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President Trump wants free, fair and reciprocal trade. What exactly is that and can it be achieved?

SW-User
No, because to achieve it, there needs to be an equal amount of resources to trade to the participants. Sounds like global Communism.
TheProphetM
@SimplyTracie I agree, but I don't believe the government is out to hurt people. I'll save that shit for liberal conspiracy theorists.
SimplyTracie26-30, F
@TheProphet Not intentionally but what鈥檚 the purpose of such rule changes except to help businesses?
TheProphetM
@SimplyTracie Not sure how that helps businesses. Why pay employees more? Tips would certainly go down if the public knew employees weren't getting the tips. I don't see the bennifit hon.
whateverhappens26-30, F
sounds like usa is in some new shit again, *sips my tea living super far away as i enjoy my view*
JohnOinger41-45, M
@SimplyTracie so what do you think of Matt Damon & Would You Do him
SimplyTracie26-30, F
@JohnOinger Yeah 馃槤
JohnOinger41-45, M
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SimplyTracie26-30, F
@BinkyTinkles What鈥檚 the answer?
WiseacreF
@BinkyTinkles exactly..esp w Canada!
ozgirl51226-30, F
It happens everytime you but something, otherwise you wouldn't buy it.
It happens between nations, otherwise they would buy things... Trump is just playing up to those jobless who support him..
ozgirl51226-30, F
@SimplyTracie only because they can't swim lol
SimplyTracie26-30, F
@ozgirl512
Hahahah
ozgirl51226-30, F
FreeSpirit151-55, F
It can be closer to fair with proper negotiation
SimplyTracie26-30, F
@FreeSpirit1 Does country X want country Y鈥檚 goods?
FreeSpirit151-55, F
@SimplyTracie that is the negotiating part. countries don't want to have trade deficits so they want as much trade parity as is possible. You don't want to flood another countries economy with product they don't need, that's not smart trade.
SimplyTracie26-30, F
@FreeSpirit1 I agree with close to zero deficits but we want what they have but it鈥檚 not reciprocal
It means that there is no "price dumping" from other countries. He is trying to justify his tariffs which we haven't done in a very long time.
@SimplyTracie
He hasn't seen the end of this.
Our country should be grateful to a man like Mueller. He will take care of this mess like Mr. Clean!
SimplyTracie26-30, F
@SomeLikeItHot Mr Clean huh? We shall see.
@SimplyTracie
Yes we shall!
BatRinseRepeat31-35, F
No one really knows what he means - And no one should ever rely on what he says.
TheProphetM
That would be where foreign governments don't subsidize companies in their countries so that they can dump goods here at less than cost.
TheProphetM
@ozgirl512 Yes it is. Sadly we do that here too and it's wrong.
SimplyTracie26-30, F
@TheProphet We shouldn鈥檛 condemn other countries for doing what we do ourselves. That would make us real assholes.
TheProphetM
@SimplyTracie It hurts our economy when they drive our companies out. I agree we shouldn't do it either. Free trade means just that. No government subsidies.
SapphicHeartF
I believe what he says that he wants protection of own industry but open boarders for the US companies in the countries where they operate. That's not free trade. Actually protection should be the first that goes. Theory is that the fittest and most innovative companies will survive. Worth a thought, no?
SapphicHeartF
@SimplyTracie 馃榿
SimplyTracie26-30, F
@SapphicHeart 馃
SapphicHeartF
@SimplyTracie 馃槀
Tastyfrzz61-69, M
Free, fair and reciprocal...sounds like his dream date!
Tastyfrzz61-69, M
I'm not fair
Tastyfrzz61-69, M
@SimplyTracie 馃あ
SimplyTracie26-30, F
@Tastyfrzz I know the feeling 馃ぎ
SW-User
It sounds like he's romanticising the 19th century.
SimplyTracie26-30, F
@SW-User Romancing himself. 馃槤
MasterLee56-60, M
free, fair and reciprocal trade
SimplyTracie26-30, F
@MasterLee Ummm 馃
What does that entail? Does it mean zero trade deficit? What?
MasterLee56-60, M
@SimplyTracie I realize it is impossible to take trump at his word but really.
SimplyTracie26-30, F
@MasterLee I鈥檓 willing to take Trump literally. Just let me know when I should.
vetguy199151-55, M
not sure what it means mostly its political talk
SimplyTracie26-30, F
@vetguy1991 Probably. Just talk.
JohnOinger41-45, M
You Are Awesome

 
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