21-01-2017 09:06 AM - edited 21-01-2017 09:07 AM
so many promises, so many questions.
i really get a lor of what he is saying and why so many want him to do the things hes promising.
but i ask, lets just pick the 'bring jobs back to america.
i presume he means manufacturing jobs.
so lets take something every american would buy thats not made in america but under president trump will once again be 'made in america'
television sets.
the reason televisions are made in china or korea ec t is really cheap labour meaning really low prices at the store when i buy my tv.
if america says, no more cheap imports of tvs, gotta make em in the USA then who is going to be happy to pay $2,000 for a tv that costs $500 now?
and that spreads to all imported goods trumps wanting to be 'made in america' again.
is he planning to lower wages for workers in america to the same as 3rd world countries?
on 30-01-2017 05:05 PM
Turnbull news conference an exercise in avoidance and obfuscation
must be about time for a newspoll
on 30-01-2017 05:07 PM
@youcandoityoucandoityoucandoit wrote:Here's a bike for him, with complimentary bricks for his disgusting wall
dats one of dem mexicans sneakin into trumpland disguised as a part of da wall
on 31-01-2017 12:07 AM
on 31-01-2017 09:57 AM
Australians with dual citizenship exempt from Trump travel ban, Malcolm Turnbull says
i'm thinking just what is malcolm promising trump in order to stay in the 'good books'
has he told donald, look we dont like muslims either, hey, you can line em up in the street and shoot em, we'll still back you. just please take our manus island detainees (yes you can shoot them too). and any muslims wanting to travel from australia to the USA, yes, you can shoot them too. just try not to let anyone know, blame the mexicans, thats working well isnt it.
on 31-01-2017 11:29 AM
I doubt that david. I think it will turn out to be that Malcolm reminded DT about Australias support of the US over China.
He thinks he knows all, but is being schooled..
on 31-01-2017 12:06 PM
@davidc4430 wrote:maybe he is planning ahead as with his gung ho style hes bound to get the countries who have most of the worlds oil off side and those countries might just tell the USA no more oil from us.
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I don't think so. Saudi Arabia had a moan a few years back when it was becoming obvious that its oil sales might take a hit from the shale/oil industry and other factors:
Saudis Seek Payments for Any Drop in Oil Revenues
Saudi Arabia is trying to enlist other oil-producing countries to support a provocative idea: if wealthy countries reduce their oil consumption to combat global warming, they should pay compensation to oil producers.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/14/business/energy-environment/14oil.html
Parenthetically 16 muslim countries have banned Israelis:
No one seems bothered with 16 Muslim countries where Israelis are banned
- Algeria
- Bangladesh
- Brunei
- Iran
- Iraq (except Iraqi Kurdistan)
- Kuwait
- Lebanon (neighboring country; territory dispute – Shebaa farms)
- Libya
- Malaysia (Clearance permit needed from the Ministry of Home Affairs.)
- Oman
- Pakistan (Clearance permit needed from the Ministry of Internal Security.)
- Saudi Arabia
- Sudan
- Syria (neighboring country; territory dispute – Golan Heights)
- United Arab Emirates (accepted for transit only; not allowed for admission)
- Yemen
In addition, Iran, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen do not allow entry to people with evidence of travel to Israel, or whose passports have either a used or an unused Israeli visa. As a consequence, many countries will allow for a second passport to be issued to citizens wishing to circumvent this restriction.
I can't recall mass protests taking place regarding the 'raciist' treatment of Israelis. Maybe next week, eh.
on 31-01-2017 02:23 PM
every day will bring a new trump news story
Donald Trump sacks acting Attorney-General
when will he make a law so he can imprison anyone who dares to go against his wishes?
starting to look like a dictatorship.
on 31-01-2017 02:38 PM
on 31-01-2017 04:04 PM
@davidc4430 wrote:when will he make a law so he can imprison anyone who dares to go against his wishes?
starting to look like a dictatorship.
I have been thinking this for a few days now.
Doesn't anyone else have to sign off on any of the "Laws" that Donald wants to put in place?
on 31-01-2017 05:48 PM
Executive orders: What Donald Trump can and can't do with the stroke of a pen
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-01-31/what-is-an-executive-order/8225770
its a worry. lets hope congress and the judicial system wake up soon.