Is Primate spamming threads again?

Weren't the rules changed, so that doesn't work anymore?

http://people.howstuffworks.com/presidential-pardon6.htm

So basically it's in the hands of a single person because it comes from kings.

Not sure why they didn't make it have to be accepted by the judicial branch also.

EDIT: judicial not legislative.

Dadd @ 12/7/2017 15:07

Is Primate spamming threads again? Weren't the rules changed, so that doesn't work anymore?

That will never stop working

Primate @ 12/7/2017 15:57

OK I talked about your thing. Now can we talk about the Tarrif BS Trump is about to shove by while nobody looks.

Primate @ 12/7/2017 16:00

Really hoped to hear from Vlady about it to see how warranted the current panic in my industry is.

Are you talking the steel tariffs? Given how wishy washy is presidency has been in general, I can't predict how this is going to go yet. I know he has suggested a number of crazy things very similar, had a bunch of backlash from people (including many on his side), turned around and not implemented that, then declared he "got things done". So, given key economists like Bernanke and Greenspan are currently telling him it is a terrible idea, I wouldn't be surprised if he follows the same pattern.

If he does do it, I expect things will get crazy as the EU and China retaliate.

Granted, what's interesting on all this is that a trade war would lead to lower bourbon exports and thus lower prices on bourbon.

vladykins @ 12/7/2017 15:34

Primate @ 12/7/2017 15:57 OK I talked about your thing. Now can we talk about the Tarrif BS Trump is about to shove by while nobody looks. Primate @ 12/7/2017 16:00 Really hoped to hear from Vlady about it to see how warranted the current panic in my industry is. Are you talking the steel tariffs? Given how wishy washy is presidency has been in general, I can't predict how this is going to go yet. I know he has suggested a number of crazy things very similar, had a bunch of backlash from people (including many on his side), turned around and not implemented that, then declared he "got things done". So, given key economists like Bernanke and Greenspan are currently telling him it is a terrible idea, I wouldn't be surprised if he follows the same pattern. If he does do it, I expect things will get crazy as the EU and China retaliate.

Yeah the steel Tariffs.

He missed his deadline, but is now trying to justify it as crucial to national defense and the few things I have found about it say that some sort of increase is still coming.

This was one area where Obama shined. His hikes were gentle, but enough to rebound the industry for a time, and drop the percentage of Chinese steel used.

vladykins @ 12/7/2017 15:37

Granted, what's interesting on all this is that a trade war would lead to lower bourbon exports and thus lower prices on bourbon.

But with the 3 grand a month payment you will have to shell out for an economy car, nobody will be able to get to the liquor store to buy any:)

I know projects galore went on hold in my industry as his deadline approached, and a lot of construction is sitting out there in limbo right now. I would imagine manufacturing is even worse.

Primate @ 12/7/2017 16:47

vladykins @ 12/7/2017 15:34 Primate @ 12/7/2017 15:57 OK I talked about your thing. Now can we talk about the Tarrif BS Trump is about to shove by while nobody looks. Primate @ 12/7/2017 16:00 Really hoped to hear from Vlady about it to see how warranted the current panic in my industry is. Are you talking the steel tariffs? Given how wishy washy is presidency has been in general, I can't predict how this is going to go yet. I know he has suggested a number of crazy things very similar, had a bunch of backlash from people (including many on his side), turned around and not implemented that, then declared he "got things done". So, given key economists like Bernanke and Greenspan are currently telling him it is a terrible idea, I wouldn't be surprised if he follows the same pattern. If he does do it, I expect things will get crazy as the EU and China retaliate. Yeah the steel Tariffs. He missed his deadline, but is now trying to justify it as crucial to national defense and the few things I have found about it say that some sort of increase is still coming. This was one area where Obama shined. His hikes were gentle, but enough to rebound the industry for a time, and drop the percentage of Chinese steel used.

Tariffs and quotas are pretty dumb ways to try to improve the industry. Don't even get me started on how the sugar quota has fucked us all up so bad.

Primate @ 12/7/2017 16:49

vladykins @ 12/7/2017 15:37 Granted, what's interesting on all this is that a trade war would lead to lower bourbon exports and thus lower prices on bourbon. But with the 3 grand a month payment you will have to shell out for an economy car, nobody will be able to get to the liquor store to buy any:)

Everyone will have to ride in my bike basket.

What's amazing is that Trump thought all this stuff was "easy" until he got into office, and then suddenly he's like "Well, this stuff is hard!"

Amazing what hiring someone who never ran anything governmental and who ran numerous businesses into the ground can do to make a country great again!

I've heard a rumor that Dwayne The Rock Johnson is planning to run for President in 2020.

If it ends up becoming a thing, then wow.

Herminator @ 14/7/2017 0:55

I've heard a rumor that Dwayne The Rock Johnson is planning to run for President in 2020. If it ends up becoming a thing, then wow.

remember when he tweeted about bid laden being killed before obama could announce it?

Herminator @ 14/7/2017 0:55

I've heard a rumor that Dwayne The Rock Johnson is planning to run for President in 2020. If it ends up becoming a thing, then wow.

I dont think America is ready for a Mexican Filipino Dominican Austrailian some kind of minority President

The Terminator worked out alright for my state, so maybe the Rock wouldn't be that bad...