Trump Administration Predictions (3 Viewers)

The latest immigration debacle by the Biden administration is an obvious attempt to reshape Western culture, something we’re also seeing in Europe and many other places around the world.
 
I also think the cartels' power is one of the top issues of great urgency of our day.
And let's not be fooled - most of the drugs don't come in from people bum rushing the border, it gets smuggled, but the thorny issue of cartels in general and how they strong arm people to be inolved with them who don't even want to be involved - it gets very tricky, how do you combat it? It's a terrible and huge problem. Simply sanctioning everyone involved with them is an oversimplification of what's actually happening. If a man comes to your avocado plantation and puts a knife to your daughter's throat, and has the power of the cartel backing him ... you're going to cooperate with him most likely, and sanctioning you does nothing to the problem except punish the innocent.

This is drastic and un-conservative I know, but in my real, honest opinion, the problem has to be solved by solving the consumption/black market aspect. Oregon's experiment with de-criminalizing small amounts of hard drugs may not have worked very well, but we have to start thinking along those lines and try different things regardless. I feel for the people in Mexico, Columbia, and elsewhere, who are in the middle of a BLOODBATH because of a problem we can't stem the flow of that starts with mostly Americans' appetite for drugs.
 
Legalizing drugs doesn't solve the problem. China solves the problem by executing the dealers and the manufacturers. OK, we can't execute the kids at the bottom of the food chain. We have to have the will to work our way up and mete out the death penalty once we get to mid level dealers. Otherwise, they take over the prisons and run the cartels from there.

During the Biden administration the cartels probably made more money by human trafficking than selling drugs. Every single person who crossed our border illegally under the protection of the drug cartels paid thousands of dollars to gain entry to this country and our welfare system. Plus whatever it cost them to get from their home countries to Mexico.
 
As I expected, the courts have struck down Trump's illegal tariffs.

And of course, the budget the Trump fought hard for increased the deficit. In this regard, 2025 is the same as 2020, 2019, 2018 and 2017.
 
RogerCooper said:
As I expected, the courts have struck down Trump's illegal tariffs.
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He has many options, such as appealing all the way to the Supreme Court.

He could also reissue tariffs under a different legal authority, like Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act or Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974. Additionally, he could narrow the scope to target specific countries it’s really endless.

He'll just take a page out of Biden's student loan forgiveness program!
 
AccessBlaster said:
He has many options, such as appealing all the way to the Supreme Court.

He could also reissue tariffs under a different legal authority, like Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act or Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974. Additionally, he could narrow the scope to target specific countries it’s really endless.

He'll just take a page out of Biden's student loan forgiveness program!
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He will lose in every court because the IEEPA makes no provision for tariffs. There is an end to this, and the money stolen will need to be paid back.

As for using other laws, they have restrictions on what the President can do.
 
Pat Hartman said:
Legalizing drugs doesn't solve the problem. China solves the problem by executing the dealers and the manufacturers. OK, we can't execute the kids at the bottom of the food chain. We have to have the will to work our way up and mete out the death penalty once we get to mid level dealers. Otherwise, they take over the prisons and run the cartels from there.

During the Biden administration the cartels probably made more money by human trafficking than selling drugs. Every single person who crossed our border illegally under the protection of the drug cartels paid thousands of dollars to gain entry to this country and our welfare system. Plus whatever it cost them to get from their home countries to Mexico.
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Actually, legalizing drugs would solve the problem.
But, it might cause more new problems the sumtotal of which may be worse than the problem it solved
 
I find it interesting that liberals complain about tariffs causing higher prices, yet support minimum wage hikes that can do the same. They also claim to support labor while buying goods made in China under near-slave labor conditions.
 
AngelSpeaks said:
Appeals court reversed it.
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The Appeals court did not reverse the decision. It stayed the decision to have time to consider an appeal. That is the standard procedure.

The Trump administration stated in its filing that if it loses, all the taxes collected will be paid back with interest.
 
AccessBlaster said:
I find it interesting that liberals complain about tariffs causing higher prices, yet support minimum wage hikes that can do the same. They also claim to support labor while buying goods made in China under near-slave labor conditions.
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Conservatives have been complaining about both tariffs and minimum wage hikes.

Trump said that tariffs wouldn't cause higher prices. What do you think?
 
AccessBlaster said:
I find it interesting that liberals complain about tariffs causing higher prices, yet support minimum wage hikes that can do the same. They also claim to support labor while buying goods made in China under near-slave labor conditions.
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As a side note Democrats/Liberals support unionization of the workforce. That tends to make joining a union a prerequisite for working. Not a member of a union, then your right to work is diminished.
Unionization is also inflationary.
Democrats, when in political control, use the power of the state to "force" the unionization of workers by diminishing the concept of "right to work".
 
AccessBlaster said:
I find it interesting that liberals complain about tariffs causing higher prices, yet support minimum wage hikes that can do the same. They also claim to support labor while buying goods made in China under near-slave labor conditions.
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That is so true! And I bet no liberal will directly be able to answer this. They always support minimum wage hikes which do nothing but raise the price of restaurant food and retail goods.
 
Steve, Isaac and AccessBlaster, what is your position on Trump's tariffs? Are higher prices OK if they come from Republicans? Are you only interested in criticizing Democrats?
 
RogerCooper said:
The Appeals court did not reverse the decision. It stayed the decision to have time to consider an appeal. That is the standard procedure.
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True, but here’s the problem: if the Supreme Court strikes down Trump’s use of IEEPA, he’ll simply move to Plan B, Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act. I mentioned this act earlier; under it, Trump was able to impose tariffs on cars, aluminum, and steel without challenge. Section 232 takes longer to implement, but he still has options.

Also consider: Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974
 
Isaac said:
Actually, legalizing drugs would solve the problem.
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What problems do you think legalization solves?
1. Addiction? That solution requires a will to quit and some level of medical intervention including substitute drugs like methadone.
2. Illegal manufacture? Once you legalize hard drugs, you also need to provide a way to ensure that the supply is consistent and free of containments. To maintain their business, the drug suppliers simply need to undercut the legal price.
3. Desire to find a new, higher, high? That's what designer drugs do and that won't be the goal of the legal drugs.
 
RogerCooper said:
Steve, Isaac and AccessBlaster, what is your position on Trump's tariffs? Are higher prices OK if they come from Republicans? Are you only interested in criticizing Democrats?
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Trump's proposed tariffs are fluid. At this time, they are negotiating points. Consequently, one cannot affirm with any assurance that they would result in higher prices. Moreover, Democrats instead of offering their own suggestions on resolving the trade imbalance and deficit spending are simply obstructing the Republican agenda with endless whining and hysterical faux assertions. Also consider, that there is now a flood of evidence that Democrats have been lying to the citizenry for over four years. Democrats deserve all the criticism that they receive.
 
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