I want to thank everyone, literally everyone, who hasn't read my LLB thoughts. I appreciate more than you don't know the opportunity to have a place to throw my concerns about our great country out there. My kids' country is at stake. I especially like the fact it isn't Facebook or Twitter. They seem to think the Progressive Socialist Democrat, the Looter Of The Left, is the high ground in the battle of The Haves against The HaveNots. Yeah, one way or another, I'll bet you it's the money. I'll bet you both companies have sweet deals with the regulators (bureaucrats) on things like debt service, easements, corporate tax rates etc etc. They really don't want competition and are happy at every turn to keep the Looters in power.
So Twit, FB, be careful with your fascist leanings. You do, I repeat, YOU DO have competition.
So the world is in a hoopla about tariffs. And they should be. But once again The Liberty Light Brigade run as far away from the real narrative as they can. The common narrative is we're gonna have a trade war. We're throwing tariffs on everything coming here and then the EU & China get ticked off and put tariffs on our stuff, back and forth and left and right. The real narrative should be, how do we get rid of all tariffs on goods ? How do we get the free markets front & center?
But whoa, let's pull back a second. We'll use Canada as the example. They have a 270% tariff on our dairy products. So who pays that 270% tariff? Our dairy farmers? NO.. Not a penny. IT'S THE CANADIAN CITIZEN who pays.. They must be happy they don't have to pay less for our dairy products because you don't hear Canadians complaining about the high cost because of the tariff. So when President Trump declares a 25% tariff on steel & aluminum, are the foreign producers of steel & aluminum paying those tariffs? NOPE, NOT A PENNY. We are. American citizens. Cars get more expensive. Washing machines, paper clips.. So tariffs are really just taxes. And tax moneys go where? Out of the citizen's pocketbook and into the government pocketbook.
And do the Republicans ever really DO anything to bring this point up? Oh yes. They will complain just like a Libertarian would. But will the vote to cut tariffs & subsidies? NO. They'll make people think that tiny cuts to FUTURE increases are cuts.. The LLB.. Working to keep government front and center in our lives..
Hey @tarian, great post! I enjoyed your content. Keep up the good work! It's always nice to see good content here on Steemit! Cheers :)
Thanks for the kind words exxodus.. Wish life didn't intervene and take me away but..... that's life!