Aristides

No but you will criticize China for needing to use the energy required to produce everything you buy from them. Per capita, China ranks 25th in CO2 emissions. Canada is #12 and the US #16. Perhaps our appetite for manufactured products is as big a problem as China manufacturing them.

Well duh. The more we consume the more energy they need to make it.

It's a shame that this two time draft avoider is presiding over this parade but it is what it is. This guy. https://twitter.com/i/status/1301996761309802496

What do you think US energy consumption would be like if you had to produce all the stuff yourself that you import and how would you generate it?

With all of today's electronic methods of communication I don't think a postal system can ever make money unless maybe it becomes a major player in digital services itself. The status quo is not good enough but I don't see a postal service ever making money. If it could, we probably wouldn't need it.

You can't operate everything at a profit and still provide essential services. That's why we have governments.

California has the 4th largest economy in the world. It contributes 14.2% of US GDP with only 11.7% of the population.

China is by far the larges producer of wind and solar but as long as the west downloads its manufacturing it will always struggle to generate enough electricity to produce what we buy from them.

Canada Post needs to be rethunk but there is a definite need for it in more remote parts of Canada that are not served by courier services.

True. I looked it up and that's why I deleted the post. I don't think this is an issue.

Hate is a very destructive emotion and nothing good ever comes from it. I don't indulge in it.

You really are a hateful little man.

Ya, it's about his ego and you are supposed to pay for it. If they want to convert existing aircraft fine, but use them for the purpose which they are intended, not a decoration for a monument to Trump. It shows how full of himself he is that he would even suggest it.

So when is it supposed to go to his library? Why does it need to go there at all? You need at least two of them anyway.

So what, you spend hundreds of millions on this thing then stick in a museum in four years, you are still stuck looking for a replacement. You are no better off than if you had never got the thing other than you have spent the better part of a billion on a museum piece. If this thing doesn't stay in service for at least 15 years after it is converted, it is nothing more than a scam.

So Trump gets this aircraft and taxpayers shell out hundreds of millions to convert it to AF1 standard so it can just go to Trump's library in four years. What replaces it and how much is it going to cost? Are they going to look for another grift from a Middle East oil autocracy so they can spent hundreds of millions on that? This is one of the dumbest ideas he has come up with and you id*ots jump right on board. If I were a US taxpayer, I would not be impressed. The Reagan AF1 had already served 7 presidents and been replaced by the current aircraft. It had finished a long service and no longer needed. It was not just an exercise in one man's vanity.

When it comes to bullshit reasoning, you guys take the cake. You are fine with taxpayers shelling out hundreds of millions solely for Trump's benefit. No one but Trump gets anything out of this.

Bullshit, it supposed to be for his use as president and then allegedly go to his library after the taxpayer shells out hundreds of millions to bring it up to AF1 standards, which probably couldn't be done by the time he finishes his term. The statue went directly to its present location. Cleveland's only involvement was to preside over its dedication.

Oh wow! What does that have to with a gift to Trump?

Biden pardoned 80 people, Trump pardoned 143 in his first term and 1500 in the first 4 months of this term. https://www.thoughtco.com/number-of-pardons-by-president-3367600 You really are a shit. As much as I dislike Trump I wouldn't wish something like that on him.