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Trump Calls for Return of Panama Canal Over "Unfair" Transit Rates


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5 minutes ago, OneMoreFarang said:

 

And over 70,000,000 Americans voted for him. What does this tell us about those voters... 

that their opinion counts and yours doesnt?

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3 minutes ago, herfiehandbag said:

 

What's next eh? Demands for "Lebensraum" in adjacent countries?

Thats a National Socialist gig, we dont need it. If we do, just grab Ontario, they will be bankrupt soon after they get the bill for constant commercials on Fox News begging us not to tariff them.

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1 minute ago, mdr224 said:

that their opinion counts and yours doesnt?

Shhhhhhhhhh. They think they matter.

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As Senator S.I. Hayakawa notably said back when Panama Canal was returned to .... "Panama!": "It's our canal. We stole it fair and square."

Imbecilic and lacking follow thru thinking to assume US can just take back the canal with no repercussions...

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5 hours ago, 1duckyboy said:

Due to the low water levels supplying  the Panama Canal, the number of ships passing through it has been forced to dramatically decrease, sometimes leaving ships waiting weeks in line to use it. Panama has taken advantage of the situation and raised passage fees to astronomical levels for everyone, not just U.S. ships. There's now an unofficial bidding war among waiting ships to get through the canal.

Capitalism at its best

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2 hours ago, mikebike said:

Upon opening in 1914 it cost the equivalent of $38/ton.

 

Today the cost is $10/ton.

 

😂😂😂😂Astronomical 🤣🤣🤣🤣

 

Where do you get this drivel? Oh wait, I know 🤣🤣

 

Comparing the cost of something over 100 years ago to the cost now is nonsensical.

Here's what Google AI's "drivel" says about the cost of transiting the Panama Canal in the last 10 years. 

 

"The cost to pass through the Panama Canal has changed significantly in the last ten years, with the average cost of transiting the canal increasing to $900,000 since the canal's expansion: 
  • Tolls
    Tolls are based on a ship's type, tonnage, and payload, with larger ships paying more. For example, Panamax containerships can pay up to half a million dollars in tolls. 
  • Auction fees
    Auction fees can double the cost of using the canal, and in 2023 reached as much as $4 million per passage. 
  • Drought
    A drought has halved the number of daily slots available through the canal, forcing shippers to pay more to get their cargoes through. 
    The Panama Canal Expansion project, which was completed in 2016, tripled the canal's capacity. The canal authority is planning to create a new reservoir to supply enough extra water to handle an additional 12 to 15 passages a day." 
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1 hour ago, UWEB said:

That's what the Musk Fascist has told already, we don't need twice the same nonsense.

No, Musk isnt a fascist. Nor a National Socialist, which ideology favours an avatar like yours.

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1 hour ago, Emdog said:

As Senator S.I. Hayakawa notably said back when Panama Canal was returned to .... "Panama!": "It's our canal. We stole it fair and square."

Imbecilic and lacking follow thru thinking to assume US can just take back the canal with no repercussions...

Who is going to stop us? Socialist cadre ranting on forums?

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1 hour ago, 1duckyboy said:

 

Comparing the cost of something over 100 years ago to the cost now is nonsensical.

Here's what Google AI's "drivel" says about the cost of transiting the Panama Canal in the last 10 years. 

 

"The cost to pass through the Panama Canal has changed significantly in the last ten years, with the average cost of transiting the canal increasing to $900,000 since the canal's expansion: 
  • Tolls
    Tolls are based on a ship's type, tonnage, and payload, with larger ships paying more. For example, Panamax containerships can pay up to half a million dollars in tolls. 
  • Auction fees
    Auction fees can double the cost of using the canal, and in 2023 reached as much as $4 million per passage. 
  • Drought
    A drought has halved the number of daily slots available through the canal, forcing shippers to pay more to get their cargoes through. 
    The Panama Canal Expansion project, which was completed in 2016, tripled the canal's capacity. The canal authority is planning to create a new reservoir to supply enough extra water to handle an additional 12 to 15 passages a day." 

Quoting Google AI. Got it. Another non thinker.

Posted
1 hour ago, Peabody said:

In other news, Russia is demanding Alaska back, Mexico is taking back SW Amerikkka, the Spanish are taking back Florida, and France is demanding the return of the Louisiana Purchase. Contracts, treaties, and promises mean nothing that goon.

Alaska? We bought it, Russia cant afford to buy it back.

 

Mexico? What are they going to do, beg? They exist as a country solely because we let them.

 

Spanish? They cant even take care of their own internals? They even have an army?

 

France: Bwaaaaahahahahahahahaha. The heighth of pathetic.

 

By the way America is spelled with a "c". Amerika is the German spelling. Let me guess you are trying to make a college kid statement?

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Panama Canal Tolls:

 

Uniform Toll Structure: The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) implements a standardised toll system based on vessel size, type, and cargo, applying these rates uniformly to all nations. This approach ensures equitable treatment for all users.

Posted
7 minutes ago, Will B Good said:

 

I think it's based on chaos theory........just throw in all kinds of massive distractions to deflect from what investigative journalists should be focussing upon.

 

Trump claims all mineral rights on the Moon

 

Trump claims all sea beds are now US owned

 

Trump claims Mike Gaetz is a suitable candidate for Attorney General.

I would love to see Gaetz as AG. O boy, bring me the popcorn.

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