Mexico could get together and set a date to collectively shut the taps off to the US for one week, just to make a point about how much the US relies on Canadian and Mexican oil. Like if the US doesn't need our oil as Trump states, then why did he approve the Keystone XL last time? About 60% of America's refining capacity is set up for Mexican and Canadian heavy crude. That equates to roughly 400,000 US jobs. It also means that the US can't use the majority of the oil it produces.
Then there's the deficit that Trump mistakes for a "subsidy". When you factor in all cross-border commerce including investments, the US trade deficit is around $43 billion. We don't even crack the top 5 when it comes to trade deficits the US has with other countries. And there's a simple reason why the US has $43 billion trade deficit with Canada, they have 9 times the population and thus collectively buy more shit than Canadians do. No frickin' idea where he's getting his $100 billion then $200 billion figures from.
Also, considering the billions the US spends every year keeping troops in the Mid-east to help keep oil supplies secure and considering it costs the US $0 to keep Canada's oil supply secure, I'd say we can shave several billion off that $43 billion deficit.
Then there's Ontario and Quebec. On a good day, after supplying their own needs, the two provinces export enough hydro to the US to power anywhere from 11.5 million to 15 million households. Can the US north-east meet their energy needs without it? We might find out.
Counter-tariffs on stuff we also produce would be another way to go. Things like US liquor, beer and wine, dairy, steel, aluminum etc. Tariffing things we don't produce only punishes us with the extra costs. Remember folks, tariffs on things you don't produce, or don't produce enough of, only hurt the importing country not the exporting country. And that's something Canada, the EU and Mexico could also do in a coordinated effort.
Or ya know, we could actually be a responsible neighbour and address the immediate and legitimate border concerns Trump has. Not that WE don't have any concerns about illegal immigrants and guns flowing north from the US so maybe Donny-boy should do something about that and be a responsible neighbour as well.
One last thing, further to a post in another Trump thread. As I said there Ruzzia seems to be gearing up for a go at more Arctic territory. Whether that's Finland or Canada who knows. If it's Canada you know the US will defend us because they already have Ruzzia as a neighbour near Alaska. They won't want Ruzzia basically having two potential fronts against the them . My concern though is if the US DOES come to our defence, that WILL be the end of Canada and we WILL end up being the 51st state whether we like it or not.
I like the US (the geography) and I like the people, generally. But I do NOT want to be an American unless the "51st state" gets to keep its healthcare system, such as it is. Yeah sure, the US has better health care and WAY better diagnostics but who the hell can afford it?
Then there's the deficit that Trump mistakes for a "subsidy". When you factor in all cross-border commerce including investments, the US trade deficit is around $43 billion. We don't even crack the top 5 when it comes to trade deficits the US has with other countries. And there's a simple reason why the US has $43 billion trade deficit with Canada, they have 9 times the population and thus collectively buy more shit than Canadians do. No frickin' idea where he's getting his $100 billion then $200 billion figures from.
Also, considering the billions the US spends every year keeping troops in the Mid-east to help keep oil supplies secure and considering it costs the US $0 to keep Canada's oil supply secure, I'd say we can shave several billion off that $43 billion deficit.
Then there's Ontario and Quebec. On a good day, after supplying their own needs, the two provinces export enough hydro to the US to power anywhere from 11.5 million to 15 million households. Can the US north-east meet their energy needs without it? We might find out.
Counter-tariffs on stuff we also produce would be another way to go. Things like US liquor, beer and wine, dairy, steel, aluminum etc. Tariffing things we don't produce only punishes us with the extra costs. Remember folks, tariffs on things you don't produce, or don't produce enough of, only hurt the importing country not the exporting country. And that's something Canada, the EU and Mexico could also do in a coordinated effort.
Or ya know, we could actually be a responsible neighbour and address the immediate and legitimate border concerns Trump has. Not that WE don't have any concerns about illegal immigrants and guns flowing north from the US so maybe Donny-boy should do something about that and be a responsible neighbour as well.
One last thing, further to a post in another Trump thread. As I said there Ruzzia seems to be gearing up for a go at more Arctic territory. Whether that's Finland or Canada who knows. If it's Canada you know the US will defend us because they already have Ruzzia as a neighbour near Alaska. They won't want Ruzzia basically having two potential fronts against the them . My concern though is if the US DOES come to our defence, that WILL be the end of Canada and we WILL end up being the 51st state whether we like it or not.
I like the US (the geography) and I like the people, generally. But I do NOT want to be an American unless the "51st state" gets to keep its healthcare system, such as it is. Yeah sure, the US has better health care and WAY better diagnostics but who the hell can afford it?
Heh-heh.
The Air Force responded to Trump's "White Men Only" order by removing all references to the Tuskeegee Airmen and other non-White men and all women in Air Force history. The order was quickly reversed.
Every sergeant knows the way to slap down an officer and make her stay in her lane is to give instant, total, no-judgement compliance to his orders.
The Air Force responded to Trump's "White Men Only" order by removing all references to the Tuskeegee Airmen and other non-White men and all women in Air Force history. The order was quickly reversed.
Every sergeant knows the way to slap down an officer and make her stay in her lane is to give instant, total, no-judgement compliance to his orders.
I've a friend who lives in Michigan and works with assistance programs. She mentioned the freeze on the programs, and one of the people who commented said that their Rx's went from 75 to 400$.
The sad thing is, those who didn't think this was going to happen, voted for it to happen.
The sad thing is, those who didn't think this was going to happen, voted for it to happen.
This person just happened to re-up their Rx yesterday? The money allotted for fiscal quarter 4 to fund Rxs disappeared or you fell for comfortable bullshit ?
Maybe Trump is popular because he is fixing all the damage so many years of far left rule caused.
Maybe. And maybe FCC Chairman Carr's threats to pull licenses from media outlets that don't hew to the party line had something to do with it.
The US is still importing oil and electricity, To a certain extent that makes you vulnerable. At lest in The Donald's mind.
If that is what it takes to make them try for facts instead of dogma, then I am all for it. You have to be tone deaf to watch a full half hour of CNN.
I'm sure the fact that declaring an emergency substantially broadens the President's power to take unilateral action has nothing to do with it.