And do you know why we make so many trucks and SUVs in the US?
Tom Send a noteboard - 13/05/2016 07:52:31 AM
Tariffs.
We have huge tariffs on SUVs and trucks that were never phased out. It's why even Japanese and German manufacturers make their SUVs and trucks in the US. It's why we have a car industry in many places. It's also why we export a lot of SUVs and trucks.
Political correctness is the pettiest form of casuistry.
ἡ δὲ κἀκ τριῶν τρυπημάτων ἐργαζομένη ἐνεκάλει τῇ φύσει, δυσφορουμένη, ὅτι δὴ μὴ καὶ τοὺς τιτθοὺς αὐτῇ εὐρύτερον ἢ νῦν εἰσι τρυπώη, ὅπως καὶ ἄλλην ἐνταῦθα μίξιν ἐπιτεχνᾶσθαι δυνατὴ εἴη. – Procopius
Ummaka qinnassa nīk!
*MySmiley*
ἡ δὲ κἀκ τριῶν τρυπημάτων ἐργαζομένη ἐνεκάλει τῇ φύσει, δυσφορουμένη, ὅτι δὴ μὴ καὶ τοὺς τιτθοὺς αὐτῇ εὐρύτερον ἢ νῦν εἰσι τρυπώη, ὅπως καὶ ἄλλην ἐνταῦθα μίξιν ἐπιτεχνᾶσθαι δυνατὴ εἴη. – Procopius
Ummaka qinnassa nīk!
*MySmiley*
Bernie's promises = $33 Trillion in new spending
- 09/05/2016 09:12:09 PM
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I saw that too... it was a pretty good laugh.
- 09/05/2016 09:20:57 PM
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Trump and Sanders voters are different sides of the same coin.
- 09/05/2016 11:32:36 PM
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I don't think that I can stress enough that I prefer Trump to Sanders.
- 10/05/2016 12:54:31 AM
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He's hardly the first on point 3 - or very different from Sanders in that regard.
- 10/05/2016 07:07:33 AM
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You seem to default to the Economist's position quite often
- 11/05/2016 09:38:58 PM
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Well, great minds think alike and all that? 
- 12/05/2016 12:24:25 AM
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- 12/05/2016 12:24:25 AM
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And you don't think doctors and lawyers should be licensed?
- 12/05/2016 03:53:51 PM
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Doctors and lawyers, yes. Hairdressers or florists, not so much.
- 12/05/2016 05:56:23 PM
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Your point on trade barriers is highly misplaced.
- 12/05/2016 07:03:05 PM
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I agree that free trade is less crucial to the US than to many other countries.
- 19/05/2016 06:22:19 PM
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And do you know why we make so many trucks and SUVs in the US?
- 13/05/2016 07:52:31 AM
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Because you insist on driving in them even when smaller cars would suit your requirements fine?
- 19/05/2016 06:36:29 PM
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- 19/05/2016 06:36:29 PM
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I have zero knowledge of the tax code.
- 19/05/2016 03:22:47 AM
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Both terms imply error.
- 19/05/2016 05:15:20 PM
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Not errors as such - but suboptimal outcomes from a society-wide point of view, yes.
- 19/05/2016 06:28:50 PM
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then you must be pleased to know that each has the same chance to be President this year
- 10/05/2016 09:33:33 PM
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A Democrat will sell you the shirt off my back.
- 10/05/2016 12:45:13 AM
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vote republican -- it's easier than thinking! 
*NM*
- 10/05/2016 09:34:16 PM
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*NM*
- 10/05/2016 09:34:16 PM
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Do you see the irony of being the only person on this thread to reply with a slogan? *NM*
- 14/05/2016 12:02:00 AM
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And Trump things default on your debt such as Greece is a good thing. *NM*
- 11/05/2016 03:50:18 PM
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You think America is not going to default on its debt ?
- 11/05/2016 04:54:13 PM
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I am not sure you understand how debt works for governments vs individuals
- 13/05/2016 06:30:36 PM
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