I know we've discussed this whole thing before and I apologize if it's already been dug-up as it relates to this particular Wonkette entry, but . . .
"thank you for your attention to this matter" has long been the province of a past-due dun
letter; I've never seen it in any type of other correspondence. Back years ago when I was wallowing
in unemployment and negative cash-flow I can remember seeing it as a follow-up to "we've looked everywhere for you check. Could it still be in your checkbook?" And I think that's also where one Donald J. Trump, serial non bill payer, has seen it. If that's the only kind of business letter you ever receive I guess you'd naturally think that's how all the big-bidness tycoons conclude their messages.
Well, he certainly cracked the code on how to get media to report on the actions of the incumbent: be a reality show. I expect the next president, should we have one, to license a new cable channel to make what happens in the White House look like The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives.
I know there is no one reason for this shitshow but I still believe the majority of the fault lies with the media who wouldn’t shut up about Trump and his embrace of every bad thing they tried to report he did. Have none of them ever dealt with naughty little children? “Kid told not to blow bubbles in milk explodes milk all over table” is not a new phenomenon.
"...have led to a Trade Deficit with the U.S. of more than $250,000,000 a year..."
That's $250 million. Considering the size of the EU economy, that's peanuts by any measure. I'd bet that's why he spelled it out -- $250,000,000! -- to embellish its scariness, because it really isn't much.
E’erybody pays the VAT, Europeans, non-Europeans. If a non-European purchases stuff and takes it out of the EU, they actually get the VAT refunded, once they prove they’re taking their purchases out of the EU.
Just further proof that Orange has no idea how taxes, tariffs or anything relating to the economy works.
I've been lurking on Paul Krugman's substack, and more than once he has pointed out that trump's version of the trade deficit doesn't include overseas investments in the US stock markets. If the inflow of capital is taken into account, there really is no trade deficit. Now that trump has definitively proven to the rest of the world that he's bat-shit crazy, there has been a net outflow of market investment from overseas. So trump is managing to turn a fake deficit into a real deficit.
With the tariffs in the US on Mexican steel and concrete, the Mexican administration is looking at an unexpected savings.. having already committed to building a million units of social housing over the next five years, it can buy domestic steel and concrete at bargain prices.
Let's not forget that it's Congress' job to enact tariffs, but oops, I guess they're too shittin' scared of Dear Leader to shut his fat old ass down.
Jesus Fucking Christ.
Nah, I don't think mango man wrote the rants. I seriously doubt he's ever heard of a VAT.
I don't know - the first one has a grocer's apostrophe and also a misspelling in the last sentence.
Well....most of the people who surround him aren't highly literate....
Plus, not enough ALL CAPS sections! ; )
Doc Zoom is the best
Just making up policy as it goes along. “Policy” lol.
I know we've discussed this whole thing before and I apologize if it's already been dug-up as it relates to this particular Wonkette entry, but . . .
"thank you for your attention to this matter" has long been the province of a past-due dun
letter; I've never seen it in any type of other correspondence. Back years ago when I was wallowing
in unemployment and negative cash-flow I can remember seeing it as a follow-up to "we've looked everywhere for you check. Could it still be in your checkbook?" And I think that's also where one Donald J. Trump, serial non bill payer, has seen it. If that's the only kind of business letter you ever receive I guess you'd naturally think that's how all the big-bidness tycoons conclude their messages.
Dunning letters, cease and desisters, all the 𝘖𝘙 𝘌𝘓𝘚𝘌 communication...
Excellent observation, Paul. I'm sure you're 100% correct. That last line indeed has the ring of decades-old proper business-speak.
Well, he certainly cracked the code on how to get media to report on the actions of the incumbent: be a reality show. I expect the next president, should we have one, to license a new cable channel to make what happens in the White House look like The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives.
I know there is no one reason for this shitshow but I still believe the majority of the fault lies with the media who wouldn’t shut up about Trump and his embrace of every bad thing they tried to report he did. Have none of them ever dealt with naughty little children? “Kid told not to blow bubbles in milk explodes milk all over table” is not a new phenomenon.
"...have led to a Trade Deficit with the U.S. of more than $250,000,000 a year..."
That's $250 million. Considering the size of the EU economy, that's peanuts by any measure. I'd bet that's why he spelled it out -- $250,000,000! -- to embellish its scariness, because it really isn't much.
Buy his meme coin and all is forgiven.
Hey Wall Street - STOP LISTENING TO HIM. Doesn't matter what he says, only what actually happens!
E’erybody pays the VAT, Europeans, non-Europeans. If a non-European purchases stuff and takes it out of the EU, they actually get the VAT refunded, once they prove they’re taking their purchases out of the EU.
Just further proof that Orange has no idea how taxes, tariffs or anything relating to the economy works.
I'm stating to understand how the boy king bankrupted those casinos. He ain't too smrt.
The casino bankruptcies probably also included a 'silent partner'.
Da.
And capiche?
From the way he wrote it, you just know he thinks VAT is tax on large containers.
"Vat tax?! We gotta start using barrels!"
Shouldn't someone in the Republican Party start worrying? He just pissed off all cell phone users.
If it gets all the younguns off TikTok, those geezers won't give a shit...
I've been lurking on Paul Krugman's substack, and more than once he has pointed out that trump's version of the trade deficit doesn't include overseas investments in the US stock markets. If the inflow of capital is taken into account, there really is no trade deficit. Now that trump has definitively proven to the rest of the world that he's bat-shit crazy, there has been a net outflow of market investment from overseas. So trump is managing to turn a fake deficit into a real deficit.
Trust trump to fuck everything up.
When Trump hands you a tariff, make lemonade?
With the tariffs in the US on Mexican steel and concrete, the Mexican administration is looking at an unexpected savings.. having already committed to building a million units of social housing over the next five years, it can buy domestic steel and concrete at bargain prices.