[quote=spdrun]More wrongs don’t make a right. Not to mention, if we place a 250% tariff on Chinese products, we could very easily and quickly take the wind out of their economy’s sails. The better if it’s combined with covert action to damage their government (read: Tiananmen 2.0).[/quote]
Even more LOL. Let’s increase prices 300% overnight!
I suspect that even if we totally embargoed China, the effect on day-to-day life in the US would be far less than you’d imagine. There’s a lot of idle production capacity in the US. There’s a lot of equipment that doesn’t REALLY need to be replaced, but typically is earlier than end-of-life due to “fashion” concerns.
Basically, we’d turn from a throwaway economy more towards a fix-whats-broke economy, but life would go on.
The great fuckin’ irony about China vs the US, is that while China is burning a lot of coal now, they’re also on a crash program to build many reactors. This was only briefly slowed down by Fukushima. Whereas the US struggles to get one site approved every decade, because the pseudo-environmentalists can’t be convinced to shut their yap-holes.
Gov. Christie with his annoying matter-of-fact attitude criticizing the AC mayor (Lorenzo Langford) for allowing adults to make decisions for themselves.
Even the Republicans want a nanny state so guys like Christie can look like a Savior.
[quote=paramount]Gov. Christie with his annoying matter-of-fact attitude criticizing the AC mayor (Lorenzo Langford) for allowing adults to make decisions for themselves.
Even the Republicans want a nanny state so guys like Christie can look like a Savior.[/quote]
if we are going to have a nanny state, can we have Mary poppins? Please, father? Please?
[quote=paramount]Gov. Christie with his annoying matter-of-fact attitude criticizing the AC mayor (Lorenzo Langford) for allowing adults to make decisions for themselves.
Even the Republicans want a nanny state so guys like Christie can look like a Savior.[/quote]
Isn’t this what briansd1 used to do? Please, if you’re going to thread jack at least use complete sentences.
Call Christie what you like, but he’s direct, blunt, and somewhat honest. Exactly what a politician should be. Love the NJ ‘tude, though people who didn’t grow up there will never “get” it.
[quote=spdrun]Call Christie what you like, but he’s direct, blunt, and somewhat honest. Exactly what a politician should be. Love the NJ ‘tude, though people who didn’t grow up there will never “get” it.[/quote]
He’s done a good job combatting the entrenched corruption in NJ without being as melodramatic as either of the current presidential candidates. I like him.
