Friday, May 17, 2019

War requires allies.

So much for tariffs. There is a bunch of neocons in the White House, what does anyone expect? War is a staple for these jerks.

Additionally, putting tariffs on perishable commodities like agricultural products is never done. For the most part food and the items that go into food production are usually viewed from a humanitarian perspective and not greed to pay off the national debt and eliminate taxes for all. The entire idea of placing tariffs on agricultural products is anti-American. Is there something wrong with Canadian milk?

May 17, 2019
By Shawn Donnan and Jenny Leonard

President Donald Trump (click here) on Friday announced a delay in imposing tariffs on imported vehicles from the European Union, Japan and other nations for 180 days to pursue negotiations, avoiding opening another front in his tariff battle with some of America’s key allies.

The Commerce Department submitted its findings in February to the president after conducting a probe into whether car imports pose a national-security threat. Trump had until Saturday to decide how to respond, including whether to impose tariffs or defer any action.

Trump said in a proclamation released in Washington that he agreed with the conclusion by Commerce that imports of cars and their parts represent a national security threat....