From the department of bad ideas
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wrote on 31 Jan 2025, 21:58 last edited by
The one thing about Trump is he is not averse to reversing course. If he sees something going poorly, he’ll pull back and go in a different direction. Take the spending freeze. It was too confusing, people were bitching, and there was a legitimate shot that it would bite him in the ass. So he pulled it. If Trump sees inflationary reactions to fall that are actually incurred, he will pivot.
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wrote on 31 Jan 2025, 22:17 last edited by Renauda 2 Jan 2025, 05:17
We’ll see. Just be prepared for gas at the pump to increase. That will be first. There will be also other consumer product increases across the board in short order. That’s how it works when integrated supply chains such as they are North America are disrupted.
Also, expect other countries to retaliate on the import of US goods and services not only in kind but in concert as well.
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@Jolly said in From the department of bad ideas:
@jon-nyc said in From the department of bad ideas:
What precisely are we trying to get out of Taiwan?
Factories.
Yeah, but TSCM is already investing USD$XX billion at a plant in AZ. And, somebody said earlier that these factories take years to come up to operation. The biggest problem right now in the AZ plant is not the construction, but getting the proper labor.
Forcing TSCM and other Taiwanese semi-conductor companies to build in the US does not solve that problem.
wrote on 1 Feb 2025, 02:06 last edited by@taiwan_girl said in From the department of bad ideas:
@Jolly said in From the department of bad ideas:
@jon-nyc said in From the department of bad ideas:
What precisely are we trying to get out of Taiwan?
Factories.
Yeah, but TSCM is already investing USD$XX billion at a plant in AZ. And, somebody said earlier that these factories take years to come up to operation. The biggest problem right now in the AZ plant is not the construction, but getting the proper labor.
Forcing TSCM and other Taiwanese semi-conductor companies to build in the US does not solve that problem.
HB-1 does.
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@taiwan_girl said in From the department of bad ideas:
@Jolly said in From the department of bad ideas:
@jon-nyc said in From the department of bad ideas:
What precisely are we trying to get out of Taiwan?
Factories.
Yeah, but TSCM is already investing USD$XX billion at a plant in AZ. And, somebody said earlier that these factories take years to come up to operation. The biggest problem right now in the AZ plant is not the construction, but getting the proper labor.
Forcing TSCM and other Taiwanese semi-conductor companies to build in the US does not solve that problem.
HB-1 does.
wrote on 1 Feb 2025, 03:02 last edited by Axtremus 2 Jan 2025, 03:02@Jolly said in From the department of bad ideas:
@taiwan_girl said in From the department of bad ideas:
@Jolly said in From the department of bad ideas:
@jon-nyc said in From the department of bad ideas:
What precisely are we trying to get out of Taiwan?
Factories.
Yeah, but TSCM is already investing USD$XX billion at a plant in AZ. And, somebody said earlier that these factories take years to come up to operation. The biggest problem right now in the AZ plant is not the construction, but getting the proper labor.
Forcing TSCM and other Taiwanese semi-conductor companies to build in the US does not solve that problem.
HB-1 does.
"Factory" is the wrong answer.
We should want the talent and the know-how, maybe even the culture that fostered the talent and the know-how. -
The one thing about Trump is he is not averse to reversing course. If he sees something going poorly, he’ll pull back and go in a different direction. Take the spending freeze. It was too confusing, people were bitching, and there was a legitimate shot that it would bite him in the ass. So he pulled it. If Trump sees inflationary reactions to fall that are actually incurred, he will pivot.
wrote on 1 Feb 2025, 05:15 last edited by@LuFins-Dad said in From the department of bad ideas:
The one thing about Trump is he is not averse to reversing course. If he sees something going poorly, he’ll pull back and go in a different direction. Take the spending freeze. It was too confusing, people were bitching, and there was a legitimate shot that it would bite him in the ass. So he pulled it. If Trump sees inflationary reactions to fall that are actually incurred, he will pivot.
The inflationary concerns might be too subtle to change his mind but I’m not sure how much of America knows that tariffs are literally price increases paid by the end customer.
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wrote on 3 Feb 2025, 18:50 last edited by
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wrote on 3 Feb 2025, 20:20 last edited by
Let's see if kids stay on Tik Tok once it's owned by the uncool boomer government.
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wrote on 4 Feb 2025, 19:44 last edited by
I can't wait to hear them freak out over the data mining.
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wrote on 6 Feb 2025, 22:19 last edited by jon-nyc 5 days ago
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wrote on 7 Feb 2025, 00:05 last edited by
I believe Politico Pro is the real target of this. And a well deserved one.
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wrote on 7 Feb 2025, 13:28 last edited by
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wrote on 7 Feb 2025, 14:15 last edited by
LOL. Yeah lots of stupidity out there right now.
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wrote on 7 Feb 2025, 15:51 last edited by
@jon-nyc said in From the department of bad ideas:
Shhh!! Dont let the truth get in the way of a good story.