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Ohhhh, that too! The EPA and DEI tax on American production can get pretty steep. I think there's a "lawyer tax" built in there someplace, too. And do I need to mention the IRS?

All taxes, tariffs and expenses are ultimately paid by the consumer. It's the "price" of anything. And it is paid directly or indirectly.

Who pays for the gasoline tax for truckers? (the consumers).

TBH, I would prefer a Fair Tax/Consumption tax and ZERO income tax for my personal income.

You should encourage me to save, and work.
The current tax model encourages me to stop making money once the government basic gets 1/2 of my nominal income towards the end of the year.

The problem is when other tariffs LOCK US OUT of their markets. So their consumers only pay more for OUR products. Causing us to lose the sales.

Or "better" when they tell the dug companies "we will ONLY let you sell them here, if you lower them by 90% of what stupid americans are paying" Causing the drug companies to charge US even more.

Yes, very good point. Over zealous unions also come to mind as they price American labor out of the market. One would think any foreign country wouldn't need tariffs on American goods if we keep shooting ourselves in the foot, but it seems they still use them because in spite of "self flagellation" America can still out run them.

Definitely a good flick!

Yes, Ron Brown. Thanks. I hate it when that happens - I can recall a lot about an event, but get memory block on a name or some other detail.

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oooh, goooooood point!
The DEI Environmentalist are the next to be dealt with!

Hey, I hope you are not on a statin.
If so, read up on statin induced "temporary" dementia. YES, removing the statin, after a while, the brains start working again.
Side note: Current Alzheimer's rates have a STRONG Correlation to the explosion of Statin Rx writing. (Yes corr. is not causation).

But when they can repeat the studies easily.
Take people off, dementia clearly reduces.
Put them back on, it comes back.
That's starting to look like causation.

Both. Everyone knows that the tarifs are paid by the consumer. But their power to alter perception, giving them unprecedented power, like the bluntest of instruments, the battering ram. How? Because the tariff tips the playing field.

Not all of us grew up with access to perfectly level playing fields. When the terrain sloped, one team had a natural advantage. As kids out only solution was to switch directions. Even in sports today, they still apply this correction.

Since the 1990s when Dumbocrat Bill Clinton cranted China and other "less developed countries" "MFN" status, they've used it to exploit our markets. We gave away the terrain advantage.

Mr Trump's tariffs are tipping the field part-way back to level.

I know, right now, it seems that tariffs are the entire agenda, I've been reading between the lines and see that they are not. We're making up for lost time and money hopefully planning the steps we need to get back to fair competition.

I can see at the end of that process a remaining reciprocal tariff of 1 or 2% on items any pair of entities produce.

We need to figure this out now so that we can educate future generations properly. These times are ending and we must preserve time tested principles so that Mankind (consciously introspective Human beings) Continue and prospers.

I took the video and am doing the background.
From Mitch Vexler's site under DCAD.
This is educational and actionable material for everyone.
https://www.mockingbirdproperties.com...

Free trade does not work when we hamstring ourselves with environmental and social policies. If we think those are really important, we should take Milton Friedman's approach to involuntary servitude, and tariff appropriately.

Separately, I view the whole Trump tariff approach as aggressive saber rattling. It is described directly in his book, and it is working.

Free trade DOESN'T work when we hamstring ourselves from competing with environmental and social policies.

Yeah...One of my favorite movies is American Made, with Tom Cruise. It's dear to my heart because my dad got an offer to fly drugs, too. As far as I know he didn't take it...but he knew how it all worked. Haha. Anyway, I watched a documentary on the story behind that movie and in the documentary they don't mince words about Billy taking bribes to allow the aircraft to land there in Mena, AK. It's just a thread weaved into American history now, and he's still alive...Haha!!!

Ron Brown, DNC chairman and Sec. of Commerce.
Body found in the crash site with what appeared to be a gunshot to the head.

Your post reminds me of when a Clinton associate was killed in a plane crash (can't recall the name here) and Clinton attended the services. He was caught on camera smiling and laughing in conversation with the guy next to him, but as soon as he noticed the camera he switched to a somber funeral face. Busted. Typical Clinton.

Sounds like tough reading to say the least. I don't know if I could read legal documents without my brain shutting down. I've tried to read the "I Agree" or "I Accept" documents from various companies and just end up flipping pages to see how long they are. My recent brain food habit, which I do like, is to try to solve YouTube math problems in my head before watching the video. I do fairly well most of the time. Some are really tricky.

Edit add: I do read legal documents that pertain to me. For example, as a process controls programmer contractor (now retired), I read carefully any contract before signing on to the job. One document had a hidden clause that anything I invented (essentially for the rest of my life) belonged to them. I refused to come on board until that was removed. They did remove it.

I've taken a serious look and some tentative actions toward Parts-heimer's.
Free recall has been suffering for a few years ... pre-60. Methylene Blue seems to sharpen memory, yet I had onset of muscle stiffness after two weeks. Let it run for four weeks and discontinued two weeks ago. Muscles relaxed and memory .... damn, back to basics.... and then, it could be distractions of all the materials I'm reading.
Have taken on jurisdictional research of all branches of the military. Read entire USMCA Treaty of 2020, as it pertains to jurisdictions. Canon Law, half way through, also pertains to origins of law and jurisdiction. Aaaaand I'm getting ready to market a repair for heavy trailer axles, continental first, then international.

This is retirement. I challenge all 20 to 30 y/o to train for the occasion.

I still want to see the last act of Unintended Consequences come true. Henry Bowman, where are you?

Yeah. Interesting. Mike Johnson is part of the problem too. He's a scumbag, apparently. I don't fault my dark MAGA friends (I have a few of them) for keeping the faith. But, we've got an administration that appears to have made a deal with the devil. How much longer before some high-level predators get rung up? Looks like forever. Regarding the attack on the Davidians I specifically remember when Janet Reno finally said it was on her, the buck stopped with her. When Bill Clinton saw how much positive feedback she got from the public that had obviously been clamoring for ANY accountability he stepped out within a day or two and said that the buck actually stopped with him. It was so transparent that everybody laughed about it. But...that's where we are, or worse. The administration knows if they just can hang on long enough there will be enough distractions where this will become a minor irritant to their base. There will be a bombing of Moscow, some massacre in Gaza (what's left of it), or another attempt to claim that Obama's really gonna get in trouble for stealing that election all those years ago. Haha! Some of us won't forget it, though. Some of us have a line in the sand on this. I think the GOP is going to get its ass handed to it in the midterms. Sad, really. Next in the white house will be AOC or Gavin. Sounds farcical.....

I know you know your stuff, Commander, but for the life of me I don't understand why folks (including me) suffer some rather funny brain slips. I couldn't help pointing this out.

I will have to look for the Alistair Sim version as I have a love for the old time B&W movies. Hard to pick a favorite. Maybe "Dr. Strangelove" ranks pretty high along with "Casablanca" or a good ol' time western.

I watched my dad struggle with the schooling system for 37 years as an "educator".
John Gatto (I know I have the reference correct .... LOL) wrote Dumbing Us Down in 1995, subtitled, The Hidden Curriculum In Compulsory Education. Everything about the present social decay is related to learning.
My dad would speak, sometimes, in the progressive lingo of the day, but actions were always classic Liberal (definitely not Liberal in the present context).

In keeping with this posting, Pop did not understand monies or their origins. And then I dropped Creature From Jekyll on him. I have his copy with notes, cross-reference, bookmarks and his lived insights. After the first reading he stared at me for a few moments, took a deep breath .... "now, regarding chapter ...." and away we went. He was not afraid of dispelling belief. There was no social or financial stake at risk. The present School Board members are 6 to 1 vocational school teachers/admin. Determining what they know of this financial world will determine malignancy or malice. The vid you presented is one of the paths to look at the actual cases being processed and the relevance under my State as well as Fed law.
I also have input of three former board members and five from my County Board that are open to sharing/learning.

I can't believe I misquoted so poorly. I sure hope I don;t cross Marx and Rand like that in the future.
Thank you for bringing this to attention.
My preference was 1951 with Alastair Sim, though really bias toward black and white format.