Trump's trade agenda on the verge of imploding

[iluvatar5150]

If you lived like a Laotian your cost of living would be more comparable.

 

[USincognito]

Actually, it's not strictly because of unions. The cost of living is simply higher in the USA than most other countries. While a living wage may be $13-18/hr in the USA (depending on locale), it may be 75 cents in Vietnam or Laos or China. If a worker in Vietnam can do the job just as well as the worker here, why wouldn't you go to the Vietnamese worker?

In this regard we are the victim of our own wealth. Even without unions we would not be able to compete.

Well, as Sec. Clinton said in 2015, the problem is American wages are too high.

Oh wait, the was Trump.

 

[PeachyKeane]

If you lived like a Laotian your cost of living would be more comparable.

That's been my plan, but rent for $100/month has been tough to come by.

 

[TLK Valentine]

Who needs food when you have patriotism?

Ah, but only one person can eat a flag...

 

[Handmaid for Jesus]

I'm just trying to get my portfolio to recover from 8 stagnant years of Obama's economy, where I didn't even cover inflation.

What! What was your portfolio looking like before Obama took office?

 

[W2L]

Hardly anything is made in USA anymore. Instead its made in china. People should be wanting to reverse that trend.

 

[Stormy]

Truth is that we do not need China. Their cheap labor and unfair trade practices have all but destroyed America manufacturing.

China makes cheap junk but they take away jobs from Americans.
So what then is the real cost of trading with them?

Fair deal or NO deal

 

[USincognito]

Hardly anything is made in USA anymore. Instead its made in china. People should be wanting to reverse that trend.

Yeah! Americans should be clamoring to pay $40 for a t-shirt or $1700 for an iPhone.

 

[W2L]

Yeah! Americans should be clamoring to pay $40 for a t-shirt or $1700 for an iPhone.

So making everything in china fixes america how?

 

[W2L]

Truth is that we do not need China. Their cheap labor and unfair trade practices have all but destroyed America manufacturing.

China makes cheap junk but they take away jobs from Americans.
So what then is the real cost of trading with them?

Fair deal or NO deal

I agree, however even our top of the line stuff is also made in china, not just the junk stuff

 

[USincognito]

So making everything in china fixes america how?

 

[W2L]

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You are avoiding the question. Making everything in china fixes america how?

 

[Stormy]

China needs to learn that Americans do not back down. If they want a trade war rather than fair trade.... Then that is what it will be!

USA USA USA!

 

[TLK Valentine]

Truth is that we do not need China. Their cheap labor and unfair trade practices have all but destroyed America manufacturing.

China makes cheap junk but they take away jobs from Americans.
So what then is the real cost of trading with them?

Fair deal or NO deal

How about you don't buy their cheap junk and let the market correct itself that way? Or are we conceding that that doesn't work?

 

[USincognito]

You are avoiding the question. Making everything in china fixes america how?

I wrote nothing even vaguely resembling that so your "question" is a straw man and thus doesn't warrant a serious response.

 

[W2L]

I wrote nothing even vaguely resembling that so your "question" is a straw man and thus doesn't warrant a serious response.

I get that, perhaps you could still answer the question anyway?

 

[rambot]

Remember that the good news in all this is that China gets to establish and seek out new sources for goods all over Asia and Europe! Then Americans don't have to worry about trading with China so much.

 

[USincognito]

I get that, perhaps you could still answer the question anyway?

No.

 

[W2L]

How about you don't buy their cheap junk and let the market correct itself that way? Or are we conceding that that doesn't work?

Almost everything is made in china, how does one avoid buying Chinese made products?

 

[USincognito]

Remember that the good news in all this is that China gets to establish and seek out new sources for goods all over Asia and Europe! Then Americans don't have to worry about trading with China so much.

Some seem to think we're the only trading partner they have.