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Wilber

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  1. Wilber
    If you have a "problem" with my opinion, that's your problem. Deal with it.
  2. Wilber
    Well, as these consultations are invitation only and the invitees are undisclosed, it's not surprising people would have that suspicion. I do.
  3. Wilber
    Let me put it another way. I don’t like it, posts belong to those who make them. I will “fix” my own stuff as I see fit and respect your ability to do the same. If that’s a problem, I’m fine with it.
  4. Wilber
    I could say the same about the private sector.
  5. Wilber
    I just have a problem with messing with other people's posts. Won't do it and don't like it when others do.
  6. Wilber
    Can’t come up with your own stuff?
  7. Wilber
    I have no experience working in the public sector. My contacts with it have ranged from mediocre to excellent.
  8. Wilber
    That would be you and I. Thing is, we all use public infrastructure, even if it is indirectly.
  9. Wilber
    Back in the olden days, government jobs were generally regarded as lower paying than the private sector, compensated by better job security, pension and benefits. With so much of government having been privatized, that tradeoff has become questionable.
  10. Wilber
    Who would build the road in the first place?
  11. Wilber
    What is user pay when it comes to things like roads? Whether you personally use them or not, most of what you need in daily life comes to you at least in part by road.
  12. Wilber
    The Federal debt also tripled under Reagan. Headed the same way under Trump. The US went from being the worlds largest international creditor nation to the largest debtor nation under Reagan.
  13. Wilber
    Cohen on West
  14. Wilber
    We don't really know how we rate under Trudeau. This study compares 2014 and 2015. Trudeau didn't take office until late October of 2015.
  15. Wilber
    I think Americans deserve Kavanaugh.
  16. Wilber
    My guess is there are a few things you use that aren't required or essential either.
  17. Wilber
    What had the US done to Afghanistan prior to 9/11? They actually helped them get rid of the Soviet Union.
  18. Wilber
    Al Queda was based in Afghanistan.
  19. Wilber
    No we don't. Our only obligation is to support our allies if they are attacked. Afghanistan was a NATO obligation, so we and other NATO countries went. Iraq was not, so we didn't.
  20. Wilber
    I agree but you still need markets to compete in. It's also a question of scale. Canada cannot be competitive in manufacturing just supplying its own needs. While tariffs may be a losing proposition in the long run for the US, they can certainly outlast us. The idea of unilateral free trade is just dumb because it is only free for one side.
  21. Wilber
    Doesn't matter if the cost to the intended market's consumer is protected by tariffs.
  22. Wilber
    Unilateral free trade isn't an advantage, It's just going into a knife fight with your bare fists.
  23. Wilber
    Take Fiat Chrysler. An Italian American with its main office in Amsterdam, its financial headquarters in London, its stock traded on the Milan, London, New York exchanges and plants on five continents. The US is still a huge market but it isn't the only market that counts anymore. That's all of North American that is #3, not just the US.
  24. Wilber
    Most of the major manufactures have auto plants in China. VW is huge in China. GM is also very big. Ford is moving Focus production there and BMW is moving much of its X3 production from the US to China and some to South Africa. China is now the biggest auto market, Europe is #2 and North America has dropped to #3. Where the consumers are counts.
  25. Wilber
    No it won't if other countries keep tariffs up against your industries. You are a Canadian company, your biggest market is the US and the Americans slap a big tariff on your product. Where are you going to produce your goods, Canada or the US?
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