The Trump tariffs

[Get2choppaaa]

That's what's at the bottom of environmental policy, not the environment. Just paralyzing western nations ability to provide for and defend itself with insane, suicidal policy. They will get 48% of the popular vote in the next election. We have members on this site that are aiming for this end. They attack people from the right, attack capitalism and never offer any viable alternative other than let the system burn.

Exactly correct.

It's "evil" and "satanic" yet those same people fail to comprehend that this world is imperfect. And of course said folks have never actually seen austere environments such as a real war torn country so it's all lip service.

I question the folks harping on this as to if they actually have any wealth themselves. Seems like bullshit to me, so it all makes sense if it comes crashing down.

The pauper in an empire is still a pauper in a vassal state, so who cares if it crashes down...totally a scarcity mentality but one exhibited here very recently.

 

[GrecoRoman]

At the beginning of the year I had uninformed people complaining and putting their investments all to cash because of Tariff uncertainty. It was overwhelmingly stupid. I did nothing and remained aggressive and my investments skyrocketed during the year. The tariffs and the US are fine and strong. Tell them to leave and go live in a real 3rd world shit hole before they complain about this so called fake US economic collapse.

 

[Sandalwood Peak]

With a stroke of a pen millions of aspiring Volvo owner-operators cried out in pain. Is this what you voted for?

 

[Get2choppaaa]

With a stroke of a pen millions of aspiring Volvo owner-operators cried out in pain. Is this what you voted for?

Yes

 

[TruckDriver9]

With a stroke of a pen millions of aspiring Volvo owner-operators cried out in pain. Is this what you voted for?

Yes

 

[Helmsman]

With a stroke of a pen millions of aspiring Volvo owner-operators cried out in pain. Is this what you voted for?

Yes.

 

[TruckDriver9]

It'll be journey to become self-reliant on Rare Earth mining. I'm sure the US Government is very patient when it comes to these things.

Know-how isn't really the problem - after all we are the world's second largest producer of both rare earth metals and elements, despite limited deposits. It's the lack of significant reserves and restricted access to them, that are the problem.

 

[dicknixon72]

Know-how isn't really the problem - after all we are the world's second largest producer of both rare earth metals and elements, despite limited deposits. It's the lack of significant reserves and restricted access to them, that are the problem.

Imagine if - like atomic power - we spent the last fifty years perfecting ways to cleanly mine and refine these elements along with recycling/reprocessing them from end-of-life use products when possible instead of just stopping and outsourcing, how far ahead we would've been by now.

 

[Cooper]

There is a lot of international capacity that is still unexploited that can make up for China's production, but it's going to take 5-8 years.

 

[Get2choppaaa]

There is a lot of international capacity that is still unexploited that can make up for China's production, but it's going to take 5-8 years.

Yep that's right. That's why China is in favor of all the green gay bullshit. They will exploit our naivety or virtue signaling.

Australia, Canada and the US have all the rare earth minerals needed so this isn't really an issue at all if it weren't for our own internal policies

 

[TruckDriver9]

There is a lot of international capacity that is still unexploited that can make up for China's production, but it's going to take 5-8 years.

We'll try to push them out of South America and takeover their operations.

 

[Get2choppaaa]

We'll try to push them out of South America and takeover their operations.

Brazil has a lot. It's easy pickens for China currently.