Has Trump considered people don’t buy American because the product isn’t that good anymore?

@OrionInTheNight i take it you don't ride...?

@GerOttman I rode a motorcycle for 8 years. There's nothing impressive about being someone who "rides".

It aint Calculus.

@OrionInTheNight nothing impressive about a snob in a beemer either, but here we are...

@SatanBurger
The herbicide known as 2,4D is banned in Canada, as is 2,4,5T which is more commonly known as 'Agent Orange' which was used to defoliate trees in the jungle during the Vietnam War.

Those two chemicals are made in Texas and are then shipped to Mexico who use those two chemicals for weed control in vegetable and fruit crops.

Those crops then end up getting imported into the USA because the FDC say it's okay to import those fruits and vegetables from Mexico which have been in close contact with 2,4D and 2,4,5T but it's illegal to use those chemicals to control weeds in the USA.

The bottom line is, do not buy fruits or vegetables that are grown in Mexico, nor any off-season fruits or vegetables that are sold as 'Produce of the USA' that are found on American shelves. This is because they would have come from Mexico and been repackaged if they're being sold off-season.

@nonsensiclesnail same

@SunshineGirl Meanwhile the Rolls Royce Phantom is bigger than any car produced in the the US since the early 80s...

@SunshineGirl cybertruck is totally illegal in the UK plus here in Australia but Tesla doesn't care bcos RHD is a smaller market share than LHD

@carpediem That’s comically optimistic of you. Americans probably won’t be able to afford any cars at all once their recession hits.

@Coney Don’t hold your breath waiting for our demise. 😆

@zonavar68 Asked whether the U.S. debt problem could lead to a period of austerity, Dalio said the issue could result in a restructuring of the debt, the U.S. applying pressure on other countries to buy the debt, or even cutting off payments to some creditor countries.When asked about the potential consequences of a simmering trade dispute, Dalio described the current state of affairs as “an extension of the patterns of history” — and singled out 1930s Germany as one example.

Dalio said there was a write-down of debt at that time, alongside a hike in tariffs to boost revenue and a buildup of its domestic base. “Be nationalistic, be protectionistic, be militaristic. That is the way these things operate,” he said.

“The issue is really the confrontation of all of this, the fighting of all of this. So, tariffs are going to cause fighting between countries,” Dalio said, adding that he was not necessarily talking about a military confrontation.

“But think about U.S., Canada, Mexico, China, and all of those types of fighting. There will be fighting, and that will have consequences, and I think that’s the main thing to pay attention to,” he said.Dalio said he was sharing those views as a politically neutral observer, comparing his approach to that of a mechanic or doctor. “I’m not an ideologue,” he added.Ray Dalio warns U.S. could face a surprise debt-crisis 'heart attack' within three years Foreign buyers' appetite for U.S. debt is likely the key metric to watch. At a certain point, buyers might balk when called upon to buy more, sending U.S. bond yields soaring, and likely pushing the U.S. economy into a recession."When you reach the part of the cycle that you have to borrow money to pay debt service, and the holders of those bonds say it's a risky situation - in the private debt market, we call that the debt death spiral," Dalio said.

While the U.S. didn't accumulate more than $36 trillion in debt overnight, whichever party is in power when the tipping point finally arrives will likely have to deal with the political blowback, Dalio said. He advocated for an immediate commitment from the government to slash the deficit to just 3% of GDP.

"If you don't do that, then you own it...you have to take responsibility for the consequences," Dalio said. "When the economy and this heart attack of sorts comes along, then you're going to find yourself that the voters are not going to be very happy. So you own it."