We Talk Friday
(WTF)
This is a semi-regular series that I will run on Fridays to hold discussions on a current topic from the week gone. The aim is to keep them light and conversational, though some might be heavier - regardless of the content topic itself though, just have some fun engaging and discussing with whoever happens to put in the effort in the comments section below.
Firstly....
I am disappointed by the Canada - Finland hockey game tonight. I think it was goalie interference and the coach should have challenged the goal. I also think that the offside challenge was legit. But, I might just be bitter at the second one. Oh well. Finland will play for bronze and I hope Slovakia beat the US in the other semi, and then Canada for the gold.
What the fuck happens with the illegal tariffs now?
Will all those billions collected have to be returned and will all the differences on consumer purchases be refunded? All that disruption for nought? And the retaliatory tariffs from other countries - since they were likely legal - what happens with them?
The US government is a clusterfuck.
Well, apparently the importers should be able to claim a return, but the US consumers can go fly a kite, as there is no mechanism to legally return to them. So all up, the rich will get richer, the poor poorer, and the loser is the majority of the US people who will end up footing the massive bill for all the mess this has created, and its reversal. It is like paying for dump trucks to use your property as a landfill, and then paying for the clean up of the same land.
Drain the swamp, and then dump it on everyone.
Whatever happens, I think we can all agree, legal or not, it was fucking stupid from the start. The last year has been a starring show of government incompetence across the world, with stupidity, greed, and fear leading the decisions that affect us all.
Will we ever say, Enough is enough?
Taraz
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