Or an Aussie/Kiwi. They can't spell to good neither.89Hen wrote:* labourkalm wrote:
He cited taxes and "soaring labor costs."
He must be a Brit.
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It would be a good thing if we end up not having such wide differences in labor costs, especially when it's China's going up and ours not going down. It takes that variable out of the equation in terms of where companies choose to site their businesses, and it has a knock down effect that Chinese people begin to worry less about where their next meal will come from and worry more about things we care about like clean water/clean air, etc. Besides, competing on a level playing field isn't a bad thing.kalm wrote:Sure...but the gap may be closing to the extent where it's a push.Grizalltheway wrote: Right, but that doesn't mean they're on par or higher than they are here.
I was making a broader sarcastic point about globalization. Quit being an 89...
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Fair enough points.GannonFan wrote:It would be a good thing if we end up not having such wide differences in labor costs, especially when it's China's going up and ours not going down. It takes that variable out of the equation in terms of where companies choose to site their businesses, and it has a knock down effect that Chinese people begin to worry less about where their next meal will come from and worry more about things we care about like clean water/clean air, etc. Besides, competing on a level playing field isn't a bad thing.kalm wrote:
Sure...but the gap may be closing to the extent where it's a push.
I was making a broader sarcastic point about globalization. Quit being an 89...
So one could say we've been making the world great again...
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Why you mother fucker...kalm wrote:Fair enough points.GannonFan wrote:It would be a good thing if we end up not having such wide differences in labor costs, especially when it's China's going up and ours not going down. It takes that variable out of the equation in terms of where companies choose to site their businesses, and it has a knock down effect that Chinese people begin to worry less about where their next meal will come from and worry more about things we care about like clean water/clean air, etc. Besides, competing on a level playing field isn't a bad thing.
So one could say we've been making the world great again...
kalm = crickets89Hen wrote:Our wages aren't going down. China not being able to undermine our wages because theirs are going up is a good thing kalm.
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89Hen wrote:Why you mother fucker...kalm wrote:
Fair enough points.
So one could say we've been making the world great again...kalm = crickets89Hen wrote:Our wages aren't going down. China not being able to undermine our wages because theirs are going up is a good thing kalm.
I'm still trying to make the 1990's Clintonian argument for the democracy spreading virtues of global capitalism jive with the original spirit of this thread.
It's a daunting task and I'm just trying to keep as open a mind as you...
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Happy Trump Year!
Only two weeks until Martin Luther Trump, Jr Day!!!!!!!!!!!!
Only two weeks until Martin Luther Trump, Jr Day!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Then, next month is Valentrump's Day.93henfan wrote:Happy Trump Year!
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http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/05/politics/ ... index.htmlLawmakers and senior US intelligence officials drew a line in the sand for Donald Trump on Thursday, presenting a united front on their conclusion that Russia is a major threat to the United States and was behind election hacking -- a conclusion the President-elect has refused to accept.
I thought Obama wanted us to call the 1980s and return their foreign policy...
Turns out I might be a little gay. 89Hen 11/7/17
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Ibanez wrote:http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/05/politics/ ... index.htmlLawmakers and senior US intelligence officials drew a line in the sand for Donald Trump on Thursday, presenting a united front on their conclusion that Russia is a major threat to the United States and was behind election hacking -- a conclusion the President-elect has refused to accept.
I thought Obama wanted us to call the 1980s and return their foreign policy...
Uh...wasn't that trust lost when we invaded Iraq and found no WMD?"I do think public trust and confidence in the Intelligence Community is crucial" both in the US and in other countries that rely on US intelligence, James Clapper, the Director of National Intelligence, told the Senate Armed Services Committee.
Oh and Russia is our greatest ally.
That will never get old.
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There you go again. Equating government confiscating less $$ from a company somehow = the citizens paying that company..Chizzang wrote:Indiana citizens will now pay $7,000,000 in annual tax incentives for 800 Carrier jobs to stay in Indiana...
"We certainly don't want to take as our guide to creating jobs special tax breaks for a company that earned $7.5 billion in profits last year, got $6 billion in defense contracts, paid its top five executives $50 million, in order to preserve 1,000 out of 2,100 jobs," said Shapiro.
"It's essentially a transfer from the taxpayers of Indiana, who are providing these tax breaks, to the shareholders of United Technology plus those 1,000 workers. That's really not a model for creating jobs across America," he added..."
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The old "keeping more of your money" meme is fun. Unless it's offset by spending cuts and every business in the state gets the same tax cut, it's also meaningless.BDKJMU wrote:There you go again. Equating government contiscating less $$ from a company somehow = the citizens paying that company..Chizzang wrote:Indiana citizens will now pay $7,000,000 in annual tax incentives for 800 Carrier jobs to stay in Indiana...
"We certainly don't want to take as our guide to creating jobs special tax breaks for a company that earned $7.5 billion in profits last year, got $6 billion in defense contracts, paid its top five executives $50 million, in order to preserve 1,000 out of 2,100 jobs," said Shapiro.
"It's essentially a transfer from the taxpayers of Indiana, who are providing these tax breaks, to the shareholders of United Technology plus those 1,000 workers. That's really not a model for creating jobs across America," he added..."
Like it or not, states have to balance budgets and "the people"
have debt obligations that can't be ignored or kicked down the road unlike the Feds (conks are suppose to appreciate this).
Otherwise it's just government picking winners and losers and increases the tax burden on businesses and people who don't get the cuts.
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Speaking of the tax burden, Indiana had a $50M surplus last fiscal year and has about $2.25B in reserves, so there's that.kalm wrote:The old "keeping more of your money" meme is fun. Unless it's offset by spending cuts and every business in the state gets the same tax cut, it's also meaningless.BDKJMU wrote: There you go again. Equating government contiscating less $$ from a company somehow = the citizens paying that company..
Like it or not, states have to balance budgets and "the people"
have debt obligations that can't be ignored or kicked down the road unlike the Feds (conks are suppose to appreciate this).
Otherwise it's just government picking winners and losers and increases the tax burden on businesses and people who don't get the cuts.
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Good on them!Baldy wrote:Speaking of the tax burden, Indiana had a $50M surplus last fiscal year and has about $2.25B in reserves, so there's that.kalm wrote:
The old "keeping more of your money" meme is fun. Unless it's offset by spending cuts and every business in the state gets the same tax cut, it's also meaningless.
Like it or not, states have to balance budgets and "the people"
have debt obligations that can't be ignored or kicked down the road unlike the Feds (conks are suppose to appreciate this).
Otherwise it's just government picking winners and losers and increases the tax burden on businesses and people who don't get the cuts.
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I hope the tax relief...trickles down some small businesses.
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DJIA is within a hair of 20k right now.
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Stanley Black and Decker will build Craftsman tools in the US...bringing them back from overseas. Cites Trump's border tax was part of the reason.
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TRUMP WINS...AGAIN!!!
^^^^ Hey Libs...and Obama/Hillary supporters...and Chizzy...you're going to get sick of hearing that line repeated again, and again, and again.
Making America Great Again!
But, but, but, but Russia might have wanted Trump to win...
LOOK...squirrels!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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^^^^ Hey Libs...and Obama/Hillary supporters...and Chizzy...you're going to get sick of hearing that line repeated again, and again, and again.
Making America Great Again!
But, but, but, but Russia might have wanted Trump to win...
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Cluck U wrote: LOOK...squirrels!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Russia = BenghaziCluck U wrote:But, but, but, but Russia might have wanted Trump to win...
LOOK...squirrels!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
my how the tables have turned.
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Q: Name something that offends Republicans?
A: The actual teachings of Jesus
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I thought it was getting caught flat-footed by the collapse of the Soviet Union?SDHornet wrote:Ibanez wrote:
http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/05/politics/ ... index.html
I thought Obama wanted us to call the 1980s and return their foreign policy...Uh...wasn't that trust lost when we invaded Iraq and found no WMD?"I do think public trust and confidence in the Intelligence Community is crucial" both in the US and in other countries that rely on US intelligence, James Clapper, the Director of National Intelligence, told the Senate Armed Services Committee.
Oh and Russia is our greatest ally.
That will never get old.
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Praise be upon Obama, the compassionate, the merciful!CAA Flagship wrote:DJIA is within a hair of 20k right now.
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Well what...in...the...hell...“The wealthy are going to create tremendous jobs. They’re going to expand their companies,” Trump asserted during the first presidential debate. “They’re going to bring $2.5 trillion back from overseas, … to be put to use on the inner cities and lots of other things, and it would be beautiful.” During the third debate he promised that “We’re going to start hiring people, we’re going to bring the $2.5 trillion that’s offshore back into the country. We are going to start the engine rolling again.”
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Hey, I'm all for "wealth management opportunities"!kalm wrote:Well what...in...the...hell...“The wealthy are going to create tremendous jobs. They’re going to expand their companies,” Trump asserted during the first presidential debate. “They’re going to bring $2.5 trillion back from overseas, … to be put to use on the inner cities and lots of other things, and it would be beautiful.” During the third debate he promised that “We’re going to start hiring people, we’re going to bring the $2.5 trillion that’s offshore back into the country. We are going to start the engine rolling again.”
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Funny that the Gov of Florida called Trump after the airport shooting
May have tried BHO 1st but was probably napping getting ready for his late night party last night
May have tried BHO 1st but was probably napping getting ready for his late night party last night
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Global minimum wage - $15/hr.GannonFan wrote:It would be a good thing if we end up not having such wide differences in labor costs, especially when it's China's going up and ours not going down. It takes that variable out of the equation in terms of where companies choose to site their businesses, and it has a knock down effect that Chinese people begin to worry less about where their next meal will come from and worry more about things we care about like clean water/clean air, etc. Besides, competing on a level playing field isn't a bad thing.kalm wrote:
Sure...but the gap may be closing to the extent where it's a push.
I was making a broader sarcastic point about globalization. Quit being an 89...
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Trump just stopped in front of the cameras at Trump Tower while seeing off the Alibaba founder. Priceless dialogue with a reporter:
Reporter: How is the confirmation process going?
Trump: The hearings are going great!
Reporter: The hearings haven't started yet.
Trump: Great!!
Reporter: How is the confirmation process going?
Trump: The hearings are going great!
Reporter: The hearings haven't started yet.
Trump: Great!!
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