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Yesterday, 11:00 AM

Matt Collins replied to a thread The Old Right Opposed Tariffs in Economy & Markets

You just failed business 101. All equitable transactions benefit both sides of the transaction. Now what you may have a legitimate problem with is that to be hoenst a lot of trade today isn't equitable... and it isn't because governments intervene (due to restrictions, tariffs, etc). Free trade is undeniably good for the economy. But like with everything else, it isn't truly free because the government screws it up. This is again, economic ignorance. Industries and firm propped up by artificial government stimulus, handouts, restrictions, grants, taxes, subsidies, etc are clearly inefficient and needs to be liquidated. If a business can't compete, then it shouldn't be in business.

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Yesterday, 10:55 AM

Matt Collins replied to a thread The Old Right Opposed Tariffs in Economy & Markets

This is economic ignorance at its height. Specialization is critical, buy stuff from people who are efficient at making said stuff. Make something on your own and then sell it to market too. The idea of making things yourself for your own consumption is economically idiotic. (I'm not talking about prepping, gardening, hobbies, etc here). On a personal level, the best thing to do would be to sell it off, and invest the proceeds while gaining a skill or trade to bring in cashflow.

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Yesterday, 07:48 AM

Matt Collins replied to a thread The Old Right Opposed Tariffs in Economy & Markets

So this is a myth. First off free trade is good for the economy. But like with many things, we don't actually have free trade because the government intervenes and creates all sorts of rules and regulations for trade, ensuring that it isn't actually free.

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Yesterday, 07:46 AM

Matt Collins replied to a thread The Old Right Opposed Tariffs in Economy & Markets

Don't confuse isolationism with non-intervention. Commerce and trade is good, entangling military and political alliances are not.

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Yesterday, 07:41 AM

Matt Collins replied to a thread The Old Right Opposed Tariffs in Economy & Markets

If Trump could eliminate all other taxes and simply fund (a much smaller) government through tariffs, that would be a huge step in the right direction. But Trump will likely not be able to shrink the government and he has proven he doesn't care about cutting spending. I do think he plans to cut regulation a lot, which is good, and he wants to grow his way out of the government's debt problem, but again, that probably isn't realistic. He should know better, he isn't dumb. Growth alone isn't going to solve the problem, there have to be cuts, which there is never the political will to do. Oh, and Congress has to go along with it too which is unlikely.

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Yesterday, 07:39 AM

Matt Collins replied to a thread The Old Right Opposed Tariffs in Economy & Markets

Humans have always traded at a distance. And in the last 400 years it has grown exponentially. Steam engines, diesel engines, and then shipping containers. Trade is good for the economy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyNkcsQGaV4

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Yesterday, 07:37 AM

Matt Collins replied to a thread Donald Trump threatens 100% tariff on countries that turn away from the dollar in U.S. Political News

No, not really, but kind of. All taxation is destructive, but consumption taxes (tariffs, sales tax) are less destructive and less harmful to the economy than income taxes. Taxes never help the economy, they only hurt. The exception being that some politically connected may benefit from market distortions due to specific taxes. Trade unions may benefit from certain protectionist tariffs for example while consumers suffer.

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Yesterday, 07:35 AM

Matt Collins replied to a thread Donald Trump threatens 100% tariff on countries that turn away from the dollar in U.S. Political News

Exactly this. If the only tax was tariffs because the government was small enough that's all it needed, life would be much better. But it's not and it won't be unfortunately.

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Yesterday, 07:20 AM

Matt Collins replied to a thread Hurricane Milton in Open Discussion

Yep, friends in the Tampa will be evacuating... likely to my place near Orlando lol

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10-05-2024, 11:26 AM

Matt Collins started a thread The Fed's 2% Inflation Target Is Meaningless in Economy & Markets

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10-05-2024, 11:17 AM

Matt Collins replied to a thread Dave Ramsey interviews Donald Trump: in U.S. Political News

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10-05-2024, 11:16 AM

Matt Collins replied to a thread Dave Ramsey interviews Donald Trump: in U.S. Political News

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10-05-2024, 11:14 AM

Matt Collins replied to a thread The Old Right Opposed Tariffs in Economy & Markets

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10-05-2024, 11:13 AM

Matt Collins replied to a thread Donald Trump threatens 100% tariff on countries that turn away from the dollar in U.S. Political News

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10-05-2024, 11:13 AM

Matt Collins replied to a thread Are Trump or Democrat tariffs worse? in Economy & Markets

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10-05-2024, 11:04 AM

Matt Collins started a thread Which states have the wealthiest residents: in Economy & Markets

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10-05-2024, 08:44 AM

Matt Collins started a thread Debt Burden of Major Economies Visualized: in World News & Affairs

SOURCE: https://www.visualcapitalist.com/ranked-the-debt-burden-of-major-economies/

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10-05-2024, 08:22 AM

Matt Collins replied to a thread The Old Right Opposed Tariffs in Economy & Markets

Tariffs are a tax. Conservatives oppose tariffs.

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10-04-2024, 04:05 PM

Matt Collins replied to a thread Jimmy Carter 100 Years Old in Open Discussion

My point exactly

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10-01-2024, 08:04 PM

Matt Collins replied to a thread Jimmy Carter 100 Years Old in Open Discussion

One of his family members said he was going to vote for Harris *eyeroll*

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10-01-2024, 02:59 PM

Matt Collins replied to a thread FL-City of Okeechobee essentially banned carrying guns for the duration of hurricane Helene in U.S. Political News

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10-01-2024, 02:47 PM

Matt Collins replied to a thread Will Israeli pager bombs affect TSA? in U.S. Political News

Yes, doctors do.

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10-01-2024, 02:45 PM

Matt Collins replied to a thread RIP John Amos. Dead at 84. in Open Discussion

A great actor!

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10-01-2024, 01:30 PM

Matt Collins started a thread Will Israeli pager bombs affect TSA? in U.S. Political News

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10-01-2024, 07:06 AM

Matt Collins replied to a thread FL-City of Okeechobee essentially banned carrying guns for the duration of hurricane Helene in U.S. Political News

They are saying it was an accident... despite the Police Chief putting his sginature on it.... https://cbs12.com/news/local/mistakenly-enacted-okeechobee-pd-responds-after-issuing-emergency-order-on-guns

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09-30-2024, 09:32 AM

Matt Collins started a thread Canada's new pipeline can determine their country's future in World News & Affairs

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09-30-2024, 08:21 AM

Matt Collins replied to a thread FL-City of Okeechobee essentially banned carrying guns for the duration of hurricane Helene in U.S. Political News

https://www.ammoland.com/2024/09/florida-city-issues-gun-ban-because-of-hurricane-helene/

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09-30-2024, 01:47 AM

Matt Collins started a thread Average IQ by US State: in Economy & Markets

SOURCE: https://www.visualcapitalist.com/mapped-average-iq-score-by-state/

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09-30-2024, 01:40 AM

Matt Collins started a thread The growing China and India feud: in World News & Affairs

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09-30-2024, 01:39 AM

Matt Collins started a thread Declining Birth Rate Crisis In America: in U.S. Political News

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by Matt Collins on 06-22-2011 at 07:24 AM

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