Originally Posted by Sunset Poet
There are two reasons for the tariffs now that he is back in office.

1) The flow of drugs in from Canada is an issue.
2) The more important issue is the overall condition of the US economy which is debt burdened and also burdened by parasitic one-sided trade relationships with trading partners around the entire world.

Hi Marty,
thanks for the explanation. Now I think I understand it a bit better. You say the tariffs have nothing to do with migrants. I still wonder why the press was initially taking about both drugs and migrants. You say the flow of drugs is an issue but I personally don’t think so because Trump just recently pardoned the biggest drug dealer in America. So apparently, it’s the one-sided USMCA deal that is the problem. But a few years ago, Trump told us that his deal with Canada and Mexico was the fairest, most historic deal ever done. If what you are saying is right, then Trump lied to us big time a couple of years ago. I mean, if he has to put a 25% tax on all goods from Canada, the USMCA deal must have been really rotten and totally unfair. But then you write Trump is a successful business man. I have a feeling there’s a contradiction here somewhere.

Originally Posted by Sunset Poet
Imagine the frustration and resentment of a narcissist with an ego the size of Alaska having to beg some capricious overlord for money. The narcissist wants to be that overlord.

Marty, that was very well said. It sounds like you are describing Trump. Everybody knows he’s a narcissist with a huge ego. He had to beg his overlord Musk for money to win the election. In return he gave Musk access to highly confidential federal data. Yes, the narcissist Trump wants to be that overlord but instead he owes Deutsche Bank billions of dollars he’ll never pay back.

Originally Posted by Sunset Poet
Discourage the purchase of imports in favor of domestic made products. Build back industries. Reverse the globalism.
In my opinion, this is wrong Marty. The communists in Eastern Germany tried that for decades. The solution is not to reverse globalism. Other countries will continue to trade globally and compete on a global basis. With tariffs you are removing America from global trade. The solution would be to improve competitiveness. Innovate! Tearing down the department of education is a step in the wrong direction. Without educated people you can't be competitive. We'll see how long Trump can compete against Musk, lol.