Rob Mccart wrote to Dr. What <=-

Yes, I know it was hard to get countries to build the new plants since they cost so much more.

Half the reason nuclear power plants cost so much to build is gov't regulation.

Yes, and some areas have constant winds blowing with rarely a storm
where it's practical to build wind farms or solar panel areas in the desert where these things might actually be useful..

But they have drawbacks too. The promises by the "green" folk are not promises, only dreams.

Let's use solar panels in the desert. Lots of open area. No one really cares about the land use. Lots of sunlight. Sounds good.

But you have dust and sand. Dust that reduces the effectiveness of the panels unless regularily cleaned. Sand to abrade them and wear them quicker than intended.

One of the problems with the Greenies is that they can never see the full picture. They only want to focus on their little part that they want.


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Re: Re: I watched the 'talk'
By: Dr. What to Rob Mccart on Sat Apr 12 2025 02:56 pm

But they have drawbacks too. The promises by the "green" folk are not promises, only dreams.

There's a ton of people (myself included) working in renewable energy actually doing the things and providing power. Right now.

I'm more of a microgrid kinda guy - I want to see every rooftop, every covered parking lot covered with pv panels, backing up battery systems, with a controller routing power based on needs and grid costs - with the ability to run standalone when needed.

There's no one "green" promise. To think so would be incredibly reductive.
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Speaking of.. Trump said today that the US is getting $2 Billion a day
from the tariffs... You have to wonder who gives him advice or tries
to explain things to him. He says this like it's a huge win as though
he has no idea that if that number is accurate, that is $2 Billion
more that his own people are paying for the things they buy.

You really need to stop listening to the Propaganda Ministry.

>Because your statement is untrue.

Well, given the source it likely is a lie seeing as that came from
Trump himself during a speech in the East Room on April 8th..

But, the USA does import about $9 Billion a day and if you take
his tariff figures, it could actually work out higher than that,
but I doubt it's quite that high at the moment because he keeps
going back and forth on the tariffs.

If you mean about costing the people more, that's what tariffs do.
They make things more expensive for the people who buy them.

Forbes also said that since the start of this, Trumps own net worth
has dropped by $500 Million..

Yet the Elitists still claim that Trump is in it for himself.

Yes, well apparently him and his buddies are playing the markets
as they surge up and down, something like insider trading, so I'm
sure he'll make it back, but it won't stop YOUR every day bills
from going up..

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Rob Mccart wrote to Dr. What <=-

Well, given the source it likely is a lie seeing as that came from
Trump himself during a speech in the East Room on April 8th..

Right... It seems like we have another TDS sufferer here.

If you mean about costing the people more, that's what tariffs do.
They make things more expensive for the people who buy them.

No. It makes it more costly for those who want to sell here. There's a difference. But people who only studied socialism won't understand that.

Yes, well apparently him and his buddies are playing the markets
as they surge up and down, something like insider trading, so I'm
sure he'll make it back, but it won't stop YOUR every day bills
from going up..

And you are still getting your "news" from the Propaganda Ministry.

But projection is a standard part of the Elitist playbook. I can't wait until they start looking into why Elitists like Pelosi, Bernie, etc. are worth millions on a gov't salary. And we already know that Pelosi is doing insider trading.


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Yes, and some areas have constant winds blowing with rarely a storm
where it's practical to build wind farms or solar panel areas in the
desert where these things might actually be useful..

But they have drawbacks too. The promises by the "green" folk are not

>promises, only dreams.

Let's use solar panels in the desert. Lots of open area. No one really care

>about the land use. Lots of sunlight. Sounds good.

But you have dust and sand. Dust that reduces the effectiveness of the panel

>unless regularily cleaned. Sand to abrade them and wear them quicker than
>intended.

One of the problems with the Greenies is that they can never see the full

>picture. They only want to focus on their little part that they want.

No free lunch.. As I mentioned earlier, Hydro Electric plants might be
the greenest way to generate power if you have a good place to build
the plant without destroying too much land around it to build it.

There are a lot of places around here where they have huge banks of
solar panels out in fields with some sort of grain crop. An area like
that might have enough rain to keep them clean, but then we're back
to snow in winter this far north at least..

And, again, in most cases they wear out before they make enough
money to pay for themselves..

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Dr. What wrote to Rob Mccart <=-

No. It makes it more costly for those who want to sell here. There's
a difference. But people who only studied socialism won't understand that.

With the amount of reporting out there showing how tariffs raise
consumer prices and historical evidence of tariffs having the opposite
effect of slowing the economy, I'm amazed that people can still
gaslight by claiming criticizing Trump's policy is a deep-seated
psychological issue with the criticizer, or blaming socialism.

Of course, all of the info regarding tariffs I'm reading must be coming
from Woke Media, hence the slant.

And you are still getting your "news" from the Propaganda Ministry.

I spoke too soon!

But projection is a standard part of the Elitist playbook. I can't
wait until they start looking into why Elitists like Pelosi, Bernie,
etc. are worth millions on a gov't salary. And we already know that Pelosi is doing insider trading.

I forgot "whataboutism".

As for "elitism", look at Trump and his cabinet. They're worth how many billions and making policies that affect everyday people?

The difference between democrats and republicans is that I hear about
democrats being indicted for breaking rules and democrats agreeing that
it was just.

With republicans, crickets.


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If you mean about costing the people more, that's what tariffs do.
They make things more expensive for the people who buy them.

No. It makes it more costly for those who want to sell here. There's a difference. But people who only studied socialism won't understand that.

So, wait, you don't think those that want to sell here won't pass that cost onto the consumers here? People who didn't study economics (or business in general) might understand it that way, but that isn't how it works.

In a free market economy, like ours, the cost is passed to the *consumer*.

If someone only studied socialism, they might believe it isn't passed on but that is because in socialism the government controls the economy.


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Mike Powell wrote to DR. WHAT <=-

If you mean about costing the people more, that's what tariffs do.
They make things more expensive for the people who buy them.

No. It makes it more costly for those who want to sell here. There's a difference. But people who only studied socialism won't understand that.

So, wait, you don't think those that want to sell here won't pass that cost onto the consumers here? People who didn't study economics (or business in general) might understand it that way, but that isn't how
it works.

In a free market economy, like ours, the cost is passed to the
*consumer*.

If someone only studied socialism, they might believe it isn't passed
on but that is because in socialism the government controls the
economy.

I it saving the *consumer* money that made all the jobs go offshore in the first place, and lead to the gutting of many towns and communities. Let the consumer vote with their wallet, and you will not have a country left by the end of the century. Free Trade is not the panacea people made it out to be, and some barriers are necessary safeguard the nation, and your way of life.

IT seems when it comes between choosing the wellbeing of their own nation and people, and adhering to some economic ideals, some people still choose the latter, despite the very obvious decline this brings about.


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Well, given the source it likely is a lie seeing as that came from
Trump himself during a speech in the East Room on April 8th..

Right... It seems like we have another TDS sufferer here.

Seems you need a little more TDS there.. And as far as lies go,
whenever news agencies in the USA fact check Trumps speeches they
generally find dozens of 'inaccuracies', often financial numbers
off by hundreds of percent.

If you mean about costing the people more, that's what tariffs do.
They make things more expensive for the people who buy them.

No. It makes it more costly for those who want to sell here. There's a

>difference. But people who only studied socialism won't understand that.

No, the suppliers sell at the same price they always have and then
Trump puts a 25% or so 'tax' on what you pay for it in tariffs as
it enters your country..

And you are still getting your "news" from the Propaganda Ministry.

Most of that propaganda is coming right from what Trump says in public.
I'm not saying much of is NOT propaganda, just that it's being put
out by Trump himself to make it look like his policies are doing less
damage to your economy than they actually are.

Let me know how much your grocery, goods and power bills have dropped
since Trump took office.. Your government is already taking in many
$Billions from tariffs and I wonder how much of that is being used to
lower the bills of the average person?

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I it saving the *consumer* money that made all the jobs go offshore in the first place, and lead to the gutting of many towns and communities. Let the consumer vote with their wallet, and you will not have a country left by the end of the century. Free Trade is not the panacea people made it out to be, and some barriers are necessary safeguard the nation, and your way of life.

IT seems when it comes between choosing the wellbeing of their own nation and people, and adhering to some economic ideals, some people still choose the latter, despite the very obvious decline this brings about.

It all boils down to if you don't have the money to afford it you won't buy
it, so of course one thinks with their own wallet.

That is part of the reason we are where we are now in the USA. Stuff
started to cost a lot more so folks thought with their wallet and didn't re-elect the incumbent ticket.

Honestly, though, I really don't agree with your premise. I don't think it
had anything to do with savng the *consumer* money... I think it had more
to do with making more money for the corporations involved. The fact that
it saved the consumer money was a side-effect.


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With the amount of reporting out there showing how tariffs raise
consumer prices and historical evidence of tariffs having the opposite
effect of slowing the economy, I'm amazed that people can still
gaslight by claiming criticizing Trump's policy is a deep-seated
psychological issue with the criticizer, or blaming socialism.

Of course, all of the info regarding tariffs I'm reading must be coming
from Woke Media, hence the slant.

And history books and just about anywhere that talks about tariffs. ;)

The difference between democrats and republicans is that I hear about democrats being indicted for breaking rules and democrats agreeing that
it was just.

With republicans, crickets.

I disagree here. If they are close to the middle of the spectrum, yes. If they are closer to the poles, no, they gripe about it just as much.

An example as of late has been Signalgate. "Republicans are hypocrites for wanting Hillary to get into trouble but not these guys," but then when you point out that, no, they should have all been in trouble, including
Hillary, they get mad because they think she didn't do anything wrong and
that you must be a MAGAt to think that.

I want people indicted if they break the rules regardless of party.

Same here.


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Let me know how much your grocery, goods and power bills have dropped
since Trump took office.. Your government is already taking in many
$Billions from tariffs and I wonder how much of that is being used to
lower the bills of the average person?

Most groceries have not gone down.

Fuel prices started going down before the election, declined more
afterwards, and continued to do so until recently. Now, they are going back up.

Power bill has stayed the same.


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But projection is a standard part of the Elitist playbook. I can't
wait until they start looking into why Elitists like Pelosi, Bernie,
etc. are worth millions on a gov't salary.

I won't pretend to know your people too well but, in my experience,
it's near impossible to attain a high position in gov't unless you
are already wealthy when you run for the post.

I want people indicted if they break the rules regardless of party.

What? Treat everyone the same? Are you crazy?? B)

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If you mean about costing the people more, that's what tariffs do.
They make things more expensive for the people who buy them.

No. It makes it more costly for those who want to sell here. There's a

>> difference. But people who only studied socialism won't understand that.

So, wait, you don't think those that want to sell here won't pass that cost

>onto the consumers here? People who didn't study economics (or business in
>general) might understand it that way, but that isn't how it works.

In a free market economy, like ours, the cost is passed to the *consumer*.

There seems to be a lot of confusion over how tariffs work.
Trump is putting a tariff on goods as they come into the USA.
Those selling to you don't change anything, Trump just puts
what amounts to a fat Tax on everything imported so his gov't
makes a lot of money off of the Americans who buy those things.

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Honestly, though, I really don't agree with your premise. I don't think it

>had anything to do with savng the *consumer* money... I think it had more
>to do with making more money for the corporations involved. The fact that
>it saved the consumer money was a side-effect.

That's probably more common in recent years. I can't help but think
back 30 or more years and watching the price of something like a
Video Recorder or Microwave Oven drop from $600 to $100 because
they started making them in China. The (early) quality was crap but
people still bought them to save the money.

As you've suggested, the problem with bringing manufacturing back
to the USA is that the difference in what you pay your workers
compared to what people in China, India or Mexico make will greatly
increase the cost of those things UNLESS you go to much more
automated assembly plants which will lower the cost but won't
create the jobs that Trump keeps talking about.

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Let me know how much your grocery, goods and power bills have dropped

>> since Trump took office..

Most groceries have not gone down.

Fuel prices started going down before the election, declined more

>afterwards, and continued to do so until recently. Now, they are going back
>up.

Power bill has stayed the same.

Fuel is understandable because with the threat of a world wide drop
in business, and possible recession, the price of oil has dropped.

The other things will take a little longer. Imported food will
obviously go way up in price but American grown stuff shouldn't
change, other than they may lose markets outside of the USA and
have to charge more to stay afloat.

Power.. If we finally hit back with reciprical tariffs on the
electricity that Canada sells you, that will make a pretty big
difference to millions of people close to the border, and then
shortages caused if you stop buying from us will possibly raise
prices for everyone as the power companies have to come up with
ways to generate more electricity..

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As you've suggested, the problem with bringing manufacturing back
to the USA is that the difference in what you pay your workers
compared to what people in China, India or Mexico make will greatly
increase the cost of those things UNLESS you go to much more
automated assembly plants which will lower the cost but won't
create the jobs that Trump keeps talking about.

That seems to be the trend. Amazon recently announced a huge expansion
program to get distribution centers closer to the American consumers. The
plan for these new centers is that they will be mostly automated and not
create the quantity of jobs they might once have done.


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The other things will take a little longer. Imported food will
obviously go way up in price but American grown stuff shouldn't
change, other than they may lose markets outside of the USA and
have to charge more to stay afloat.

In relation to tariffs, I agree. However, Trump promised to get these
prices down and so far the administration has been too busy with tariff
wars and likely illegal firings to address this.

Power.. If we finally hit back with reciprical tariffs on the
electricity that Canada sells you, that will make a pretty big
difference to millions of people close to the border, and then
shortages caused if you stop buying from us will possibly raise
prices for everyone as the power companies have to come up with
ways to generate more electricity..

On the news here within the past week or so, there was a PM from Manitoba
(I think) who was signing two orders.... one to stop sending a large
quantiy of MWs of power to the US, and another to divert some of it to
Nunavut.


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But projection is a standard part of the Elitist playbook. I can't
wait until they start looking into why Elitists like Pelosi, Bernie,
etc. are worth millions on a gov't salary.

I won't pretend to know your people too well but, in my experience,
it's near impossible to attain a high position in gov't unless you
are already wealthy when you run for the post.

You don't have to be independently wealthy before you start running, but
you do have to have a good deal of financial backing from somewhere. A lot
of these folks (the Clintons, for example) charge/make unbelievable amounts
for speaking engagements. I cannot remember the numbers but the last time
I saw them it made me realize you could make a *whole* lot real quick!

I want people indicted if they break the rules regardless of party.

What? Treat everyone the same? Are you crazy?? B)

Kurt is a dreamer, as am I. ;)


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In a free market economy, like ours, the cost is passed to the *consumer*.

There seems to be a lot of confusion over how tariffs work.
Trump is putting a tariff on goods as they come into the USA.
Those selling to you don't change anything, Trump just puts
what amounts to a fat Tax on everything imported so his gov't
makes a lot of money off of the Americans who buy those things.

Yeah, and I am pretty certain those selling it are going to pass the fat
tax along to us.


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Rob Mccart wrote to KURT WEISKE <=-

I won't pretend to know your people too well but, in my experience,
it's near impossible to attain a high position in gov't unless you
are already wealthy when you run for the post.

I've seen some of the meme's asking things like "how does so-and-so
legislator afford a $10 million mansion on their salary??!??"

Do a little digging, and because of no term limits, these people are in
their 70s. They bought their houses in the 1970s for the price of a used
car and appreciation took care of the rest.



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I've seen some of the meme's asking things like "how does so-and-so legislator afford a $10 million mansion on their salary??!??"

Do a little digging, and because of no term limits, these people are in
their 70s. They bought their houses in the 1970s for the price of a used
car and appreciation took care of the rest.

This is a valid point. The house I am in now sold the first time in ~1968 for $16,000. It cost me a lot more to buy it in 2009.... not millions by any stretch, but at least 10x more.

$16k is slightly more than "used-car," at least last I checked, but it is
not much of an exaggeration.


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Mike Powell wrote to KURT WEISKE <=-

$16k is slightly more than "used-car," at least last I checked, but it
is not much of an exaggeration.

My parents bought their house in the suburban bay area for $24,000 in
1969.

I bought a 2002 Toyota Camry for $25,000.

They sold their house in 2016 for $1,300,000.

It's now estimated at $2,100,000.

Crazy.



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The other things will take a little longer. Imported food will

>> obviously go way up in price but American grown stuff shouldn't
>> change, other than they may lose markets outside of the USA and
>> have to charge more to stay afloat.

In relation to tariffs, I agree. However, Trump promised to get these

>prices down and so far the administration has been too busy with tariff
>wars and likely illegal firings to address this.

Yes, I'd imagine he's a lot busier than anyone outside of his office
knows. There seem to be a lot of important people and businesses not at
all happy with things who must be driving him crazy arguing with him.

Power.. If we finally hit back with reciprical tariffs on the

>> electricity that Canada sells you, that will make a pretty big
>> difference to millions of people close to the border, and then
>> shortages caused if you stop buying from us will possibly raise
>> prices for everyone as the power companies have to come up with
>> ways to generate more electricity..

On the news here within the past week or so, there was a PM from Manitoba

>(I think) who was signing two orders.... one to stop sending a large
>quantiy of MWs of power to the US, and another to divert some of it to
>Nunavut.

Yes, about the only province that wants to just go along with things
with no retaliation is Alberta, our biggest Oil producer, who don't
want to do anything to lose business. They also frequently talk about
becoming their own country and breaking away from Canada so we can't
expect much support from them if it doesn't directly benefit them.

I heard on the news that there were thousands of protestors out today
all across the USA (for the second time) over things that Trump is
doing. That's not all about tariffs either. Things about immigration
and mass firings of gov't workers and new LGBT(etc.) policies..

They mentioned we also have a huge number of highly skilled people
moving to Canada from the USA to get away from his changes.

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But projection is a standard part of the Elitist playbook. I can't
wait until they start looking into why Elitists like Pelosi, Bernie,
etc. are worth millions on a gov't salary.

I won't pretend to know your people too well but, in my experience,

>> it's near impossible to attain a high position in gov't unless you
>> are already wealthy when you run for the post.

You don't have to be independently wealthy before you start running, but

>you do have to have a good deal of financial backing from somewhere.

True, but that means you Usually need a lot of rich friends or family
to get started since running for a major office is more than a full time
job so you need enough backing to build up enough support to be able to
take a real shot at it. A person who couldn't afford to not be working
and wasn't able to pay to fly back and forth all across the country would
have a hard time getting enough people aware of them to get financial
backing to continue on I would think.

It Could happen if someone were well enough known for some reason
before they decided to run, although most famous people are rich too.

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I've seen some of the meme's asking things like "how does so-and-so

>legislator afford a $10 million mansion on their salary??!??"

Do a little digging, and because of no term limits, these people are in

>their 70s. They bought their houses in the 1970s for the price of a used
>car and appreciation took care of the rest.

Ha.. yes.. Those of us who were smart enough to buy our houses 50 years
ago had a big advantage.. B)

I think every generation has had their problems. I remember when buying
my first house in 1975 my bank told me I'd need to be making triple
what I was to get the mortgage.. so I went to a mortgage broker and
paid a higher interest rate and never missed a payment But I also worked
either 2 or 3 jobs in those early years and I didn't eat very well the
last couple of weeks before the quarterly mortgage payment was due, and
I was driving a 14 year old car.

But, 10 years later, it was a whole nuther story.. B)

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I heard on the news that there were thousands of protestors out today
all across the USA (for the second time) over things that Trump is
doing. That's not all about tariffs either. Things about immigration
and mass firings of gov't workers and new LGBT(etc.) policies..

Yes, more of the 50501 protest. Yesterday, in particular, was a big day because it was the anniversary of the beginning of the American Revolution,
so there were a lot of "No Kings" protests.

They mentioned we also have a huge number of highly skilled people
moving to Canada from the USA to get away from his changes.

I read up on that some once. It sounded like it was not a given that one
would be allowed to move. There were certain skill area that the
government was looking for, and others that they were not.


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I heard on the news that there were thousands of protestors out today

>> all across the USA (for the second time) over things that Trump is
>> doing. That's not all about tariffs either. Things about immigration
>> and mass firings of gov't workers and new LGBT(etc.) policies..

Yes, more of the 50501 protest. Yesterday, in particular, was a big day

>because it was the anniversary of the beginning of the American Revolution,
>so there were a lot of "No Kings" protests.

Yes.. Kings.. Dictators.. whatever Trump aspires to.. B)

They mentioned we also have a huge number of highly skilled people

>> moving to Canada from the USA to get away from his changes.

I read up on that some once. It sounded like it was not a given that one

>would be allowed to move. There were certain skill area that the
>government was looking for, and others that they were not.

True.. we seem to always need more healthcare workers due to the
high use of medical when it usually doesn't cost anything. A lot
of people take advantage for things where it's not really necessary
and so the system is almost always crowded. I'm generally pretty
healthy and I go for years without seeing a doctor, and when I do it's
usually due to an injury.. But when I am forced to see my doctor she
always goes nuts and does a full physical and runs every blood test
known to man just to make sure I'm as healthy as I appear to be.. B)

I think in most cases the gov't isn't looking for Only people
with specific skills. If they look to be employable and will
pay their own way I think most people would get in, at least
temporarily, and after that other factors would probably influence
whether they can stay permanently or not. What they try to avoid
is too many unskilled people wanting to move here, although a lot
of them still seem to get in.. 'Refugees' are another story but
there is talk of lowering the numbers of those allowed in too.

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I think in most cases the gov't isn't looking for Only people
with specific skills. If they look to be employable and will
pay their own way I think most people would get in, at least
temporarily, and after that other factors would probably influence
whether they can stay permanently or not. What they try to avoid
is too many unskilled people wanting to move here, although a lot
of them still seem to get in..

I got the impression at the time that as a COBOL developer I might not be as "desireable" as other skilled folks. :D

'Refugees' are another story but
there is talk of lowering the numbers of those allowed in too.

That would probably be a good idea as soon you may have a whole lot of
people immediately south of your border that will be trying to claim that!


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I think in most cases the gov't isn't looking for Only people

>> with specific skills. If they look to be employable and will
>> pay their own way I think most people would get in, at least
>> temporarily

I got the impression at the time that as a COBOL developer I might not be as

>"desireable" as other skilled folks. :D

Was that a skill or a mistake? B)

Just kidding.. I've never used that so shouldn't really comment.
I was more following the comment you made..

'Refugees' are another story but

>> there is talk of lowering the numbers of those allowed in too.

That would probably be a good idea as soon you may have a whole lot of

>people immediately south of your border that will be trying to claim that!

I'm not sure Americans quite qualify as Refugees, although possibly some
of them that are LGBQ--- might qualify if Trump gets his way..

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I think in most cases the gov't isn't looking for Only people

>> with specific skills. If they look to be employable and will
>> pay their own way I think most people would get in, at least
>> temporarily

I got the impression at the time that as a COBOL developer I might not be a

>"desireable" as other skilled folks. :D

Was that a skill or a mistake? B)

Just kidding.. I've never used that so shouldn't really comment.
I was more following the comment you made..

No mistake. ;) It appeared at the time that they did want IT people but
were not looking for COBOL developers, which is strange considering a whole
lot of them were retiring (or dying off) and many government and financial firms (at least at that time) still used it plenty.

'Refugees' are another story but

>> there is talk of lowering the numbers of those allowed in too.

That would probably be a good idea as soon you may have a whole lot of

>people immediately south of your border that will be trying to claim that!

I'm not sure Americans quite qualify as Refugees, although possibly some
of them that are LGBQ--- might qualify if Trump gets his way..

"Neenah man told to leave U.S. despite being a born-and-raised citizen"

https://youtu.be/QieqxcqxGe0?si=bACjNnMuOe01Bvnr

I would suppose getting such a letter could qualify you, especially if you
have no home country to "go back" to.


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I'm not sure Americans quite qualify as Refugees, although possibly some

>> of them that are LGBQ--- might qualify if Trump gets his way..

"Neenah man told to leave U.S. despite being a born-and-raised citizen"

https://youtu.be/QieqxcqxGe0?si=bACjNnMuOe01Bvnr

I would suppose getting such a letter could qualify you, especially if you

>have no home country to "go back" to.

Yes, that would freak you out.. I'm not sure if there was more than one
case like that but I heard something similar a couple of weeks ago,
possibly the same person although I vaguely think it was a woman that
was born in the USA who was being deported..

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Yes, that would freak you out.. I'm not sure if there was more than one
case like that but I heard something similar a couple of weeks ago,
possibly the same person although I vaguely think it was a woman that
was born in the USA who was being deported..

Yes, there was one of those also. She is an immigration attorney, too. ;)

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Yes, that would freak you out.. I'm not sure if there was more than one

> > case like that but I heard something similar a couple of weeks ago,
> > possibly the same person although I vaguely think it was a woman that
> > was born in the USA who was being deported..

Yes, there was one of those also. She is an immigration attorney, too. ;)

That would make her mad.. But Trump would probably like that one.
I doubt he likes Lawyers much more than he does Judges.
They just get in the way of the things he wants to do.. B)

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Yes, that would freak you out.. I'm not sure if there was more than one

> > case like that but I heard something similar a couple of weeks ago,
> > possibly the same person although I vaguely think it was a woman that
> > was born in the USA who was being deported..

Yes, there was one of those also. She is an immigration attorney, too. ;)

That would make her mad.. But Trump would probably like that one.
I doubt he likes Lawyers much more than he does Judges.
They just get in the way of the things he wants to do.. B)

Unless they are toadying to him, I suspect you are right. ;)


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She is an immigration attorney, too. ;)

That would make her mad.. But Trump would probably like that one.

>> I doubt he likes Lawyers much more than he does Judges.
>> They just get in the way of the things he wants to do.. B)

Unless they are toadying to him, I suspect you are right. ;)

I suppose you need lawyers to help you try to beat the law too once
you get caught. I understand there are now hundreds of court cases
against some of the things he is doing so he may have to have several
lawyers in court full time for him since I doubt they can force the
President to come to court for his own cases..

To quote CBS News, since he took office over 100 days ago there have
been more than 300 lawsuits filed against him challenging just about
everything he is doing.. More than 100 in Illinois alone against
him 'and his administration'..

By the sounds of things, most Presidents get sued by various people
and States over things they are doing, but I suspect Trump is setting
all time records for the number of them.. B)

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I suppose you need lawyers to help you try to beat the law too once
you get caught. I understand there are now hundreds of court cases
against some of the things he is doing so he may have to have several
lawyers in court full time for him since I doubt they can force the
President to come to court for his own cases..

Most of those in these cases would be government paid for lawyers, too.

To quote CBS News, since he took office over 100 days ago there have
been more than 300 lawsuits filed against him challenging just about everything he is doing.. More than 100 in Illinois alone against
him 'and his administration'..

By the sounds of things, most Presidents get sued by various people
and States over things they are doing, but I suspect Trump is setting
all time records for the number of them.. B)

He has set records. Yaysayers point out that it is proof that "they" are
"out to get him," while naysayers point out that he wouldn't be in trouble
if he, and his administration, stopped breaking the law.

The yaysayers may be right in a few individual cases but, overall, I think
the naysayers are 100% correct in their view of the matter. ;)


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I suppose you need lawyers to help you try to beat the law too once

>> you get caught. I understand there are now hundreds of court cases
>> against some of the things he is doing so he may have to have several
>> lawyers in court full time for him since I doubt they can force the
>> President to come to court for his own cases..

Most of those in these cases would be government paid for lawyers, too.

This is true, at least until the end of his term and then they can
go back to trying to get him for tax 'issues'.. B)

By the sounds of things, most Presidents get sued by various people

>> and States over things they are doing, but I suspect Trump is setting
>> all time records for the number of them.. B)

He has set records. Yaysayers point out that it is proof that "they" are

>"out to get him," while naysayers point out that he wouldn't be in trouble
>if he, and his administration, stopped breaking the law.

The yaysayers may be right in a few individual cases but, overall, I think

>the naysayers are 100% correct in their view of the matter. ;)

I think you may have a point there.. B)

The thing about new tariffs on movies not made in the USA is going
to be a real mess. Trump has backed off saying it's for National
Security and just going with they should make all the movies you
guys see in the USA so they make all the production money there
although, like with a lot of things, there are going to be financial
reasons why many movies made by American companies are filmed partially
or totally in Canada. They were saying that in a lot of cases it's
cheaper to do it here and we have good sites for making movies, but
I'd imagine you could duplicate those sites somewhere in your country.
Most things tend to boil down to money, and maybe certain talents when
it comes to things like movie making. I'm sure they have good reasons
for making the movies here so any attempt to force that to change
will likely have some sort of negative impact on the industry there.

The Premier of British Columbia, where they make a lot of movies
working with American companies, when asked about it just came
out and said that Trump is an 'A-Hole'.. Something a lot of
people might like to say on the National news but most resist
the temptation better than he did. B)

The next fun thing.. I couldn't believe this one but they showed
a clip of an interview with Trump today and he was saying how he
definitely wants Canada to become part of the USA, and when the
interviewer asked him if he'd consider using the military to make
sure that happens, Trump said he wouldn't rule that out..

By the time you see this the meeting between Trump and Carney
may have already happened. Can't wait to hear how that went..

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