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Poll Results and Comments : Tariff Blitz, Federal Workforce Layoffs and Why Cats Sleep on Their Left Side
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Tariffs are being used as leverage in trade negotiations. Do you believe this strategy will lead to better trade deals for the U.S.?
- 65% No, it risks alienating allies and disruptions
- 29% Yes, it strengthens bargaining power
- 6% Unsure
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cwno... | Trump suffers from Dunning Kruger in that success in say The Apprentice makes him an expert at everything. He’s an idiot at deal making and economics , still under the belief that we don’t pay the tariffs we impose. America had an open free market economy and this made us strong and interdependent with the rest of the world. Trump tries to micromanage everything but his lack of expertise , poor judgment and outright stupidity is tanking our economy. |
bcar... | DJT simply does not understand tariffs. They’re to be used strategically on commodities from countries not as a sledge hammer on countries which eventually harms US consumers. |
sara... | It raises prices as companies pass along their tariff increases to consumers; it weakens and disrupts positive trade relationships. And it is based on a ludicrous misunderstanding of balance of trade - which only indicates that we purchase more than we sell to a given country - not that they are cheating us!!! This is a conceptual error so basic and devoid of subtlety that it's like an elementary school kid's notion - and will lead to inflation increases , goods shortages and more - FOR NO REASON. |
sopa... | The Trump's tariffs are on american people. |
chiu... | Been successful as a bargaining tool. Need to open other markets to our products |
kins... | Countries will begin “de-risking” from the USA effectively removing us from the global trading ecosystem in a meaningful way. |
rtet... | Trump's picking and choosing what goods will be subject to tariffs shows that they are not based on economic policy but on his need to control and manipulate other countries. It's hard to believe that since the US has the largest economy and is the wealthiest nation that other countries have taken advantage of it. Wall Street and major US corporations can survive the turmoil but small businesses are suffering. The uncertainty has affected their ability to order inventory which translates to lower sales. Lower sales equals cost reductions (employees, operating expenses) which causes lower net income and possibly net losses. Trump's tariffs are a contract on American small businesses. |
arth... | It must be remembered that the closest friends often take advantage of another friend they deem to be wealthy and able to afford letting them take advantage. Letting them know that’s not going to happen without some repercussions is absolutely necessary. Keeps everyone honest. Those that take advantage are not the best friends anyway. |
nanc... | tRump expects everyone to bow down to him, and it’s clear they are moving on and away from trading with the U.S. South Korea had a trade deal with us, negotiated and signed in 2012, that’s been trashed. tRump does not recognize agreements so why would anyone want to deal with us. |
cica... | No good thing will come out of this other than Trump‘s opportunity to crow self promoting nonsense. The last time tariffs were this high were in the middle of the Great Depression. That should tell you something right.? Besides he’s not serious about trade that’s why they call him TACO. There’s no larger strategy. It’s just him running his mouth and trying to be the center of attention at all times. Notice that thiscomes right after the tragedy in Texas. That’s stealing people’s attention away from him. So of course he needs to get it back. Besides, I thought they already negotiated 200 trade deals like three months ago. What happened to those? |
deca... | This type of treatment of friendly countries will be remembered in the future. You should be negotiating in private and not blasting out what you are demanding of your friends and then settling on less. It's offensive behavior. |
dhil... | It will isolate us, bankrupt companies and impoverished our citizens. It is also a tax btw. |
eile... | We’ve already alienated our best & most important trading partners. The burden, we all know, will fall on American citizens. The tariffs are stupid & threatening to the American shopper & small to medium sized businesses. |
bkmo... | It’s worked well so far and about time we even the playing field. |
mrta... | A freshman in college who takes Econ 101 would on the 1st day in class understand why tariffs don't work. In the end, it will be a consumption tax for Americans and be a wedge of distrust with our Allies. |
tomd... | I see both sides to this. As a business person myself, I do believe it provides leverage. However, I also believe that managing foreign relations/relationships is much different than doing business. It requires diplomacy, cooperation, trust, and synergy between people/countries of different cultures, values, etc. I believe that an opportunistic, hard-hitting approach could easily damage/destroy these necessary yet fragile relationships between ourselves and our allies. |
jcro... | Your readers should is how much other countries charge us in tariffs. We need to fight back. |
pken... | It’s a tax on consumers to promote a protectionist agenda that makes the rich richer and puts it on the backs of the middle class |
bjta... | Absolutely!!! The US is a top consumer nation. For far too long we have been taken advantage of by both friend and foe. Our country has been flooded with cheap knock offs from China as well as Vietnam and other Asian countries. Canada and Mexico have also taken advantage of our open trading borders. The use of tariffs will level the playing field. Trump is on track to force many of the bad players to the table through tariffs, opening their markets for US goods while bringing outsourced manufacturing back to the US. We must have more manufacturing in the US. It is essential to our national security as well as a strong middle class. This is what I voted for. Keep it up President Trump!!! |
kvas... | Traitor Don uses fear and hatred to energize his cult followers. He doesn't care about anything else. Of course he's engaging in a trade war, because that will fuel fear and hatred of other countries. Does he care that those countries have already stated that they can't trust the U.S.? Or that his ego will cause all the rest of us to pay higher prices for goods? Of course not. |
gary... | Your story fails to mention that the tariffs are paid by the US importer NOT the country of origin. It will hurt the country of origin because the importer will look for a supplier located in a country with lower tariffs but the country of origin is NOT paying the tariff (or tax). It seems that the government boasting that the tariffs are being paid by foreign governments is misinformation. Of course, the US consumers are the ones actually paying the tariffs because the importer will be building it into the price as a COG. |
jose... | Uncertainty is harming our economy and TACO Trump is the only reason! |
brad... | Please remember to put "reciprocal tariffs" in quotes or use the phrase "so-called reciprocal tariffs." They are demonstrably not reciprocal and referring to them as such damages credibility and, further, insults those who care about facts. |
jon.... | Do you believe your lying eyes? It's the art of the deal |
mdul... | The world is adapting to Trump's unpredictable economic policies by forging relationships and closing deals around the US (ABUSA). Canada has now closed an oil deal with China (for more than the US was paying). China has become a major buyer of Canadian crude, even surpassing the United States as a destination for some shipments. Brazil has largely replaced the US as China's primary soybean supplier. Brazil's share of China's soybean imports has risen to 64%. And the closed deals list goes on and on. The US is rapidly losing influence in the world and losing markets for our goods and services. |
jenn... | We have been taken advantage of for decades and it’s time to stop being the patsy. |
mart... | Everything the Republicans do are hurting the economy and middle and poor classes. |
blik... | I agree with the McKinley Tarriff history economics. Go back before 1934! Funding with 1913 tax on income is another progressive step in the Communist Manifesto!!! Read the 10 planks of Marx for takeover. Plain as day. And happening! |
kold... | TACO |
joej... | Trump will kill the American economy and blue collar workers will be hurt the most. |
lora... | TRump needs to do something to look after the US interests. We cannot afford to be Mr. nice guy to Europe, China, Canada, and Mexico. We have significant debt due to the Democrats policies which needs to be paid down. The above countries continue to get subsidies from the US and then dump their products on the market which puts Americans our of work. |
geof... | The most important consequence will not be whether or not "trade deals" are better for the US, but what the consequences on the US economy and US inflation will be. All true economic experts agree - the hiked tariffs will be bad for both. |
barb... | Are you dumb? Reciprocal tariffs are especially important. And we must make are own pharmaceuticals. |
rlma... | It’s should be more even in its use. America has prospered from lower prices for a long time. Yes it drive some manufacturing away. But they were and are jobs Americans don’t want. New economies are the future not making toys shoes etc |
lpa1... | if foreighn countries were smart, they would just ignore trump, and reestablish trade with their current trading partners, and wait it out. |
psor... | Trump is a knuckle head - he doesn’t understand how politics or economics work. |
tubi... | dumb donald the deal breaker will screw it up, then print more money to give to the US based industry that takes the loss, again devaluing the US dollar. |
gban... | Fear is never good politics. |
usct... | These agreements are never better for America. Each nation that settles provides a little so Trump is able to make claims about being a great deal maker. Trade deals are too complicated to work out in 90 days. This is all smoke and mirrors. Which is all Trump has ever been. |
josh... | It hurts more of our domestic businesses than it helps. It raises prices. It hurts the poor and middle class disproportionately. The administration says it is income of up to $300B. It is our money. It is a tax on the American consumer. Look at what it did to our farmers. It killed our exports and now we have to pay as much money that we are taking in just to subsidize them. All this while they give larger tax cuts than that to the top 5%. They don’t need it. Furthermore it hurts our relationships with our allies and other countries around the world. We don’t need to give anyone else a reason not to like us. We have diminished our standing of who we are in the world dramatically. What happens when the rest of the world realizes or decides they cannot depend on the U.S. to be a friend, partner, ally, defense, etc? |
ag3r... | totally imbecile from someone who knows nothing about trade and economy and intent on asserting his wrongly perceived strength. It shows his incompetence. |
Do you believe the President should have the authority to significantly downsize federal agencies without explicit Congressional approval?
- 65% No, Congress must approve major changes
- 32% Yes, it allows efficient executive action
- 3% Unsure
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rtet... | The GOP Congress has abandoned its purpose. In Britain, in 2019 Prime Minister Boris Johnson suspended Parliament. No doubt Speaker Mike Johnson and the Senate Majority Leader wish Trump could do the same--then Congress wouldn't have to do anything at all. The US is a democratic republic, not a constitutional monarchy. If the GOP Congress does not want to perform its legislative functions its members should resign on mass or not run for office in 2026. |
mart... | Isn’t that how our constitution set it up? |
jon.... | One only needs to observe how our Congress works to understand it cannot move quickly on anything. That's why the President is vested with executive authority over all government executive employees, including those who scream the loudest over downsizing. If you've ever had to deal with a government executive agency you understand how these agencies have become bloated by always increasing internal growth of budgets, staffing and regulations. |
john... | Let’s not just reduce the workforce before good due diligence has been done to protect jobs and people who are necessary to keep many government departments running efficiently and without major disruption . Yes, get rid of the “excess” after a full review of what is needed to run each department efficiently and in good standing. |
cb10... | It's a chaotic mess, one that will not lead to efficiency. |
ecmu... | If these agencies can expand without legislation they can be streamlined without legislation. The CEO, the president, can make that decision. |
lind... | OVERSPENDING IS OUT OF CONTROL |
perm... | President’s are allowed to bloat the federal workforce without specific Congressional approval, so streamlining that same workforce without Congressional approval should be allowed. |
marg... | This ability is rife with potential political retaliation & corruption of agencies and destroys continuity & efficiency. |
sara... | If congress has established programmatic requirements that must be carried out, and authorized funding to enable that execution, it is a violation of the balance of powers for the executive branch to void those actions. This administration has randomly and purposelessly cut programs that provide wastewater treatment upgrades, weather and storm prediction, critical health research and much much more - with no specific goals or administrative improvements - simply wrecking government programs randomly like toddlers, regardless of their meaning or efficiency. |
mdul... | This question really goes to the heart of what kind of country our Founders envisioned and what they were trying to leave behind. The "power of the purse" is held by Congress, not POTUS, in the brilliantly crafted US Constitution. This was tested by Nixon when he decided to not spend money Congress had appropriated leading to the Impoundment Control Act of 1974. This was the procedural means by which the Congress considers and reviews executive branch withholdings of budget authority. It requires the President to report promptly to the Congress all withholdings of budget authority and to abide by the outcome of the congressional impoundment review process. With a Republican Congress beholding to Trump and unwilling to uphold their branch of government and a SCOTUS that grants Trump his every wish, we've seen the dismantling of our democratic republic's basis of government. |
twin... | Displacing federal workers just because you want to is not acceptable! As americans we pay for these services (except for the filthy rich who the current admin thinks are exempt from paying taxes! |
kvas... | Sure, give Traitor Don all the rope he needs. |
rutl... | If the cuts were efficient and appropriate I’d be for it. These were not. |
mrta... | Americans believe the government is too big and costs too much. They just know. From someone that worked for 34 years in the Government I can tell you they've already gutted the system for civil servants. In the last 10 years I haven't gone on travel for training and I haven't sent any of my 79 employees for training. All done over computers now. We now don't have any budget for interns and our golden employees are running out the door. Im stuck with 1/3 the workforce but same amount of work. And no AI can't go into contractor's factory to determine in a major weapons part is safe. It will take decades to fix what this administration has done. Very sad! |
lind... | We cannot trust tRump to do anything!!!!! |
broc... | The entire congress is corrupt and foreign controlled so why would we want their input. |
arth... | The most successful CEO’s are able to trim those who don’t produce. The Federal Civil Service has far too many protections for Federal employees and getting rid of the slackers and retire-on-job non-producers. Great SCOTUS decision. |
cica... | Of course our Congress doesn’t actually do anything anymore except run for reelection pretty much constantly. So often presidents are forced into executive orders in order to get anything done. |
zyet... | Removes one more check and balance against authoritative rule - it is wrong! |
brya... | Absolutely, Government is ridiculously bloated. For every Federal agency, bureau, committee, department, group, organization and service each State and local municipalities have the same or similar. Add in labor unions its unsustainable. |
usct... | The actions of Congress and the Supreme Court have removed many of the checks and balances the Founders put into place to prevent an authoritarian chief executive. These are acts of foolishness. |
step... | There is nothing efficient about the current executive administration particularly the random, wholesale firing of highly skilled, experienced and in some cases world class experts. |
lora... | The federal government has grown significantly because there is no competition for efficiency. Getting rid of all these lazy people who work in these organizations will result in higher efficiencies which will save the American tax payer money. this definitely needs to be done and I am glad Trump is taking this on. We cannot afford anymore Democrat policies that drives us into further debt. |
wgso... | Leaving it to congress ensures it never happens. |
jcro... | Jobs in government should not be a perk given out for political supporters. Government jobs need to be run like civilian companies, hiring the people you need, not the people you think you need. |
bjta... | I guess the Orange Man Bad TACO group of readers voted for Congress to have to approve the downsizing of our bloated government. The chief executive of any organization has the power to hire and fire. Let that sink in TACO people. |
flyb... | The danger is in replacing experience with sychophancy |
jose... | Do we have a King? |
mjes... | I believe the law gives the power to Congress, but Congress has shown itself incapable of making decisions. Having some executive power at least gets the process started for what hopefully would be productive discussions about what programs have outlived their usefulness |
erin... | A CEO of an organization could make downsizing and restructuring decisions. Why not the president? Isn’t he the boss of all federal employees? |
nanc... | It’s not like he’s downsizing in a thoughtful, intelligent manner. |
Do you view the ongoing U.S.-China rivalry over strategic minerals as primarily an economic competition or a broader geopolitical conflict?
- 81% Broader geopolitical conflict
- 19% Primarily economic competition
Comments | |
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arth... | It’s a bit of both and likely not primarily either one. It’s economic tit-for -tat and at the same geopolitical control of a hard to obtain commodity. The U.S. and allies will eventually lesson China’s geopolitical advantage by developing alternative procurement strategies. |
jon.... | It's both and Chinese economic and geopolitical goals are one and the same -- to be a world superpower both economically, politically and militarily. They seem to be succeeding. I only hope it's not too late to check those ambitions. |
kvas... | Traitor Don is picking a fight that we really don't want |
sara... | This is a mater that requires careful, subtle, and cooperative work to ensure access to critical minerals while also developing our own resources. By alienating the leaders in critical minerals and rare earths production (not just China but Canada, France, and many others) the US is shooting itself in the foot without offering any carrot for behavior it wants to encourage, or opportunity for relationship building. Stupid. |
chri... | Strong defense, strong CIA and grand diplomacy by serious and competent US leaders are needed to avert WWIII. |
Do you believe SpaceX will realistically achieve its projected $2.5 trillion valuation by 2030?
- 65% No, due to uncertainties and challenges
- 25% Yes, with current progress and technology
- 11% Unsure
Comments | |
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jcro... | Don’t bet against it. |
sara... | It is led by an unstable idiot, has failed on several critical launches, and has triggered animosity in its largest customer - the US government. And they want to increase its valuation? Nuts. |
cica... | And they’re very strange and unstable leader, Elon Musk. Or, as we like to say around here Leon Skum |
bjta... | Never ever count Elon Musk out. Looks like all the Musk haters on this platform have voted for SpaceX to fail. What idiots!!! SpaceX will continue to thrive through the introduction of its next generation of vehicles and the dependence of the US Government on outsourcing space delivery systems. |
jon.... | It's impossible to predict events over the next 5 years, but never bet against Elon Musk |
noah... | They won't get the physical results but they might get the evaluation |
kvas... | The rich get richer ... at least until the peasants rise up |
Given the association between long-term PPI use and dementia risk, how would you approach using these medications?
- 68% Avoid if possible, seek alternatives
- 32% Use only if prescribed and necessary
Comments | |
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djre... | Using a PPI has been a life changing experience for me, completely stopping my acid reflux. It is disappointing to hear about this dementia risk. Please provide more information on alternatives for acid reflux relief. |
land... | The meds may not be the root cause. Ir could be the medical condition |
elin... | Based on my own experience, short term use to heal intestinal inflammation is effective. |
wren... | Many persons seem woefully unaware of the side effects which accompany all drugs. |
kvas... | Hmm, heartburn or dementia? Seems pretty obvious to me |
joyc... | Many people have esophageal Barrett. No choice. Cancer or dementia? No good choice. |
Do you think cats’ preference for sleeping on their left side is primarily driven by instinct or learned behavior?
- 87% Instinct
- 8% Learned Behavior
- 5% Unsure
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shap... | Disagree with the argument. Sleeping on their left side would actually block the left visual field |
tomd... | I believe this is pretty obvious, especially with domestic cats who have no need to do this and little opportunity to learn it. |
ag3r... | I am not a scientist. It is logical that instinct would play the main role. |
scot... | Who fucking cares |
kvas... | It's Darwinian. The ancient cats who slept on their left sides were less likely to be killed than the other cats. They passed that gene on to the next generations. The other cats didn't. |