pa> I think the world is being too dramatic - we always are when our
pa> pocketbooks are involved - the US is going to make countries pay their fair
pa> share and allow our trade again, but we're friends. How can one defend not
pa> paying their bills and then expecting to 'borrow' more from
pa> the debtor? I just don't understand.
Time will show Paulie if current level of friendship may be maintained over the
course of XXI century. We still have time to fix issues together, not against
each other.
All I see is that who owes who what is highly subjective and pejorative argument
in communication, not something carefully calculated among business partners.
And you guys.. who support Trump just simply hesitate to learn from history of
similar events that have occurred already and ended up with WWII in the first
half of last century, I still see we are heading toward another one. And I
cannot give you guaranties we will be in that conflict together. Just logically
speaking/thinking about potential outcomes.
One example for you to recognize regarding tariffs:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smoot%E2%80%93Hawley_Tariff_Act
-h1
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