However you assess it DT is not stupid. If I remember you and I had this discussion before? Not sure it was "stupid" but in very similar vein.
Brexit, for once some facts.
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I didn't call DT stupid. It was Jennifer who tried to extend my comment in the direction of what was not said but could have been implied. DT made enemies of his neighbours Canada and Mexico, then the EU and China. He has not got many friends at the moment.
Some countries may fear him and stick with him for now because they are doing business with the USA and want to avoid fines and damaging their business. But will anyone trust him enough next time?
They'll call his bluff soon enough.
He may feel he's done the right thing for some Americans but what about the other Americans? Not so clever as far as they are concerned,
Some countries may fear him and stick with him for now because they are doing business with the USA and want to avoid fines and damaging their business. But will anyone trust him enough next time?
They'll call his bluff soon enough.
He may feel he's done the right thing for some Americans but what about the other Americans? Not so clever as far as they are concerned,
Only at bringing them to a catastrophic end.. the man is a comedian
There really isn't an answer to that is there?
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The bike has done thousands of miles in daily use, and you can get later versions on the net, or some reasonably priced models (less than a thousand pounds, in Halfords)
It has in fact lasted far better than I expected and is still rust free.
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Well, the next president will like him, they will only need to be mediocre in order to look good
That's a very good point!Well, the next president will like him, they will only need to be mediocre in order to look good
I believe they will let you test ride them at some stores too
Just checked their Web page, they are advertising a Free 48 hour Electric Bike Trial!
I hope Theresa May was taking notes for her upcoming June meeting with the EU on how to make clear our intentions on what the UK 's position is.
TM has to negotiate with BJ first, then with LF next and DD next before she can even publish her plan.
Think that conference was actually rather good. He spoke well, answered all questions and was very knowledgeable about subject. Spoke a lot of sense. Can you imagine some past Presidents being able to carry that off? Bush? Reagan?
The Europeans are arguing American cars do not sell in EU because of intrinsic reasons (ie safety, image, efficiency, size, handling, etc etc) the only way to prove it is have reciprocal Tarrifs. Why should Audi/BMW/Porsche /VW/Mercedes face only 2.5% going into USA but Mustangs etc face as much as 25% going other way. (see info below,) 
(Source TTIP. Motor Vehicles.Industry Overview. USA)
Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership report is worth reading. The US has massive plans to increase trade.(To be fair both ways) I wonder if this is what Brexit and Trump is all about?
Trump is right. All countries should operate with reciprocal trade agreement Tarrifs.
If I could have a brand new Mustang on my drive for £22k I, d have one. With reciprocal tariffs I could. Aren't we all rather fed up with characterless Audi and the way VAG has conned us all with the diesel scam.
https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-review/ford/mustang/first-drives/ford-mustang-23-ecoboost-automatic-2018-review
(Source TTIP. Motor Vehicles.Industry Overview. USA)
Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership report is worth reading. The US has massive plans to increase trade.(To be fair both ways) I wonder if this is what Brexit and Trump is all about?
Trump is right. All countries should operate with reciprocal trade agreement Tarrifs.
If I could have a brand new Mustang on my drive for £22k I, d have one. With reciprocal tariffs I could. Aren't we all rather fed up with characterless Audi and the way VAG has conned us all with the diesel scam.
https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-review/ford/mustang/first-drives/ford-mustang-23-ecoboost-automatic-2018-review
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the world is moving toward what you wish for, but it takes time. Check the agenda of the WTO conferences. Each round moves tariffs lower.
But you need to see why differential tariffs exist in the first place.
They are there to enable trade. Without them, you can't even sell into the countries concerned.
See why Canada puts 270% tariff on US milk.
Not much longer?Trump has a bee in his bonnet over that one. He, s mentioned it time and time again.
The current Tarrifs have probably contributed to the down fall of Detroit and the meteoric rise of German car industry. If I were an American living near Detroit I, d be well cheesed off. Trump has a valid point.
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Well it proved two things
- He can read from an Autocue
- When he takes his eyes off it he tends to ramble and repeat himself
If that man wanted to do anything for the good of his country he hasn't done very well so far, has he? Are the Gulags to become Mc Donalds franchises?
And he wants Russia back into the G8, handy cover for what he has been accused of regarding his dealings with them.
Here we have another case of a Politician talking about his wishful thinking
And the man is unreliable too!
From the Guardian
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G7 in disarray after Trump rejects communique and attacks 'weak' Trudeau
Leaders believed they had a deal until the US president launched a personal attack on Canada’s prime minister
Donald Trump has left the G7 network of global cooperation in disarray after he pulled the US out of a previously agreed summit communique, blaming the Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau whom he derided as “dishonest and weak”.
'My touch, my feel': Trump shows his contempt for G7 allies
The US president, who arrived at the summit in Canada late and left early to fly to Singapore to prepare for his summit with Kim Jong-un, shocked fellow leaders with a bellicose press conference on Saturday in which he attacked the trade policies of other countries.
The US had nevertheless appeared to agree a form of words on contentious issues thanks to an all-night negotiating session by officials from all sides.
But after leaving for Singapore, Trump tweeted personal attacks on Trudeau and said that he had told his representatives not to sign the summit communique, turning what had already been a tense meeting of the world’s leading industrialised democracies into a fiasco.
What a Farce. If TM is taking notes it would be a good idea to regard what he did as something to avoid like the plague
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But it won't change anything will it? and in many ways there is an irony here.
Historically the American Steel industry couldn't compete with the all powerful British Steel industry.
They imposed extreme tariffs against our steel till theirs became all powerful and ours withered and declined
So sombody has done it to them..... How sad..
The EU won't suddenly start importing American cars, there is nothing special about them, even if the odd showy sports models have a minority appeal.
he's got a bee in his bonnet alright but he acts on instinct, not judgement. The world trade needs rules to prosper, and rules are the result of judgement and negotiation, not instinct.
You need to read up on why 270% duty on US milk import to Canada, it's the same story over here, in the EU. The EU puts up high tariff on American cars and on foodstuff for the same reasons. Tariffs are negotiated by experts, not Donald Trump, he hasn't got the expertise.