RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:Trumpjoeman wrote: Do you know what a trade deficit with China means? It means that americans walk into the store and buy products made in China. However Chinese go to a hacker and pirate american software and buy local products. Chinese companies pilage american intellectual property and pay nothing. Go visit China, knockoff dvd and bluray films everywhere for cheap, clearly pirated, this is business as usual in China. Higher Tarifs mean that Americans will buy less Chinese products OR chinese devalue their currency (more tarifs?). If you are buying, which Americans are, and prices are rising, you look elsewhere. Trump is going to keep cranking up the tarifs until China decides to make a fair trade deal. China does not yet have a total monopoly on everything. There are alternatives.
DunceMonk wrote: joeman wrote: Trump won by a landslide of electoral colleges in 2016. His voter base is as strong as ever. A short blip in the economy isn't going to even make a dent. When he gets re-elected China is going to cry and German luxury car makers will be scrambling to build more factories in the USA. It doesn't matter what my or your opinion is, it's in the hands of the American voters, the ones in the rust belt, the midwest, everywhere but the blue areas.
GeorgeOU812 wrote: No chance, but he will be gone after the next election.
flyman12 wrote: Just relax. I agree with the Mooch. Trump is melting down and will be gone by March.
As mentioned before many Chinese wpuld like to see Trump been reelected since he made America not a leader any more which gives China better chance to win in long run. Short term pain will be resulted but tolerable. (Information only not point of view)
joeman, I understand your point and not deny what you described although now is very different.
I just gave information. If there is a point behind, that is Trump might not use best strategy by somewhat destroying america value and alliance. Hence I doubt about the certainty of his win next year.