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Markets Rebound as US and China agree to slash tariffs for 90 days
candide replied to Social Media's topic in World News
Markets go down - Trump blames Biden Markets go up - Trump congratulates himself! 🤣 -
It's Trump who started the tariff war, not China. China has always been reacting. Trump puts tariffs, China puts tariffs, Trump decreases tariffs, China decreases tariffs. Trump was waiting for Xi's call, he did not call. I don't remember China saying they would not negotiate. Actually, the real negotiations will be starting now that tariffs have been lowered. As to "one-way" trade deals are you unaware that the U.S. also had special tariffs on specific goods, as well as several non-tariff barriers. Are you unaware that there was no Buy European Act, or Buy Australian Act? (China is a different case, they were not really playing by the rules). The current situation with China is that there are still tariffs, albeit lower. The U.S. seems to have an advantage with 30% tariffs against 10% applied by China. However, it's only on paper as the Chinese economy is controlled by the State and the CCP can decide about imports to a large extent. The main problem with China is the level of economies of scale it can achieve thanks to the size of its domestic market. We are already feeling their impact for goods such as solar panels, EV, Telecommunications equipment, etc... There is no way the U.S. alone can match this level of economies of scale alone on long-term (and possibly on middle-term too). The only way to reach a sufficient level of economies of scale is with allies, allies that Trump is attacking in the same way he's attacking China. The TIPP and TPP were moves in that direction, but Trump 1.0 trashed them.
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It's you the laptop denier. You always deny that nothing incriminating for Joe Biden has been found on the laptop, despite the GOP Committee trying every possible trick before failing miserably. 🤣
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Democrats to Biden: Step Aside So the Party Can Move Forward
candide replied to Social Media's topic in World News
Biden has been quite useful, first by beating Trump, and then by achieving the best post-Covid economic recovery among comparable advanced economies (G7). However, he should have let the Dems manage a succession rather than candidating for the 2024 election. Now it's time to let others rebuild the Dem party after the 2024 defeat. And also time to have younger politicians take more responsibilities. Well, that's what young Dems are saying! 🙂 -
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Trump Vows to Slash Drug Prices with New Executive Order
candide replied to Social Media's topic in World News
Why? If it's implemented and it works, that's great! In particular for people who need Insulin and have been ransomed for years. What does the GOP think about it? GOP congressmen have not been too eager to cap drug prices. -
Well compensated by the fun from watching MAGAs deflecting, denying and making up stuff, in a lame attempt to downplay the mess caused by their cult master. 🤣
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You are making,facts up, as usual. The job situation is similar to what it was last year, putin is rejecting the ceasefire proposed by the U.S., inlation level is also similar, stock markets lower.. 😆
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Report Supreme Court Trial Looms, but Thaksin May Walk Free Again
candide replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
These court cases have no other meaning than to remind Thaksin that’s he's on a tight leash. -
There's only one thing blocking Trump's treason
candide replied to simple1's topic in Political Soapbox
Making ridiculous and baseless claims is obviously not a problem for you. -
Home Cooking & childhood memories are being erased by the Marxist
candide replied to riclag's topic in Political Soapbox
Thanks to Riclag, no need to subscribe to the NYPost! 😆 -
The alarming mental decline of Donald J. Trump -- watch this space
candide replied to Jingthing's topic in Political Soapbox
The same polls which were showing a positive approval 3 months ago (and MAGA posters were bragging about them).🙂 -
US abandons Ukraine-Russia peace negotiations
candide replied to GroveHillWanderer's topic in The War in Ukraine
It's more simple than having to destroy an U.S. interpreter's notes. -
Updates and events in the War in Ukraine 2025
candide replied to cdnvic's topic in The War in Ukraine
It looks like a Carnival parade! -
What a joke of envoy! Trump envoy relied on Kremlin interpreter in meetings with Putin to end war in Ukraine Steve Witkoff, who has been tasked with negotiating an end to the war in Ukraine, met with Putin in Moscow for several hours on Feb. 11, on March 13, and in St. Petersburg on April 11, and “used their translators,” one of the Western officials said. “If they speak to each other in Russian, he doesn’t know what they are saying,” the official added, referring to Putin and the interpreters. Witkoff, a former real estate mogul and cryptocurrency trader, does not speak Russian. By using Kremlin interpreters, he ran the risk that some of the nuance in Putin’s messages was missed and he would not have been able to independently verify what was being said to him, two former American ambassadors said. https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-envoy-relied-kremlin-interpreter-090040260.html
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The alarming mental decline of Donald J. Trump -- watch this space
candide replied to Jingthing's topic in Political Soapbox
As usual, you don't have much! https://www.realclearpolling.com/polls/approval/donald-trump/issues/economy I upload a screenshot in case you cannot open the link! 🤣 -
The alarming mental decline of Donald J. Trump -- watch this space
candide replied to Jingthing's topic in Political Soapbox
Trump is focusing on making a spectacle of President Trump rather than addressing the needs of the American people. Idiot buffoon. -
I'll help you. Here's the full transcript. What critical parts have been edited out and most of all how did it alter the meaning of what Trump said, according to you? Of course, in the clip, they cannot keep the whole interview, so they have selected only a part of it. So what are the parts they left out to alter the meaning of what Trump said, and how editing them out may have altered the meaning of what Trump said about this particular issue? https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/read-full-transcript-president-donald-trump-interviewed-meet-press-mod-rcna203514