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21 Oct 16
28 Oct 16
Originally posted by Very RustyDo you think Canada will be adversely affected if Trump wins?
robbie,
All you been doing is making it more about YOU than the topic. I as a Canadian was looking for what the Americans U.S. citizens and the rest of the world thought of the 3rd debate between Clinton and Trump. Instead we all we have heard are argumentive comments from you. Be quiet for a little bit, and let others have their say, if you are able.
-VR
Originally posted by Very RustyAnd yet there are those here dedicated to seeing that your right, to disagree with him and to warn others of his shadowy reputation here, is abrogated.
robbie,
Your mood swings depending on the day and the amount of courage you've swallowed. I don't believe people even bother to go through your postings anymore. I believe they just give you a thumbs down automatic from habit. As a rule you have nothing of substance to say anway.
Kind Regards,
All the best to your lovely wife, as usual,
Karma still biting at your butt,
-VR
Go figure.
28 Oct 16
Originally posted by HandyAndyAndy,
Do you think Canada will be adversely affected if Trump wins?
What some economists are saying is very scary for not only Canada but also for other countries. This is some of what I've been reading which I have copied and pasted.
“President Donald Trump” is now a distinct possibility.
Once considered a long-shot to emerge from the Republican field, Mr. Trump has stormed his way to the party’s nomination, garnering support for his tough-on-trade agenda.
“I am going to bring our jobs back to Ohio and Pennsylvania and New York and Michigan and all of America and I am not going to let companies move to other countries, firing their employees along the way, without consequences,” he said in July’s acceptance speech.
If Mr. Trump is elected and carries through with his promises, shock waves could be sent through the global economy and financial markets.
With that in mind, here’s how a Trump presidency might affect Canada’s economy:
Trump and trade
Mr. Trump is pledging to overhaul U.S. trade relations.
“This wave of globalization has wiped out totally, totally our middle class,” he said in June. “It doesn’t have to be this way. We can turn it around and we can turn it around fast.”
Mr. Trump plans to axe the Trans-Pacific Partnership, an ambitious trade agreement between 12 countries (including the U.S. and Canada) that account for 40 per cent of global economic output. The deal, which has yet to be ratified, “would be the death blow for American manufacturing,” he says.
Likewise, in a 2015 interview on 60 Minutes, Mr. Trump described the North American free-trade agreement as a “disaster” he would renegotiate or even “break.” He’s reiterated those comments on the campaign trail.
If elected, Mr. Trump would have some leeway to further his protectionist platform.
For instance, he could terminate any free-trade deal, though such a decision would likely get dragged through the courts, a trade expert tells Reuters. (Under the NAFTA agreement, any party to the deal can withdraw with six months’ notice.) However, Mr. Trump’s plans for tariffs – he’s proposed steeper taxation on goods imported from China and Mexico – would need congressional approval.
The implications for Canada could be significant.
The TPP would lower trade barriers, allowing Canada to import goods at lower prices. Broadly speaking, the deal would facilitate “higher productivity, higher GDP and higher incomes,” economics professor Trevor Tombe wrote in Maclean’s, though not every industry would benefit.
Moreover, Canada is highly dependent on a healthy trade relationship with its southern neighbour. The vast majority of Canadian exports end up on U.S. soil.
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“We would view a Trump win as very bad for Canada’s economy,” Capital Economics said in a June report. “If he doesn’t push the U.S. economy into recession by slashing public spending, Canada’s exports might end up as collateral damage in his push to increase protectionism.”
28 Oct 16
Originally posted by Very RustyThanks, Rusty. I agree that Trump would be bad news for all of us.
Andy,
What some economists are saying is very scary for not only Canada but also for other countries. This is some of what I've been reading which I have copied and pasted.
“President Donald Trump” is now a distinct possibility.
Once considered a long-shot to emerge from the Republican field, Mr. Trump has stormed his way to the party’s nom ...[text shortened]... ding, Canada’s exports might end up as collateral damage in his push to increase protectionism.”
Originally posted by robbie carrobieWhy "yee haw!" ?
yee haw!😵
Aren't you a self-declared strictly apolitical person? On political issues like opposing the persecution of homosexuals in some countries you refused to support the rights of those suppressed. You refused even to condemn them being subject to capital punishment.
On the political issue of upstream pollution of rivers used by marginalized peoples downstream and the appropriation and destruction of their forest lands, you took an assiduously apolitical stance, even citing the Bible as a justification, and refused to express any sympathy or support for communities in such political circumstances. [Just two examples. There have been many over the years.]
And yet here you are saying "yee haw!" because of a political setback in the campaign of a presidential candidate in the U.S. election. What happened to all your sneering at others - especially fellow Christians - for taking political stances and how it was prohibited by the Bible?
Originally posted by FMFThis is the second time that you have attempted to make the topic personal in this thread alone in the most tedious, predictable and utterly banal manner imaginable. I suggest that if you have nothing of relevance to say about the actual topic then this is not the thread for you.
Why "yee haw!" ?
Aren't you a self-declared strictly apolitical person? On political issues like opposing the persecution of homosexuals in some countries you refused to support the rights of those suppressed. You refused even to condemn them being subject to capital punishment.
On the political issue of upstream pollution of rivers used by marginalized p ...[text shortened]... ecially fellow Christians - for taking political stances and how it was prohibited by the Bible?
Originally posted by HandyAndyOh dear, from someone that could not substantiate his own claims and ended up palming us off with his ridiculous zombie propaganda I think the only person that you should be looking to criticise is yourself. Why not take a peek in the mirror you bloated pompous windbag?
Robbie likes to shoot his mouth off before he has any facts. It makes his life a lot simpler. 😵
29 Oct 16
Originally posted by robbie carrobieBack to name calling, eh little man? How quickly the veneer wears off.
Oh dear, from someone that could not substantiate his own claims and ended up palming us off with his ridiculous zombie propaganda I think the only person that you should be looking to criticise is yourself. Why not take a peek in the mirror you bloated pompous windbag?
29 Oct 16
Originally posted by robbie carrobieBy the way, do the JW elders approve of you arguing politics on an Internet website? Or are you a pompous windbag too?
Oh dear, from someone that could not substantiate his own claims and ended up palming us off with his ridiculous zombie propaganda I think the only person that you should be looking to criticise is yourself. Why not take a peek in the mirror you bloated pompous windbag?
Originally posted by robbie carrobieBut this standard off-the-shelf retort from you does not address the issue raised which is that you are simply blending insincerity with hypocrisy and sneering - with regard to serious matters - in order to be "humorous". Why have you now responded to the response to your "humour" in such a humorless way? You are surely either a "jocular" "clown" with "humanity", or you're not. You can't have it both ways, robbie. Was your dismissal in the past of the rights of homosexuals being subject to judicial murder and the plight of forest communities being poisoned with toxic waste - citing your stance as being a 'Biblical' principal applied to the avoidance of politics - also just "gags"?
This is the second time that you have attempted to make the topic personal in this thread alone in the most tedious, predictable and utterly banal manner imaginable. I suggest that if you have nothing of relevance to say about the actual topic then this is not the thread for you.