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Poll Results and Comments : India’s Tariff Hikes, SpaceX Nails 10th Flight and Smartphone Biosensor Measures Cortisol
Anna Eisenberg
August 27, 2025
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Do you believe that doubling tariffs from 25% to 50% is an effective way for the U.S. to influence India’s oil import decisions?
- 62% No, it unfairly harms trade partners without changing behavior
- 32% Yes, it applies necessary economic pressure
- 6% Unsure
| Comments | |
|---|---|
| kbur... | It's way past time to level the playing field. |
| mr.h... | Reagan even knew that tariffs do more harm than good. |
| cgva... | It raises our prices as well as alienating our friends. |
| jald... | Yes, Trump should break the Indian economy. We allow these people to come to the US under H1B1 and take American jobs enough with the nice guy crap if they want to support Putin and what he is doing to Ukraine then Trump should break those bastdards. |
| usct... | It is part of Trump’s authoritarian attempt to make the United States a hermit kingdom. |
| blik... | India Leaders need to pick a team .... They have been playing the field with BRICS.... The Communists will screw them to the wall eventually.... They should align with United States and stay with us, and stop enriching Putin.... they are literally funding his invasion of Ukraine, and hampering our efforts to stop the killing there. |
| blue... | Everything is costing more, how does that help anyone? |
| ohio... | It's almost as if our own government is intentionally trying to sabotage our country..... |
| akjj... | Take away or make a product unaffordable to vast numbers of product users results in finding new affordable replacement products. |
| kvas... | Some countries might decide to play along with the Buffoon in Chief just because they know he'll be gone in a few years. With greater wisdom and maturity in their toe nails than Comb-over Boy will ever have, they know when to allow The Great Ego to pump up his chest and when to swat him like the irritating gnat that he is. |
| ssad... | US should respect its strategic partners in trade deals |
| arth... | It also hurts small importers in the US who get a majority of their products from India, and does nothing to improve the American economy and could possibly lead to many job losses in the US. |
| cpic... | This is a non-sanction being applied against Russia, knowing full well that India can't afford to stop importing Russian oil. Trump needs to vote with Congress to impose punishing sanctions on Russia to cripple its economy and bring Putin to the table. Putin only respects strength. |
| cica... | It definitely harms an awful lot of otherwise innocent actors, including the United States. But as long as it doesn’t hurt Trump personally, he’s going to do it. And who knows how it’s all really going to work out. At least with India’s oil imports |
| spro... | India and every country buying Russian oil is funding this war. |
| sopa... | Trump's tariffs are on american people. |
| atli... | The entire world for many years has known that the US is the world's greatest threat to world peace, nearly always ranking higher than Russia, except among its former NATO allies. |
| tubi... | i feel india will simply move more trade to russia and china. |
| raj.... | Exports to US is a small percentage of India’s GDP thus the impact is small and does not affect behavior, impact to relationship will last longer! |
| lora... | Yes, this is necessary to end the Ukraine/ Russia war. India should be in full support of ending this war instead of contributing by buying Russian oil. |
| rich... | Another poor decision |
| rxra... | Trade is a foundation of Ecohnomics. Trade stimulates economic growth. Tariffs halt this growth, and we consumers are hurt because of political ideologies. |
| gban... | The 31% here don’t have a clue as to what these tariffs are doing to this country in the long run. Absolute blasphemy. |
| sing... | Trump is an economic idiot |
| davi... | I don’t think it’s enough. Cheap labor is stealing American jobs. Instate a labor pay expire tariff to any company sending $ for labor and services of 10X. This will make the $ that companies pay for labor hopefully bringing jobs home |
| ttim... | Taking advantage of us is not the right move for India. |
| elli... | Instead of “punishing” India, we should be helping move everything that’s being made in China to India. It’s stupid to piss off an ally with the largest population in the world. |
| nanc... | It sounds like India is working to improve relations with their longtime nemesis, China, and also getting closer to Russia. They’ll end up taking their business elsewhere as soon as many others have. |
| acts... | Russia is heavily influencing India...a big mistake. P. Trump is taking appropriate action at this time. |
| elsc... | Dangerous move with many unforeseen consequences |
| ceal... | The White House should have given India another month to come to an agreement. |
How do you view the significance of Starship’s 10th flight, given its partial structural damage yet successful landing?
- 55% A partial success showing more work is needed
- 31% A major breakthrough demonstrating robust progress
- 14% A minor step that doesn’t yet justify optimism
| Comments | |
|---|---|
| crju... | SpaceX's modus is to learn by experience, so the partial structural damage will merely have taught them a bit more of what it takes to succeed. The fact that they met all mission goals is far more significant, as it proves that they have indeed learned from past failures. |
| atli... | Why are we spending billions on space travel and nothing on renewable energy when the earth is on fire. |
| cycl... | This program is still in the research and development phase. If you have been following this program and what each flight attempts to achieve, you know this flight was a major success. The ship is lightly armored, with several areas with little or no tiles to test the integrity of the platform. The data they received from that flight is immense for moving the program forward. |
| rodn... | It's amazing what private enterprises can do without government bureaucracies. ie. The Orion rocket program (NASA) |
Should U.S. companies like Exxon be allowed to re-enter Russian energy projects if sanctions are eased?
- 75% No, re-engagement risks enabling aggression
- 20% Yes, economic cooperation can support peace efforts
- 5% Unsure
| Comments | |
|---|---|
| ohio... | It's almost as if U.S. foreign and economic policy are totally unlinked and incoherent...... |
| brad... | Terrible idea, but no doubt idiot in chief will go for it. |
| kjla... | Russian aggression must be stopped |
| mdul... | No matter whether this should be permitted or not, I think the smart money expects that Trump will allow it to occur in order to please his mentor, Putin. |
| arth... | Am I confused? I thought the sanctions would also be enacted against any company, person or nation doing business with Tussia? |
| nanc... | How is that fair, to double India’s tariffs to 50% because they are purchasing Russian oil, and then letting Exxon benefit? |
| bria... | Easing sanctions on Russia without Russia pulling out of Ukraine only hurts the power the US and Allies have over Russia. It is time to be tough and make Russian Oligarchs realize the true cost to them of Putin's aggression on the Ukraine. |
| lkdn... | We’re about to increase sanctions and issue secondary sanctions and an American company is working with Russia. Hypocracy! |
| tere... | Money, money, money |
| rodn... | Russia is just trying to obtain cash, not matter how. Legally or illegally. |
| ebr.... | Throw the Ukrainians under the bus for the almighty dollar? Shameful idea, Trump. Get rid of Putin, help Ukraine and its people! Ukrainians are our ALLIES and friends! |
| step... | This is pure and simple greed on the part of Exxon with no concern for the downstream impacts. Despicable. |
| sing... | Exxon has always been an evil corporation |
| lora... | If Russia is willing to end the war, foreign investment should be re-established in Russia. |
| tomp... | Is it worth the risk ivesting in Russia and potentially losing all your assets if they are nationalized? |
| sand... | In light of the new tariffs on India for the use of Russian oil, this seems like the highest level of hypocrisy. |
| atli... | Should be allowed if we lift sanctions against India. But given the hypocrisy of the US, if it makes sense we won't be doing it. |
Selection Percentages
- 69% Speculative bubble
- 20% Sustainable strength
- 12% Unsure
| Comments | |
|---|---|
| kvas... | The only speculative bubble in sight is Traitor Don |
| robs... | China is currently incapable of servicing its federal / provincial / local debt of $17 trillion which is 300% of its annual GDP amidst rampant unemployment for 350,000,000 people capable of working (the size of the entire United States), PLUS a real estate crisis of government overbuilding far worse than what the US experienced in 2008-9. |
| ttim... | Not certain anything controlled by Chinese is honest or viable. |
| lora... | China needs to improve its economy. These improvements will also help the US economy. |
| nanc... | If it’s due to optimism from trade talks with the U.S., it could fizzle out. Remember trump’s nickname: TACO. Can’t count on anything he says. |
| ceal... | Declining demographics, an ongoing real estate bust (I was there last year), and most of the world becoming warier of their predatory trade behavior does not make a convincing case for sustainable economic strength. |