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Trump promised to shrink the trade deficit. Instead it exploded. (link) -- WaxHoo 03/06/2019 08:37AM On the bright side, maybe this well help convince him that trade deficits -- southdenverhoo 03/06/2019 2:48PM Well, he DOES like taking credit for the biggest things EVER, especially -- Hoo TV 03/06/2019 4:26PM This administration's fixation bashing trade deficits in general -- fishhoo 03/06/2019 09:50AM The guy who made the Scrooge McDuck statement... -- PBCHoo 03/06/2019 3:09PM I know -- a double 'Hoo actually and an outstanding voice on trade imo -- fishhoo 03/06/2019 3:27PM Between this and the NATO payments, it's hard not to believe President ... -- HowieT3 03/06/2019 12:42PM This is a great post and an excellent article. I have read accounts where -- Seattle .Hoo 03/06/2019 11:35AM The thing is, it doesn't matter who in his administration may disagree with -- Hoo TV 03/06/2019 11:21AM That first sentence is golden. ** -- WahooMatt05 03/06/2019 10:12AM Thank you. I've always been baffled by Trump & Co's fixation with the trade -- Hoodafan 03/06/2019 10:07AM But wait....isn't it all about "filling our coffers?" ;) ** -- Seattle .Hoo 03/06/2019 11:44AM It isn't all about "getting Trump" either with a nonsensical talking point. -- Hoodafan 03/06/2019 11:52AM I don't know what your post means. Are you saying I support tariffs? ** -- Seattle .Hoo 03/06/2019 12:10PM The opposite. That you finally managed to find a tax you didn't like, even -- Hoodafan 03/06/2019 12:17PM Why do you do that. Just admit you didn't understand his post and ask ** -- 111Balz 03/06/2019 1:56PM You lefties love regressive taxes. You dislike this one because you see it -- Hoodafan 03/06/2019 2:00PM Are you even trying to follow along? Have you read the linked article and -- 111Balz 03/06/2019 2:02PM This is where he accuses you of engaging in childish personal attacks that -- WahooRQ 03/06/2019 2:25PM Childish personal attacks? What was that tomsmom? -- hoothat 03/06/2019 2:37PM Yeah that must be it. Why don't you just admit that Trump is full of crap? ** -- Seattle .Hoo 03/06/2019 1:52PM Trump is often full of crap. But that doesn't make him wrong on trade, nor -- Hoodafan 03/06/2019 1:58PM But you understand, increasing the deficit is the OPPOSITE of what he said -- 111Balz 03/06/2019 2:22PM Yes. But it's not because of what he's done. It's because we have one of -- Hoodafan 03/06/2019 2:33PM Even if what you said was true, that his trade policy has been so -- 111Balz 03/06/2019 3:22PM I didn't say that at all. Our economic growth has been despite his trade -- Hoodafan 03/06/2019 3:32PM Then the fact that the economy continues to do pretty well should not -- 111Balz 03/06/2019 3:45PM He's not very good at much of anything except praising himself. Deficit to -- Lazarus 03/06/2019 08:45AM The OP was about the trade deficit. You seem to be referring to the -- Late 80s Hokie 03/06/2019 09:53AM Thanks Gobbler. The two problems are inter-connected as you not. The link -- Lazarus 03/06/2019 10:09AM Maybe England will intentionally lose a $1 trillion blackjack hand for us. ** -- WahooMatt05 03/06/2019 09:30AM Through January, the deficit is up year to year (first 4 fiscal months) by -- Shenhoo 03/06/2019 08:46AM We need more tax cuts ** -- 81_Hokie 03/06/2019 09:33AM If by "we" you mean the middle class, maybe. If you mean the wealthy or -- Lazarus 03/06/2019 10:13AM You seriously think the middle class needs more tax cuts -- BocaHoo91 03/06/2019 1:41PM Exactly. A nice populist talking point about cutting middle class taxes -- Hoodafan 03/06/2019 1:53PM 44% pay no taxes but that is HARDLY all middle class. It is mostly -- 111Balz 03/06/2019 2:16PM First, if true (and I'm not doubting you) that's down from the 47% it was -- Hoodafan 03/06/2019 2:25PM Yes it has changed, apparently by the new tax law. I'm still not convinced -- 111Balz 03/06/2019 3:18PM Here's a link from the CBO that gets you directionally there on the -- BocaHoo91 03/06/2019 6:43PM He said half the middle class ** -- 111Balz 03/06/2019 7:56PM Well if you define middle class by percentiles, it should be roughly -- BocaHoo91 03/06/2019 8:01PM By definition it would be the 50th percentile +or- whatever % you want to -- Hoodafan 03/06/2019 3:27PM Google both topics. I read a really good article this morning on the latter -- 111Balz 03/06/2019 3:31PM FTR I have little doubt someone would define middle class like that. But -- Hoodafan 03/06/2019 3:34PM Middle can be defined in terms of buying power, or by -- 111Balz 03/06/2019 3:43PM Couple of points. Hopefully it would be "medicare for all", not "medicaid -- BocaHoo91 03/06/2019 2:04PM I won't call it Medicare because that's a misnomer. Medicare gets away with -- Hoodafan 03/06/2019 2:19PM Well your second paragraph was maybe your best ever here. -- 111Balz 03/06/2019 3:27PM ...and "medicare" should be "medicaid" in the example of means tested -- BocaHoo91 03/06/2019 1:43PM I thought the sarcasm was obvious ** -- 81_Hokie 03/06/2019 10:34AM