LoneLaugher
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- Oct 3, 2011
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Yes... Globalism.Mixed feelings.
Tariffs could certainly backfire, a hundred-fold.
Then again, long-term national security requires that we retain a substantial manufacturing base on our own soil, under our own control.
And that might require some considerable pain, in order to press the Reset button on Manufacturing in this country, before we get where we need to be.
What-the-hell... No Guts, No Glory.
We've gotta do something, and what we've been doing so far has not been getting the job done.
There is a difference between temporary, cheaper goods, leaving things unchanged, and long-term security, being able to "do" for ourselves.
There is very little doubt in my mind that we have lost our way, in that regard, in recent decades, our capability sacrificed on the Altar of Globalism.
Well... enough of that $hit... time to try something different... radical, even... to begin pushing back against those taking advantage of the US for decades.
Globalism huh?
How is it that the US is the richest nation in the world with the most powerful military in the world after decades of failure?
Are we lucky?
Wanna parlay that luck into a bet on an ignorant man's red meat call to morons?
The primary issue that we have is that our riches have been held by too few people and that has prevented the masses from rapidly adjusting to the changing economy.
It takes a fraction of the personnel to operate a steel plant now as compared to 30 years ago. Tarriffs won't change that. And that fact isn't the result of the joos having control.
We buy the materials and parts for the machines used by our Largest Military in the World from China and other offshore sources, directly or indirectly.
If that supply of parts is ever cut off, we're screwed.
We need to go back to making them ourselves, so that we don't get screwed when the inevitable souring of relations becomes problematic.
If we need fewer Worker Bees per plant than we formerly did, well, that's fine; 30% of old job levels are a damned-sight better than 0% of old job levels.
Time to sacrifice cheaper prices, short-term, for restoration of a strategic manufacturing capability, long term.
Tariffs are merely one lever by which present imbalances may be addressed.
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( as to your stupid remark about "joos having control"... typical LibTard baiting... missing the mark by a vast, wide margin in my own particular case )
The term "globalism" has a distinct history. Maybe you should learn it before you use it.
And you are still suggesting that a moron can solve complex issues with a tweet or by executive order. He's a moron. He has not thought the issue through. We all know this. His motivation is purely political.
And we have not lost our manufacturing capability. That's a fear tactic.