Trump is a twit!
#316
I'm not sure what the numbers are now but several years ago when the US had a $60 billion trade deficit every month, the US was buying $60 billion worth of foreign oil every month. Our trade deficit is still in the 40 to 50 billion dollar per month range. There is a future cost to this imbalance. The cost is that foreign governments and citizens are buying up property and businesses in the US at an alarming rate. Saudi Arabia now owns the largest oil refinery in the USA. Since businesses donate the money that controls all of your favorite politicians, they will control the US sooner than you think. We are learning from this election that the citizens vote does not elect the politicians. The parties elect them. The party leaders are bought and paid for. Energy independence is a very worthy cause. That is why Saudi Arabia is trying to kill our fracking industry. The US would not be dependent on them or anyone else for oil in the next decade and wouldn't be sending them billions of US dollars every month. It would be worth it to pay a little more for US goods if it corrects the trade imbalance and cheaper in the long run.
Trump has been saying what many people have been thinking. That is one reason he is popular. When protesters try to disrupt his rallies from inside the rally, it makes his supporters angry and rightfully so. It's always the liberal groups that are the disrupters. conservative republicans in general don't try to disrupt dumocratic rallies. Maybe they are working at their jobs?
Trump has been saying what many people have been thinking. That is one reason he is popular. When protesters try to disrupt his rallies from inside the rally, it makes his supporters angry and rightfully so. It's always the liberal groups that are the disrupters. conservative republicans in general don't try to disrupt dumocratic rallies. Maybe they are working at their jobs?
I agree 100% that there is too much "created" dependency on other economic powers. A mass imbalance has been created. In the flip side though, it allows for "cheap" products in the US.
My point is that Trump is writing a check he can't cash. There is no way he is going to be able to put any real checks and balances in place. Think about it, if you tried to even stem the flow of foreign oil and increase US oil production, the cost of Crude has to rise. Everything we do is tied to the cost of oil and when crude goes up, so does the cost of living. Everyone seems to be on-board with making a change until it hits them in the wallet.
The party has been pushing out Trump because he is pandering to the crowd with no ACTUAL communicated plans on how to achieve what he spouts on about. He needs a much broader skill set to run a country and has shown in many cases he can't contain his narcissistic ways.
Also I don't get how people supporting a person that has done everything in his power to evade taxes and NOT SUPPORT the country he lives in. Unless you think its a good idea to file for Chapter 11 for the entire US and try to get out of the trillions in US debt owned by China.
Last edited by Blown F-150; 04-11-2016 at 12:54 PM.
#317
The party is pushing out Trump because he isn't for "cheap" foreign illegal immigrant labor (open borders in other words). As President, Trump could order ICE/DHS to actually enforce the law of the land.
They are pushing him out because he isn't for allowing other countries to take advantage of the US in these "free" trade deals. Free trade is fine if both sides abide by the agreement. That isn't always the case. As President, Trump could do something about this since all of the depts of government report to the president.
They are pushing him out because how dare him to question why we are funding NATO beyond what was agreed upon while nations like Belgium are spending little to nothing. As commander in chief, Trump would have a lot of power to see that this is stopped.
They are pushing him out because he is for a health care system that makes sure everyone is covered. He could veto anything that came to him that didn't include coverage for everybody. He's a negotiator. Congress would have to come up with a new system and he would work with them to achieve this goal.
They are pushing Trump out because they don't own him. This is the scary part for all the big donors who have controlled this country.
People who show up at rallies looking for trouble often find it.
And I don't understand why women's rights groups are not protesting against Islam because of the requirement for women to wear the hijab. I was at Disney World in August when I observed a muslim family. The husband and kids were dressed for the very hot, humid weather but not the wife. She was covered up in a very hot black hijab. She had to be suffering because of it. It's ridiculous.
They are pushing him out because he isn't for allowing other countries to take advantage of the US in these "free" trade deals. Free trade is fine if both sides abide by the agreement. That isn't always the case. As President, Trump could do something about this since all of the depts of government report to the president.
They are pushing him out because how dare him to question why we are funding NATO beyond what was agreed upon while nations like Belgium are spending little to nothing. As commander in chief, Trump would have a lot of power to see that this is stopped.
They are pushing him out because he is for a health care system that makes sure everyone is covered. He could veto anything that came to him that didn't include coverage for everybody. He's a negotiator. Congress would have to come up with a new system and he would work with them to achieve this goal.
They are pushing Trump out because they don't own him. This is the scary part for all the big donors who have controlled this country.
People who show up at rallies looking for trouble often find it.
And I don't understand why women's rights groups are not protesting against Islam because of the requirement for women to wear the hijab. I was at Disney World in August when I observed a muslim family. The husband and kids were dressed for the very hot, humid weather but not the wife. She was covered up in a very hot black hijab. She had to be suffering because of it. It's ridiculous.
Last edited by Roadie; 04-11-2016 at 02:22 PM.
#318
Stop drinking and put down the kool-aid...
You're not actually thinking of any of the consequences of making any one of those moves and neither is Trump...that's why he's not supported by other members of his own party.
Canada for president! Take a load off and have a laugh.
You're not actually thinking of any of the consequences of making any one of those moves and neither is Trump...that's why he's not supported by other members of his own party.
Canada for president! Take a load off and have a laugh.
Last edited by Blown F-150; 04-11-2016 at 04:14 PM.
#319
If someone wanted to live in a socialist European type country, I suppose Canada is as good as Europe. You keep your socialist government and we will keep ours and some of us will be advocates for keeping it from becoming more socialist than it already is.
Why are you even in this discussion if you live in Canada? No, we don't want to be like you.
Why are you even in this discussion if you live in Canada? No, we don't want to be like you.
#320
Well, Trump supporters are seeing the election being stolen from Trump by the party. Cruz gets all of the delegates in CO and there was no vote. Same as ND. Cruz ended up with the majority of the delegates in LA even though Trump won the state. What kind of screwed up system is this? It's almost as bad as the dumocratic super delegates. Trump supporters are rightfully feeling disenfranchised. Besides they see Cruz as the two faced butt hole that he really is. Between the Bernie supporters refusing to vote for Hillary and the Trump supporters refusing to vote for Cruz, it's going to be an interesting election for sure. Both parties have no one to blame if they lose the election but the party leaders.
You keep referring to Cruz as two faced. If you are using the immigration thing, then you need to do a little homework. Where has he been two faced?
God help us if Trump wins, I don't know if I have the strength to hold my nose that hard.........but I will.
#321
You haven't been paying attention to Fox News. There are more people there who are against Trump than are for him such as Neil Cavuto and Bret Baier.
When Cruz got all the CO delegates, a tweet went out from the official CO Republican account saying "We did it. #Never Trump" Sound like a fairly run operation to you?
As far as Cruz being two faced, go back up a few posts and read Ann Coulters remarks.
When Cruz got all the CO delegates, a tweet went out from the official CO Republican account saying "We did it. #Never Trump" Sound like a fairly run operation to you?
As far as Cruz being two faced, go back up a few posts and read Ann Coulters remarks.
#322
O'riely, Regretta, Hanity......Fox is Pro Trump. He gets more air time, because of his clown act.
As for Ann Coulter, that piece is opinion, I have my opinion too, that is why they make chocolate and vanilla. The whole piece reads like she is riding the cotton pony. Plus Trump's campaign manager was brought up on charges. Seems to me that if Trump could be just a tad more civil and consistent it would be much easier for people to cut him some slack.
His forward plan is just too lacking for me, his family missed the deadline to register as republicans and can't vote for him in the primary. That doesn't sound like he has it together.
As for Ann Coulter, that piece is opinion, I have my opinion too, that is why they make chocolate and vanilla. The whole piece reads like she is riding the cotton pony. Plus Trump's campaign manager was brought up on charges. Seems to me that if Trump could be just a tad more civil and consistent it would be much easier for people to cut him some slack.
His forward plan is just too lacking for me, his family missed the deadline to register as republicans and can't vote for him in the primary. That doesn't sound like he has it together.
Last edited by jgger; 04-12-2016 at 12:10 AM.
#323
If someone wanted to live in a socialist European type country, I suppose Canada is as good as Europe. You keep your socialist government and we will keep ours and some of us will be advocates for keeping it from becoming more socialist than it already is.
Why are you even in this discussion if you live in Canada? No, we don't want to be like you.
Why are you even in this discussion if you live in Canada? No, we don't want to be like you.
You seem to be stuck on only seeing things at either end of the spectrum, there is something to be learned from the socialist countries even if you don't agree with their ways. Look at Norway, Sweden, Switzerland. They have some of the happiest, healthiest and highest education survey scores in the world. Not everyone has the same viewpoint and that is awesome, it would be pretty boring otherwise.
And I am in this discussion because I think it's an interesting topic. I lived for some time in the US and travel to the US roughly once a month for business. Lastly, when there is a big shift in dynamics in the US, it impacts Canada and I am always interested in something that impact my country.
I highly doubt you even have a clue what it is to be Canadian, so why would you want to be like something you don't know. I do however personally know quite a few people that moved from the US to Canada. More than I have ever known or heard of to move from Canada to the US. My sister moved to the States and has lived there for the last 20 years. She loves it. America is a great country, but it's not the only one.
#324
You seem to be stuck on only seeing things at either end of the spectrum, there is something to be learned from the socialist countries even if you don't agree with their ways. Look at Norway, Sweden, Switzerland. They have some of the happiest, healthiest and highest education survey scores in the world. Not everyone has the same viewpoint and that is awesome, it would be pretty boring otherwise.
And I am in this discussion because I think it's an interesting topic. I lived for some time in the US and travel to the US roughly once a month for business. Lastly, when there is a big shift in dynamics in the US, it impacts Canada and I am always interested in something that impact my country.
I highly doubt you even have a clue what it is to be Canadian, so why would you want to be like something you don't know. I do however personally know quite a few people that moved from the US to Canada. More than I have ever known or heard of to move from Canada to the US. My sister moved to the States and has lived there for the last 20 years. She loves it. America is a great country, but it's not the only one.
#325
No -- she was suffering because she was at Disney -- what a freaking he11-hole that place is! If it's so "magical" then why are all the children crying and all of the adults arguing......
#326
Hey now, I love Disney World! I've been there several times with my familys. i loved it every time. Yes, the lines are long. Yes, it's hot and humid in the summer, but it's open all year. No crying children with me and no arguments either. We all had a great time!
#327
You seem to be stuck on only seeing things at either end of the spectrum, there is something to be learned from the socialist countries even if you don't agree with their ways. Look at Norway, Sweden, Switzerland. They have some of the happiest, healthiest and highest education survey scores in the world. Not everyone has the same viewpoint and that is awesome, it would be pretty boring otherwise.
And I am in this discussion because I think it's an interesting topic. I lived for some time in the US and travel to the US roughly once a month for business. Lastly, when there is a big shift in dynamics in the US, it impacts Canada and I am always interested in something that impact my country.
I highly doubt you even have a clue what it is to be Canadian, so why would you want to be like something you don't know. I do however personally know quite a few people that moved from the US to Canada. More than I have ever known or heard of to move from Canada to the US. My sister moved to the States and has lived there for the last 20 years. She loves it. America is a great country, but it's not the only one.
My son who is a liberal and Bernie supporter has spent some time in Paris, France. He likes it over there but he says the service everywhere is poor and the people are lazy. Add to that everybody drives little roller skate cars and live in tiny apartments. No free speech rights in the EU. No thank you. The liberals in the US want that for us. There are too many rebels, rednecks, and renegades in the US for that.
#328
I've told my family that if I'm ever forced at gunpoint to go back I'll sit by the pool and just meet them for dinner somewhere! The only highlights for me during our week's stay were "Mission To Mars", the fried chicken at the '50's-type diner at one of the parks, and the swimming pool at the Wilderness Lodge -- the rest of it was pure torture........
#329
I've told my family that if I'm ever forced at gunpoint to go back I'll sit by the pool and just meet them for dinner somewhere! The only highlights for me during our week's stay were "Mission To Mars", the fried chicken at the '50's-type diner at one of the parks, and the swimming pool at the Wilderness Lodge -- the rest of it was pure torture........
#330
The charges against Trump's campaign manager are out and out BS! The woman that made the accusations has already been fired by her employer for lying about the events. You'd know that if you bothered to read the replies to your messages here OR if you bothered to do even the slightest research. The fact that you keep spouting this same nonsense over and over tells me that your statements aren't to be believed or trusted.