facthunter Posted March 16 Posted March 16 (edited) All that makes Us a Prime Target, Trump is deeply UNPOPULAR Here, and TRUST in the USA is LOW. Not surprisingly. It's looking likely his actions will cause a depression, and those things affect the whole world for many years. Trump cares not a fig for anyone Outside of the USA. and most of those INSIDE the USA. Only the already RICH. His RULE will be by THREAT, DIVISION and INTIMIDATION. Nev Edited March 16 by facthunter 2
rgmwa Posted March 16 Posted March 16 Far from making America great again, Trump is doing the exact opposite through his lawless mismanagement and sheer stupidity. He has said that tariff wars are good and easy to win but his erratic approach has created financial anxiety in the US and around the workd. The US stock market is already down 10% and will probably drop further. The cost of living will soon go up. He is trashing the justice system and going after his many enemies. He has upended the country’s security agencies and made the US more vulnerable. He has sided with Russia against Ukraine and Europe. Government employees are losing their jobs all across the country, which will have significant knock-on effects in their communities. His approval ratings are dropping steadily and most of the country thinks it’s heading in the wrong direction. He is the most ignorant US president in history when it comes to his general knowledge. Trump watches the markets and his approval ratings very closely so he won’t like the current trend. On the other hand he can never admit that he was wrong about tariffs or any of his other decisions, so he’s going to paint himself into a corner very quickly. His MAGA base may finally realise that he isn’t the genius he said he was. Who knows how he’ll react then. The US will become the country Trump said it has been for years. 2 1
Grumpy Old Nasho Posted March 16 Posted March 16 Guess what? Albo is pushing for Australian manufacturing. Why was it stopped in the 70s and 80s? Our domestic market was too small everyone reckoned, but it's not too small now is it?, just ask Albo. Does anyone know what they're doing in Canberra?
facthunter Posted March 16 Posted March 16 Stop $%$A&$z whinging. He want s to value add to what we have. A Bot and Hockey told the Car makers to F'off and with that all the support INDUSTRIES DIED.. Facts don't Interest you. NO One was STOPPED per se. and WE exported Cars. Nev
onetrack Posted March 16 Posted March 16 Australian manufacturing wasn't "stopped", it was over-run and soundly beaten, cost-wise, by low-cost, large-production output Asian manufacturers, particularly the Chinese. When was the last time you bought an Australian-made product from Bunnings - at a high price - in favour of the dirt-cheap Chinese one? That's right, you did the same as every other Australian, you went for the cheapest crap you could buy. Where is the car made that you drive, and why did you buy it, instead of an Australian-built one??
Grumpy Old Nasho Posted March 16 Posted March 16 Yeah well Albo wants to start it up again, presumably so we don't have to pay tariffs on imported goods.
facthunter Posted March 16 Posted March 16 A 98 Au Fairmont., Mondeo. Made in Spain Early Td Transit. German made. I never buy just on price and I buy Australian adjustable reamers (Sutton's) because others are Useless. . Polish Milling tools SOME Chinese stuff is better than most else. ie top quality aluminium heat exchangers. SOME batteries. . Some copies of German 1/2 mililon$ excavators didn't hold their value and we found out why the Engines failed ( mate and I) It was the Material in the Pistons. SUPERCHARGED Big diesel with all hydro drive. A corner cut. Maybe it doesn't happen now. Who Knows for sure?. Nev 1
Popular Post old man emu Posted March 16 Author Popular Post Posted March 16 44 minutes ago, Grumpy Old Nasho said: Yeah well Albo wants to start it up again, presumably so we don't have to pay tariffs on imported goods. We should first look at what industries we could either start or expand. I reckon we should look at value-adding to our minerals and agricultural products. 3 2
pmccarthy Posted March 16 Posted March 16 Forty years ago I lived in Ballarat where they made small motors at Norton Villers, Mars bars, Rivers clothing and shoes, big trailers at Freighter Industries, and a whole lot more I can no longer remember. Despite all that we had one of the highest unemployment rates in Australia. 2
red750 Posted March 16 Posted March 16 In one of many jobs I had after being retrenched from the bank, I worked for a software company which produced a computer program for managing hazardous materials, including Material Safety Data Sheets. In my role, I visited the GM plants at Elizabeth SA, Fisherman's Bend Melbourne, the truck factory at Dandenong, Ford Broadmeadows factory, Nissan Dandenong and Mitsubishi in Adelaide. Other non auto sites included Australian Paper Mills, Maryvale Vic, and Bundaberg Sugar Refinery, Qld. 2
Jerry_Atrick Posted March 16 Posted March 16 (edited) Guess you can no longer say Chump avoids fireworks and war https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-16/donald-trump-air-strikes-sanaa-houthi-rebels-red-sea-shipping/105057492?utm_source=abc_news_app&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_app&utm_content=other Edited March 16 by Jerry_Atrick 1
red750 Posted March 16 Posted March 16 What would America import from the Houthis to slap a tariff on? 1
facthunter Posted March 16 Posted March 16 That's a very good question. Why is Timor L Este on his list of banned visitors? Nev 1
nomadpete Posted March 16 Posted March 16 (edited) 24 minutes ago, red750 said: What would America import from the Houthis to slap a tariff on? I was being sarcastic. Trumpet usually uses tariffs to punish his perceived enemies. I'm sure he could come up with some excuse. Drugs, maybe? Edited March 16 by nomadpete 1
facthunter Posted March 16 Posted March 16 One of his cohorts would. Orange U Tan wouldn't know where these places are. Nev 2
nomadpete Posted March 16 Posted March 16 4 minutes ago, facthunter said: That's a very good question. Why is Timor L Este on his list of banned visitors? Nev Very good point - very few Timorese could afford the ticket to get to USA even if they wanted to go there. And as far as I'm aware, no Timorese has offended the giant orange ego. 2
onetrack Posted March 17 Posted March 17 Timor Leste just sounds like a 3rd world sh**hole country, so good enough reason to keep them out, according to the MAGA doctrine. 1
Grumpy Old Nasho Posted March 17 Posted March 17 2 hours ago, facthunter said: One of his cohorts would. Orange U Tan wouldn't know where these places are. Nev Yeah like no one here knew where Vietnam was.
facthunter Posted March 17 Posted March 17 Golf courses "owned" and WARS FOUGHT when HE is around. Didn't want to Know much about Pearl Harbour.... Not a GREAT moment. HE has MADE America GRATE again at GREAT cost to it's reputation ALL around the World. Good ONE Don. nev 1
Grumpy Old Nasho Posted March 17 Posted March 17 19 hours ago, onetrack said: Australian manufacturing wasn't "stopped", it was over-run and soundly beaten, cost-wise, by low-cost, large-production output Asian manufacturers, particularly the Chinese. I believe Australia was planning de-industrialization back in the sixties, then the plan was carried out in the 70s and 80s. We were told to "re-train" to do something else - remember that?
onetrack Posted March 17 Posted March 17 Being adaptable to vastly changed circumstances in jobs, industries and occupations, is all part of our life paths, and many people re-train more than once during their lifetimes. I have changed occupations multiple times, and had to learn new skills each time. Most of the changes were forced on me, I just rolled with the punches, and kept going. I've bordered on "technical bankruptcy" a couple of times, and been quite wealthy at other times. The only constants in life, are change, death, and taxes. 2 1
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