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@MartinS saidIt was good to see Jamie Dimon of JP Morgan say that he would be in favor of "America First" as long as that didn't mean "America Alone".
OK - Trump wants to make America self-sufficient and is putting huge tariffs on imports.
What would happen if every Country said "we ban all American imports and we ban all exports to America".
Could America survive on its own?
I reckon the rest of the world could
regards
Speaking as a native American (descended from immigrants), I think a lot of our people have become incomprehensibly stunted, delusional, and rabid -- and that whatever advances we might have made in the 60s and 70s are lost to time.
But maybe a period of American isolationism might provide some practical reinstruction re: obvious fundamental economic and trade observations from centuries ago, as well as Adam Smith's hope that commerce could be a civilizing influence.
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@MartinS saidWait... we "import" stuff? Like what? 😆
OK - Trump wants to make America self-sufficient and is putting huge tariffs on imports.
What would happen if every Country said "we ban all American imports and we ban all exports to America".
Could America survive on its own?
I reckon the rest of the world could
regards
I thought global trade was when our government sends you cartridges and destroyers and food aid you say "Thanks but we need more?" 😆
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@Arkturos saidHalito Kevin, I think sue is Native American also from the tapaho tribe.
It was good to see Jamie Dimon of JP Morgan say that he would be in favor of "America First" as long as that didn't mean "America Alone".
Speaking as a native American (descended from immigrants), I think a lot of our people have become incomprehensibly stunted, delusional, and rabid -- and that whatever advances we might have made in the 60s and 70s are lost to time.
...[text shortened]... ions from centuries ago, as well as Adam Smith's hope that commerce could be a civilizing influence.
@spruce112358 saidAmerica imports above all talent: physicists, rocket scientists, computer programmers, etc. America’s universities are full of bright foreign students. But soon will not be, if Trump has his way.
Wait... we "import" stuff? Like what? 😆
I thought global trade was when our government sends you cartridges and destroyers and food aid you say "Thanks but we need more?" 😆
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@MartinS saidOther countries would stop buying American products. It’s not really a question of whether America could survive on its own production, but whether it would survive without selling its surplus production abroad.
OK - Trump wants to make America self-sufficient and is putting huge tariffs on imports.
What would happen if every Country said "we ban all American imports and we ban all exports to America".
Could America survive on its own?
I reckon the rest of the world could
regards