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Dahobbs

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  1. It is also one of the worst ways to live during the complete collapse of society. The Russians figured that much out. You can tolerate a lot so long as you can stay buzzed.
  2. Economic crisis isn't solved by shrinking investment in your economy. China knows this. We used to know it.
  3. Power vacuum. The political and economic influence we've been abandoned will be gobbled up by China. This is very much to the benefit of China and aligned with its goals.
  4. This is China panicking:
  5. The bullying narrative is getting a bit more fuel. Trying to kick the kid out of the tented area was already a bit petty, but even more so if it was raining. However, nothing about what the witnesses describe seems to justify the escalation. It may have been self-defense to push back. But nothing about the described encounter would suggest there was an imminent threat of serious bodily injury or death to justify escalating with the knife. That said, we've seen assholes with guns get off for pretty much the same thing.
  6. The suspicion is that this isn't actually the family. I don't think anyone actually cares what the family does with any money they raise. This one just smells a bit and may not be legitimate.
  7. LOL. One person is crashing the world economy right now for no fucking reason. But sure, whatever you say, Mr. Objective.
  8. I guess it is a question of effective at what? They have an effect (cost increases). Whether they also have the effect of creating a domestic industry may be more questionable. But it'll be predictable. And that may matter a lot more at this point.
  9. This is true, but he'll also double down on a bad strategy solely because other people are criticizing it since he is after all the expert on everything.
  10. Theoretically tariffs of this nature could contribute to the redevelopment of some domestic industry. These particular ones aren't well thought out, and the general economic decline they will cause will likely prevent the type of domestic development that are intended to spur. Maybe @ChickenSandwich can explain why tariffs are needed to offset VAT.
  11. My assumption: The firearms, not stated category means the type wasn't identified at all. The other firearm category is a lump grouping for types that were stated but don't fit in the other categories for whatever reason.
  12. Well.. maybe he meant boom as in literally explode? That seems to be what has happened.
  13. Sorry, he should have been more clear: next time try reading the thing that you're taking the time to take a screen shot off and then upload to Surly before you post it.
  14. Good luck my man. I wish you the best. Every time you start this shit it goes poorly for you. Again, just stay off the internet. It isn't made for you.
  15. No one denies the story is tragic, as are the many murders that occur every fucking day. You got the response because you can't be bothered to read what you're fucking posting. Don't post inflammatory bullshit and you will not get negged. Take responsibility for your actions. Or, as I've said many times before, get off the fucking internet because it isn't a good place for you.
  16. Any moment now @ChickenSandwich will come in and admit he misunderstood what VAT is and how tariffs work.
  17. snakes are quieter (unless they have rattle).
  18. In order to analyze something objectively, you need to have all available information. Based on the below, you're analyzing based on partial information, which is the equivalent to analyzing based upon misinformation. If you can't see that, you're being neither objective nor rational.
  19. It'll actually make it worse. Processed, calorically dense foods will take the place of more nutritionally balanced (and less addictive) whole foods to an even greater extent than they do now.
  20. To help @ChickenSandwich Tariffs are focused on where a product is from. Sales tax and VAT are focused on where a product is intended to be used. Tariffs treat products from other countries differently. Sales Tax and VAT treat products FROM other the countries the same. Sales Tax and VAT differ in how they accomplish that task. Sales Tax focused on transactions and where those transactions take place. VAT focuses on products and where those products are intended to be used. Because sales is applied to transactions, it is possible for the same product to be taxed multiple times. VAT is intended to apply to a product only one time. In conclusion, VAT is not a tariff and does not negatively affect US made goods in comparison to locally made goods.
  21. VAT applies to goods sold in the EU. It doesn't matter where they came from. It doesn't apply to goods sold outside the EU. Texas also does not apply sales tax to goods not sold in Texas. I'm not sure why this is confusing to you.
  22. Texas is ahead of the tariff game with sales tax!
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