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Stock Market Down 600 Points … DemocRATS to Blame …

August 25, 2019 Ed Mosca

So the Dow Jones dropped over 600 points on Friday after Fascist China announced it would increase tariffs on $75 billion of United States goods, and President Trump said he would respond in kind. The press, including Fox, have been calling the trade issues between Fascist China and the United State’s “Trump’s trade-war.” But Fascist … Read more

GrokTALK! Reboot – The Podcast is Back!

February 6, 2025August 24, 2019 Steve MacDonald

We went bug hunting last night. Mike, and Skip, and I huddled into a Zoom meeting to test its potential as a podcasting platform. I think we can agree that this will work. Zoom allows us to record the program from anywhere we have an internet connection. We’ve already worked out a few issues that … Read more

America = Free Trade, Let’s Lead

August 13, 2019

The United States is not doing enough to promote free trade. Lately we have been an initiator of trade barriers. That has been true over the last two years. Reduction and elimination of trade barriers around the world should be our goal. Barriers to trade Imposing barriers on billions of dollars’ worth of imports creates … Read more

Koch Brothers (Americans for Prosperity) to Support Democrats in 2020 …

June 9, 2019 Ed Mosca

From the Washington Examiner: The influential Koch network is open to backing Democrats in the 2020 election cycle. A memo from Emily Seidel, the CEO of Americans for Prosperity, the Koch brothers’ political organization, said the group would “support the primary election of lawmakers, regardless of political party, who stick their necks out to lead diverse … Read more

Mexico Signs Agreement – New Tariffs Indefinitely Suspended

June 8, 2019 Steve MacDonald

If you pay attention to these things, then you’ll know who freaked out when President Trump threatened tariffs against Mexico over border security. The Media, Democrats, some Senate Republicans, and all the other usual suspects. End of the world, economy doomed, relations ruined, none of that happened.

Mexico WILL be paying for The Wall…heh!

May 31, 2019 Skip

Although I’d rather him have started with a fairly hefty tax on remittances sent back to home countries – but this should work: On June 10th, the United States will impose a 5% Tariff on all goods coming into our Country from Mexico, until such time as illegal migrants coming through Mexico, and into our … Read more

Italy’s God Emperor Trump (If You Haven’t Seen It Yet, Check This Out!)

February 11, 2019 Steve MacDonald

Say hello to God-Emperor Trump. A huge moving recreation of the meme. What meme? This one. Make sure you read the captioning. And check out the mighty Twitter Sword with words that, according to the designer mean “here are your f-ing tariffs.” A joke, he says, but then, it is his opinion that this is a weapon … Read more

Trump Trade Win – China Says It Will Buy More US Goods, Eliminate Trade Imbalance

January 18, 2019 Steve MacDonald

Our optimism about Mr. Trump’s trade war with China continues to be rewarded. While most American’s have been listening to the Western media and never-Trumpers, we’ve looked elsewhere for insight. And we’ve shared it here, including some of the most important insights of all. Observes in China view Mr. Trump as an excellent strategist and tactician. My … Read more

Winning?

December 26, 2018December 26, 2018 Skip

Reformatted, emphasis mine: In its third round of tariff cuts this year, China announced that 700 more goods will have tariffs cut. Bloomberg reports: China announced another round of tariff cuts, lowering import taxes on more than 700 goods from Jan. 1 as part of its efforts to open up the economy and lower costs for domestic … Read more

Data Point: China agrees to reduce their tariffs on American cars

December 3, 2018December 3, 2018 Skip

President Donald Trump said on Sunday that China had agreed to “reduce and remove” tariffs on U.S. cars below the 40 percent level that Beijing is currently charging on American-made vehicles. A day after he and Chinese President Xi Jinping called a 90-day cease-fire in their trade war to allow time for negotiations, Trump said on … Read more

Donald Trump Is Winning the Trade War With China

November 21, 2018 Steve MacDonald

Donald Trump is winning the trade war with China. That’s what they are saying. Who? Who is saying that? What crazy “right-wing mouthpiece” is peddling that blather? Munich-based EocnPol Europe, that’s who. In a paper titled ‘Who is Paying for the Trade War with China,’ they report that it’s not Americans. It is Chinese Exporters who are … Read more

Trade War? Seems like Trump is winning by using tariffs like a scalpel

October 6, 2018 Skip

Mexico, Canada – it was Germany’s turn to be on the short end of Trump’s “Art of the Deal” and the EU throwing in the towel. Remember, Trump has said he’d most want NO tariffs at all:

Trump VICTORY? EU may ABANDON tariffs on US cars after threats to German industry

The German Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy, Peter Altmaier, told Austrian public broadcaster ORF on Friday that Germany is willing to come to the table to ease trade tensions with the US. Mr Altmaier said: “We are ready to talk about low, equal duties on cars. “This would be the best solution for everyone.” Mr Altmaier’s surprise comments came after an EU trade ministers meeting in Innsbruck.

US duty on imports from the EU is only 2.5 percent, resulting in a trade deficit for the US.