And Trump will pressure Ukraine to accept conditions - like no weapons shipments. And Ukraine will reluctantly concede. And then Russia will attack again in six months time. (View Post)

The issue that the Americans don't really seem to have gotten their head around is that Russia has taken 600,000 casualties (that's about one-in-five 18 to 24 year olds), and needs to show … (View Post)

The question is whether you can replace income tax on all people with incomes below $150,000 with tariffs. And the answer is no, because a 25% tariff wouldn't raise enough money, unless US gover… (View Post)

The rest of the world really should just ignore Trump's tariffs gyrations: they do far more damage to the US economy than to other countries. (View Post)

You remain under this delusion that America is full of empty factories with workers standing by, just ready to provide Americans with goods if only there were tariffs! (View Post)