[–] googlehangoutsnow 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Come on.. do it.. it would be the best thing for Europe if the Economy sours a bit and the people spring into action...
[–] 0110001111 ago
Everyone should fuck over the US, but the US should just sit there and take it?
Sometimes you have to get dirty. Slugging the asshole at the bar generally isn't pleasant for either party because there's always more to deal with than that one punch, but it'll make him think twice about being an asshole. Trade wars are the same way. One country thinks they can cheat and put tariffs and get the best of free trade without reciprocating and they need to be taught that's not how it works.
[–] 0110001111 ago
I always love the economist idea of trade. In the econ view, free trade is great because it brings prices down. But, they completely ignore that it also brings local wages down. So we end up with a biased sample of what free trade is. What good is low prices when everyone is unemployed and can't afford the new low prices? Also, the Eu is already on thin ice with the migrants and social services, this sounds like yet another nail in the coffin of EU arrogance
[–] principle [S] 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
When you have to start a trade war, do it... don't talk!