Merry Christmas from Donald Trump

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You're not thinking straight. The US is a majority self serving economy. Only 12% of GDP is foreign trade. China relies largely on exports, so is Europe primarily Germany. You can play this game all day. If China try's that then we impose larger tariffs on the EU. The country with a negative trade imbalance wins (the US) and has the most leverage.

The markets are starting to realize this amongst all the trade war talk. US markets steadily rising, China steadily declining, EU (DAX) flat to declining.


IN the end China and EU will realize not worth the battle. We may get this from the EU tomorrow and it will be another boon to the US economy and another win for Trump.

I don’t like the guy, but on this you are 100% correct. And so is he.

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Just stop it. You sound pathetic. Look, Kennedy and Bill Clinton were considered good presidents but people of low character. Both Bush’s and Carter were by all accounts decent people who were awful presidents. I know it’s twisted, but people don’t care about any of that. They care about what gets accomplished.

Pay in cash. Snowflake.

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Just stop it. You sound pathetic. Look, Kennedy and Bill Clinton were considered good presidents but people of low character. Both Bush’s and Carter were by all accounts decent people who were awful presidents. I know it’s twisted, but people don’t care about any of that. They care about what gets accomplished.

Yeah, Calvin Coolidge was hitting it too. You so funny.
Maga man getting all teary eyed

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Just stop it. You sound pathetic. Look, Kennedy and Bill Clinton were considered good presidents but people of low character. Both Bush’s and Carter were by all accounts decent people who were awful presidents. I know it’s twisted, but people don’t care about any of that. They care about what gets accomplished.

You tapping out, bro?

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Wt..f?

The Trump administration's $12 billion emergency aid plan unveiled Tuesday to help farmers impacted by retaliatory tariffs could potentially run afoul of World Trade Organization rules, according to a former chief economist of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Some experts also have cautioned that such aid programs could distort markets and ultimately have negative consequences for the agriculture industry.
Nonetheless, farmers generally welcomed the announcement but said it is unlikely to make them "whole" due to the financial impact of the trade war and tariffs imposed on U.S. farm products by China and others.
"It's a step in the right direction to try and make things better for us and help us get through this," said an Illinois farmer.

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Just grow the beans in Mexico already. It'll be cheaper and keep the illegals down there to pick them.
Stop the craziness.

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Spoken like a dude who voted for Hillary. Did you take the bumper sticker off the Prius yet or is is still to early for you? Now get off talking soccer and get back to your 50 shades of grey...the book club is getting together on Thursday from some unoaked chardonnay and you don’t want to be the guy who didn’t finish the book.

So this is your response to a well documented and clearly written, fact based synopsis of the financial events from 2009 till 2016?

Does it smell like the response of a person who can't refute the clear facts presented to him and is forced to resort to play ground mentality and name calling?

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WASHINGTON – The Trump administration will announce a plan Tuesday to direct billions of dollars to farmers hurt by the escalating trade war with China and other countries, according to a source a familiar with the plan.


The proposal to stabilize farmers, some of whom have watched prices tumble amid ongoing trade disputes, is a recognition that Trump’s tariffs are having a short-term impact on the agriculture sector heading into the midterm elections.

Trump is set to visit Kansas City, Missouri, on Tuesday and will travel to Illinois and Iowa later in the week – all states that are beginning to see the impact of U.S. and retaliatory tariffs.

The administration’s plan will rely on commodity support programs in the farm bill as well as the Agriculture Department’s authority to stabilize farmers during times of turmoil, according to a report in Politico.

Isn't this an entitlement?

Isn't this socialism?

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Lol

Pro-free trade Republicans were already furious with Trump's escalation of tariffs against U.S. allies and China — a multi-front trade war they say is hurting U.S. farmers and manufacturers. But the administration’s response Tuesday — announcing plans to send $12 billion to farmers hurt by retaliatory tariffs to ease the pain — is the opposite of conservative, free-trade orthodoxy, they said.

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“This is becoming more and more like a Soviet type of economy here: Commissars deciding who’s going to be granted waivers, commissars in the administration figuring out how they’re going to sprinkle around benefits,” said Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.). “I’m very exasperated. This is serious.”

“Taxpayers are going to be asked to initial checks to farmers in lieu of having a trade policy that actually opens and expands more markets. There isn’t anything about this that anybody should like,” said Sen. John Thune of South Dakota, the No. 3 GOP leader. He suggested the new spending might need to be offset by cuts in other funding areas.

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The Trump administration's $12 billion emergency aid plan unveiled Tuesday to help farmers impacted by retaliatory tariffs could potentially run afoul of World Trade Organization rules, according to a former chief economist of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Some experts also have cautioned that such aid programs could distort markets and ultimately have negative consequences for the agriculture industry.
Nonetheless, farmers generally welcomed the announcement but said it is unlikely to make them "whole" due to the financial impact of the trade war and tariffs imposed on U.S. farm products by China and others.
"It's a step in the right direction to try and make things better for us and help us get through this," said an Illinois farmer.

$12 billion is a "step in the right direction"? What the heck does that mean?? We are going to pony up more? Fecking welfare queens.

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Donald Trump the 45th President of the United States has said worse and continues to say horrible things about good Americans. Have you told him he’s mad or that there is no need for his outburst of bad language,have you?

Yes I have. No need for us to sink to that level.

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Oh, it's going to sink to that level. All. Day. Long.

Stay tuned.

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The Trump administration's $12 billion emergency aid plan unveiled Tuesday to help farmers impacted by retaliatory tariffs could potentially run afoul of World Trade Organization rules, according to a former chief economist of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Some experts also have cautioned that such aid programs could distort markets and ultimately have negative consequences for the agriculture industry.
Nonetheless, farmers generally welcomed the announcement but said it is unlikely to make them "whole" due to the financial impact of the trade war and tariffs imposed on U.S. farm products by China and others.
"It's a step in the right direction to try and make things better for us and help us get through this," said an Illinois farmer.

Perfect move. You think China follows WTO rules?

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Isn't this an entitlement?

Isn't this socialism?

As a conservative it’s the only subsidy that makes sense. Basic food crops are the cornerstone of any economy and the foundation for inflation. While US farmers compete in an open market the subsidies are necessary for stability and also supports the poor more than any other program. A gallon of milk has been $3 to $4 for like the last 40 years.

Get rid of other programs but keep the farm subsidy.

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Perfect move. You think China follows WTO rules?

Tariffs taxation is awesome. It's great to take tariff tax money, paid by American consumers, and then redistribute it to wealthy corporate farmers. Great central planning. Trump should learn more about economics from the Russians and continue to do whatever he's doing to the swamp.