Path: ...!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: AMuzi Newsgroups: rec.bicycles.tech Subject: Re: Tariffs and bikes Date: Fri, 4 Apr 2025 20:10:02 -0500 Organization: Yellow Jersey, Ltd. Lines: 58 Message-ID: References: <9so0vj9dtabf7b7a1uh1rm6iub84pm0659@4ax.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Injection-Date: Sat, 05 Apr 2025 03:10:01 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="3b2850a5bee8894db725285b9dc03b94"; logging-data="919163"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX19nDbUEEZcR+dN9XATFufLb" User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Cancel-Lock: sha1:hjNoO4hIrkQhvpLGLWk4IVoAc0s= Content-Language: en-US In-Reply-To: Bytes: 3610 On 4/4/2025 6:50 PM, Catrike Ryder wrote: > On Fri, 04 Apr 2025 20:34:00 -0300, Shadow wrote: > >> On Fri, 04 Apr 2025 21:42:58 GMT, cyclintom >> wrote: >> >>> I have to wonder why only the real losers in the world have to change real facts to fit their narative. >>> Do you suppose that they really think that it was Trump that invented tariffs? >> >> LOL. No tariffs (also known as taxes paid only by consumers) exist for >> thousands of years. They were the main cause of the great depression >> at the beginning of the last century. The American economy "broke", >> and took down the economies of its allies. >> >> Trump as probably the first American President to use tariffs to >> manipulate the market and make billions buying cheap and selling high >> and betraying pension funds and small investors. Him and his >> billionaire buddies, Maybe that's what you a referring to. >> >>> Do you suppose these olittle closet communists reall think that taxing the rich is a good idea? >> >> Basically, it was what the "New Deal" was all about. America grew so >> much that by the 60's - 70's it produced 60% of ALL industrial >> products in the world. That is the maximum America has ever produced. >> Millionaires were taxed > 80% on their earnings. They had to work hard >> and employ a lot to expand their businesses and continue rich. >> >> >>> Then they complain that they can't get a job aned want the government to support them. >> >> The "New Deal" collapsed when Reagan removed taxes from the rich and >> shifted them on to the working class and pensioners. And now China is >> the World's #1 economy.... there are more homeless and unemployed >> (percentage-wise, obviously) in the US than in China. >> >> PS If you're interested in pro-market right wing publications, read >> this month's "The Economist". They are not perfect, in fact I'd call >> them classic repuglicans, but are not usually wrong in their >> predictions... >> >> Oh, I forgot. "The Economist" is a British product. You probably can't >> afford it any more... >> []'s > > Oh my goodness.... We're all gonna die.... > > -- > C'est bon > Soloman We most assuredly shall! As Mr Franklin famously wrote, that, and taxes, are certainties. -- Andrew Muzi am@yellowjersey.org Open every day since 1 April, 1971