President Elect's 'top team'

[sploo]

It is unwise to analyse US politics and behaviours by the standards of the UK - cultures are very different. As George Bernard Shaw said: "England and America are two countries separated by a common language"

Maybe, but there are so many similarities in recent years with divisive politics (and indeed some of the same people involved on both sides of the Atlantic).

We both have high levels of inequality, and a working class (however you want to define them) that appear to deify their "betters" (these days in the UK moving more like the US - with the "betters" being the rich and famous, rather than the royals).

 

[Chris152]

The other way to look at it - Mexico will fall over backwards to retain its economic position with the US. The consequence of not doing so would be an economic nightmare with mass unemployment and reduced inwards US investment.

Do we know who owns the industries Robin mentions? I don't know, but my guess would be that they are significantly owned in the US, and taking advantage of low-wage workers? Just made that up (bit busy) but if correct, those US companies will suffer?

 

[RobinBHM]

Most (not all) that Mexico provides can be sourced elsewhere

really?

so an American company can switch supply of car manufacture elsewhere, just like that?

What better way to maintain relations than properly secure the border with US. It not only saves the US building a wall and funding troops but allows the Mexicans to do that which is necessary without taking any responsibility.

what makes you think Mexico can easily stop people leaving?

US consumers may need to pay a little more - but many may be pleased of the new employment opportunities arising from a Mexican tariff barrier.

that is abject nonsense

are you seriously saying American companies are suddenly, overnight going to build new factories to manufacture cars, electrical goods etc etce

and havent you forgotten..........Trump wants to deport millions of workers


Come on Terry, you havent thought this through

 

[RobinBHM]

Do we know who owns the industries Robin mentions? I don't know, but my guess would be that they are significantly owned in the US, and taking advantage of low-wage workers? Just made that up (bit busy) but if correct, those US companies will suffer?

this is the thing, when people talk about China or Mexico exporting stuff to America, what they really mean is American companies sourcing goods in those countries

If you look at tool brands like Dewalt, Milwaukee etc quite a bit is made in Mexico

If Trump slaps tariff on Mexican goods he will hit American businesses........sure they could look to source elsewhere but tooling up and specifying takes time and costs money.........and how do they know Trump wont slap tariffs on any other country.

 

[Chris152]

this is the thing, when people talk about China or Mexico exporting stuff to America, what they really mean is American companies sourcing goods in those countries

If you look at tool brands like Dewalt, Milwaukee etc quite a bit is made in Mexico

If Trump slaps tariff on Mexican goods he will hit American businesses........sure they could look to source elsewhere but tooling up and specifying takes time and costs money.........and how do they know Trump wont slap tariffs on any other country.

There's that, but I was thinking of this kind of thing - a Ford plant in Mexico:

Address
Autopista México Querétaro Km. 36.5
Col. Lomas de Salitre
Cuautitlan,
Mexico

Employment
Approximate current total employees: 1,000
Approximately 885 of these are hourly employees.

Production History
Current products: Ford Mustang Mach-E
Year opened: 1964
Site size in acres: 207

 

[ey_tony]

LOL Let's just hope this dung-head's insurance assessor is a Democrat as he'll regret his utter stupidity of spitting on a Trump flag.
It really does show the mentality and mindset of your average Democrat and then they criticise Trump and his supporters...you couldn't make it up.
It was bad enough that the bozo lost control of his vehicle but if someone had been stood in front of that lamp standard they could have been very seriously injured or even killed!
He should have jail time for his stupidity.

 

[John Brown]

It really does show the mentality and mindset of your average Democrat

It really doesn't, that's why it's newsworthy.