POG Politics Thread Version 3
Come on in! Since Dustin is taking his ball and going home, it's time to start a new politics thread.
I just noticed the current Canadian exchange rate is $1US to $1.41CAD.... lololol We can buy the country for cheap!
Whoops, Trump just lost Amp's vote. :p
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I just noticed the current Canadian exchange rate is $1US to $1.41CAD.... lololol We can buy the country for cheap!
when we buy their goods, we transfer our dollars for their labor - essentially buying their lived lives
this was seen as a "deficit" by people who fantasize about swimming in towers filled with gold coins
now instead we are facing ruined retirements, empty storeshelves, and an increased lag in technological development
but hey, at least Europe is rearming itself!
now instead we are facing ruined retirements, empty storeshelves, and an increased lag in technological development
? I don't agree with any of that. Especially long term.
I do agree that if the Federal Government doesn't start controlling spending and the deficit, there WILL be economic hell to pay.
What is the magic mechanism by which tariffs on the entire world don't decimate the US economy?
You'll need to expand on that.
Where are these middle class jobs? Doing what?
Do you think there are a bunch of empty, tooled up factories waiting for unionized employees to come make iPhones or whatever?
Yes. Plenty of closed manufacturing plants that moved to Canada and Mexico. Just look at Michigan.
I used to enjoy playing tennis against a wall.
The tariffs on remote islands inhabited only by penguins may take slightly longer to pay off.
you know money is just made up
the "budget" and the "deficit" are just columns in Excel
this is human sacrifice by policy
Huitzilopochtli clawing at the remains
tapping the sign at the death camp
fox news plays at the casino. today it said Hitler got off a submarine in Argentina after ww2
i've seen gutfield mentioned in the forum here, but idk who he is.
another big thing on fox today was someone refused to compete against a trans fencer? I think it was fencing. idk. BIG NEWS!!!!!
From Nate Silvers X post, two stocks were up significantly today!
Any guesses?
Spoiler
Budweiser +1.29% and Phillip Morris +3.87%
