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40. Uggh. They think they know it all. If only they knew how

Reply to WillParkinson (Original post)

Mon Oct 24, 2016, 12:01 AM

Oct 2016

idiotic they sound.

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Anyone wanna tell me what this is supposed to mean? [View all] WillParkinson Oct 2016 OP

A load of crap Cary Oct 2016 #1

That's funny. lpbk2713 Oct 2016 #2

lol, so true... sarae Oct 2016 #30

It could have been here ... lpbk2713 Oct 2016 #31

Sweet! sarae Oct 2016 #33

It means mercuryblues Oct 2016 #3

Forced, huh? He ought to Google Vlasic Pickles & Walmart. dmr Oct 2016 #5

A link! WillParkinson Oct 2016 #8

Thank you for posting a link. dmr Oct 2016 #11

It has to be the government's fault in the Right wing mindset. Therefore, they can't blame Trump Trust Buster Oct 2016 #6

In all fairness, tariffs on the cheap imported stuff would have helped TheDebbieDee Oct 2016 #22

Tariffs only raise prices. The global economy is so intertwined now that tariffs have been rendered Trust Buster Oct 2016 #34

Tariffs would have raised the prices of the cheap imports TheDebbieDee Oct 2016 #35

Tariffs would have artificially raised the prices on manufactured goods produced by American Trust Buster Oct 2016 #36

Eh, no. You need to re-acquaint yourself with the purpose of tariffs. TheDebbieDee Oct 2016 #37

Eh, no. American made widgets are what is being imported into this country. Apple is an Trust Buster Oct 2016 #39

Wrong! These items are not American made! TheDebbieDee Oct 2016 #41

And when the tariffs raise the price of an iPhone from $700 to $1,000, what alternative phone Trust Buster Oct 2016 #42

It's about far more than I-phones, but TheDebbieDee Oct 2016 #43

I think you now see the flaw in your reasoning. We are now part of a global economy. Trust Buster Oct 2016 #44

More accurately, all you have to 'allege' rather than say... LanternWaste Oct 2016 #45

Yes, this is a forum where we share opinions. Trust Buster Oct 2016 #46

Conversely, your reasoning has shown me how TheDebbieDee Oct 2016 #47

The U.S. has 330 million people and a shrinking middle class. Asian countries like China and India Trust Buster Oct 2016 #48

Someone should in stall a dictionary link malaise Oct 2016 #9

Minimum wage? Shrike47 Oct 2016 #10

If you were to reply and I probably wouldn't, post some facts with links liberal N proud Oct 2016 #12

It's uninformed bs Hav Oct 2016 #13

If your economic plan is making the U.S. duncang Oct 2016 #14

After reading that poorly written reply, I wouldn't take the person seriously and... Buckeye_Democrat Oct 2016 #15

LOL Skittles Oct 2016 #17

I'm confused... WillParkinson Oct 2016 #23

LOL!! n/t PasadenaTrudy Oct 2016 #18

That's awoke_in_2003 Oct 2016 #24

Those intensive porpoises always trip me up... Wounded Bear Oct 2016 #25

lol brilliant treestar Oct 2016 #27

Ha ha love your reply! kimbutgar Oct 2016 #28

OMG sarae Oct 2016 #32

that is one of the memes they have bought Skittles Oct 2016 #16

Of course, if ANYONE 'forces them to make there! products in the cheaper labor markets,' elleng Oct 2016 #20

Tell her that she makes too much money in whatever job she has. JoePhilly Oct 2016 #21

It means you have one FB friend too many jberryhill Oct 2016 #26

I'm glad you responded that way. sarae Oct 2016 #29

Chinese workers at plants for FoxConn start at around $200 per month pay. What regulations can okaawhatever Oct 2016 #38

Uggh. They think they know it all. If only they knew how ecstatic Oct 2016 #40