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smirkymonkey

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10. Oh, I'm sure that's going to go over really well.

Reply to CatWoman (Original post)

Wed Aug 21, 2019, 07:58 PM

Aug 2019

While we're at it, let's have all landlords cut rents in half.

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Out Of His Mind Trump Demands Automakers Lower All Car Prices By $3,000 [View all] CatWoman Aug 2019 OP

This asswipe couldn't drive a car if he wanted to- what an idiot! RainCaster Aug 2019 #1

I never imagine him driving before. Holy hell, that horn would get a workout! NCLefty Aug 2019 #41

IOW, break all union contracts and pay minimum wage to assemblers. no_hypocrisy Aug 2019 #2

and pay minimum wage to Congressfolk keithbvadu2 Aug 2019 #27

To shithole - how about getting rid of Iliyah Aug 2019 #3

And then he wants lower wages, and then lower rents and $10,000 off of ... marble falls Aug 2019 #8

And what about those 500,000 PLUS new employees that never were?! democratisphere Aug 2019 #28

Jared could go for lower rents to support daddy-in-law. keithbvadu2 Aug 2019 #29

He's gone full goose bozo! Cuckoo Lulu! Dennis Donovan Aug 2019 #4

Well then, Newest Reality Aug 2019 #5

Yes yes wait for the wagon Wash. state Desk Jet Aug 2019 #20

Da! A Lada for all the people! smirkymonkey Aug 2019 #38

well, it didn't really work. NutmegYankee Aug 2019 #42

It's like they asked a 3rd grader how to fix the auto industry. tanyev Aug 2019 #6

This relates to fuel mileage standards. onenote Aug 2019 #7

Free Markets at work!!!! JDC Aug 2019 #9

Oh, I'm sure that's going to go over really well. smirkymonkey Aug 2019 #10

You mean like rent control? MichMan Aug 2019 #13

?? smirkymonkey Aug 2019 #15

Elected officials deciding how much consumers can be charged in both cases MichMan Aug 2019 #18

"Automakers ask: why aren't Mar-a-Lago memberships free?" struggle4progress Aug 2019 #11

That's a misleading characterization jberryhill Aug 2019 #12

No. He is claiming that if they roll back auto fuel efficiency standardss, vs. Obama tblue37 Aug 2019 #14

And our environment would suffer for it. smirkymonkey Aug 2019 #16

Of course. Plus people would spend much more on gas, so they would lose money in the long run. nt tblue37 Aug 2019 #17

He's nuts and a fool. Why on earth would car mfg do this? It cost them a lot of money... WePurrsevere Aug 2019 #30

Except they face millions in fines if customers dont buy enough of the "right" vehicles MichMan Aug 2019 #32

Yes, that's correct. If they did want Trump wants... WePurrsevere Aug 2019 #35

They are much more likely to be fined under the current standards than if they were reduced MichMan Aug 2019 #37

There used to be a Chevy plant... WePurrsevere Aug 2019 #43

And if automakers and dealers customerserviceguy Aug 2019 #39

Thus Spake The Automotive Engineer In Chief. dalton99a Aug 2019 #19

How does less miles per gallon make an engine run smoother? sinkingfeeling Aug 2019 #21

How do you force people to buy fuel efficient vehicles? MichMan Aug 2019 #22

Exactly. And this is the reason why Ron Green Aug 2019 #25

Another characteristically evil babble fest Sinistrous Aug 2019 #23

Crazier Almost Daily colsohlibgal Aug 2019 #24

fuck this-if this were to happen, I would demand 3000 off my car demtenjeep Aug 2019 #26

Oh, fuck him... Freedomofspeech Aug 2019 #31

25th Amendment?! ecstatic Aug 2019 #33

Unfit physically, morally, and spiritually. Dagstead Bumwood Aug 2019 #34

This isn't what Trump is saying... brooklynite Aug 2019 #36

Technology to increase fuel efficiency is very expensive MichMan Aug 2019 #44

what he never does (because he can't - because it is fabricated) is state "how" this happens. salin Aug 2019 #40

WTF is he talking about??? He is truly off his rocker with this one. Initech Aug 2019 #45

turdface will take the MSRP, which nobody ever pays not_the_one Aug 2019 #46