The one plan I do think Trump has is that he's treating this like the high-pressure business deals that he's done over the years. In his zero-sum mind, he has something (the US economy) that everyone wants (trade), but he isn't getting enough out of it (his complete misunderstanding of how trade works). So it's time to play hardball. Unf…
The one plan I do think Trump has is that he's treating this like the high-pressure business deals that he's done over the years. In his zero-sum mind, he has something (the US economy) that everyone wants (trade), but he isn't getting enough out of it (his complete misunderstanding of how trade works). So it's time to play hardball. Unfortunately, the world economy is more Calvinball. And we aren't the only players. And we handed most of our stuff to China cause we'd rather work office jobs and buy cheap stuff. (Seriously, the fact that tariffs are making cheap junk expensive? Way to crit-fail on bread and circuses there, Don.)
Yep, absolutely. I think this is exactly it. I’m not necessarily saying Trump doesn’t have a plan, just that his plan is stupid and based on staggering ignorance about the way the world works.
The one plan I do think Trump has is that he's treating this like the high-pressure business deals that he's done over the years. In his zero-sum mind, he has something (the US economy) that everyone wants (trade), but he isn't getting enough out of it (his complete misunderstanding of how trade works). So it's time to play hardball. Unfortunately, the world economy is more Calvinball. And we aren't the only players. And we handed most of our stuff to China cause we'd rather work office jobs and buy cheap stuff. (Seriously, the fact that tariffs are making cheap junk expensive? Way to crit-fail on bread and circuses there, Don.)
Yep, absolutely. I think this is exactly it. I’m not necessarily saying Trump doesn’t have a plan, just that his plan is stupid and based on staggering ignorance about the way the world works.