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Trump Accused of 'Market Manipulation' in Tariff Reversal Shocker!
Right now, and since Jan 21, China IS more friendly than the USA. -
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What would it actually take to elevate Thailand?
If Thailand lifted itself to First World standards of safety, health and rectitude, I couldn't afford to live here any more and would have to return to Oz. Which, at age 75, I have NO wish to do. -
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Trump Rejects EU’s ‘Zero Tariffs’ Offer, Vows to Erase $350bn Trade Deficit With Energy Sale
I didn't comment on the chips because I was talking about tariffs. But in regard to chips chat gpt says; Former President Donald Trump has criticized the CHIPS and Science Act, labeling it a "horrible, horrible thing" and advocating for its repeal. His primary concerns are that the Act allocates substantial funds to semiconductor companies without ensuring they will build manufacturing facilities in the United States. Trump argues that these companies receive significant financial support but may not fulfill commitments to domestic production. EconoTimes+10Tom's Hardware+10Yahoo Finance+10WIRED+5Business Insider+5Tom's Hardware+5 Instead of providing subsidies, Trump prefers using tariffs as a strategy to encourage semiconductor manufacturers to establish operations in the U.S. He believes that imposing tariffs would be a more effective method to incentivize companies to relocate production domestically. Times Union+1Business Insider+1Fox Business Despite his criticism of the CHIPS Act, the Trump administration has taken steps to oversee its implementation more effectively. An executive order established the U.S. Investment Accelerator office within the Commerce Department, tasked with expediting corporate investments in domestic semiconductor manufacturing by reducing regulations and coordinating with federal agencies. Data Center Dynamics+7Computerworld+7EconoTimes+7 In summary, Trump's denunciation of the CHIPS Act stems from his belief that the legislation provides unwarranted subsidies to wealthy corporations without guaranteeing domestic manufacturing benefits. He advocates for alternative measures, such as tariffs, to promote U.S.-based semiconductor production In regard to your list of tax cuts, I said I don't recall Biden putting tariffs on Communist China. Which one on that list is a tariff? -
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Electric Vehicles in Thailand
"This everyone (i.e., me)" would not benefit because I run one large home A/C 24/7, another larger A/C 10/7 (just night use), several other medium A/Cs that get run a just a few hours each month during the day, use a clothes dryer, washing machine, 3 frigs, a couple of water heaters, water pump, several TVs, bunch of other electronics, etc....etc....etc...and I have an EV which I prefer to charge whenever I want vs waiting until nighttime or the weekends. The wife and I are retired...predominantly at home enjoying the A/C during the hot day vs being cooled by a work place A/C. My electricity consumption is around 1,500KWH per month. Around 16 years ago when first retiring to Thailand and buying our home during that first year I compared/priced-out if I would be better off with a standard rate meter or TOU meter in regards to monthly electric cost. The standard rate meter won in the cost comparison "in my case".....whether a standard or TOU meter is best for an individual (cost-wise per month) will depend on how much "and" at what times they use the majority of their electricity....each individual will be different even if they own an EV. -
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What would it actually take to elevate Thailand?
Maybe he doesn't like to see 5 year olds drowning in village ponds every year.. MoPH: From 2014 to 2023, Thailand reported 36,503 drowning deaths, with 6,693 of these being children under 15 - drowning is the leading cause of death in Children. Road fatalities is another major issue. Some people care about Thailand and these issues... 'sodding' off to Japan or South Korea won't help solve needless deaths - the Ops discussion point is valid. Access to drinking water is another valid point. Another facet to this discussion is basic human rights standards... Ironically, The United Nations General Assembly has periodically voted on resolutions affirming the right to food as a basic human right. In these votes, the United States and Israel have consistently opposed such resolutions. Freedom House's "Freedom in the World 2024" report categorises Thailand as "Partly Free," assigning a score of 36 out of 100. As a comparison: ... France: 89 / Free ... United Kingdom: 93 / Free ... United States: 83 / Free ... Malaysia: 53 / Partly Free ... Thailand: 36 / Partly Free ... Cambodia: 23 / Not Free ... Vietnam: 19 / Not Free ... Myanmar: 8 / Not Free While clearly not as poor on the human rights scale as other neighbouring countries, this shows how much room for improvement there is... So, while the mongers may consider development not ideal for themselves, fearing 'access to cheap sex and happy endings' may diminish, the reality is that its better for the Thai's.... and that can only be a good thing for them. -
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Economist magazine sounds alarm about new market 'convulsions'
OK, here you go https://www.instagram.com/reel/DIHkxpUz2dI/ No one ignored it!
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