Tariffs...what to make of them.

Patrick said:
don't you think it is just a short-term leveraging strategy?

What happened to NAFTA and USMCA ?
"we changed our minds" ?????

@Norm, do you file for a return of VAT, GST, HST after going to Canada?

GST is a funny one - we kinda do the same thing.
If I purchase tile at HD, even with a reseller certificate, the tile is doing what it is made to do, so I'm charged tax,
then when I bill the customer I charge them tax on the material (second tax for this) plus tax on the labor.
In some cases I can avoid the double tax if I line item the supplies, and don't upcharge.
There is also the ST-8 to make an improvement tax exempt - use this sparingly, esp if only some of the project is exempt.....
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I won't get lured into the political dumpster fire of this thread...

But you should be using a reseller tax certificate and not paying taxes at Home Depot if you're a legitimate business if you're reselling the tile.

Sales tax is only for the end customer.
 
Oey12 said:
Come on what? I get it you hate Trump but he blamed DEI. Not a particular race or as sexual orientation.

DEI is nonsense which will, has, and will continue to cost people their lives.

Because I am against it, that simply makes me a sexist nationalist racist?
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All i said was he also blamed Obama and he was president after him. What's your point? How did you become a sexist nationalist racist from my response?

Seacrest OUT!
 
Oey12 said:
There are many examples that actually prove him correct on the DEI claims in many professions.
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Can you name 5 or 6, or any? and back it up with some industry facts? I'm more of a merit guy myself.

Maybe an article in any particle industrial trade magazine?
 
roc said:
Can you name 5 or 6, or any? and back it up with some industry facts? I'm more of a merit guy myself.

Maybe an article in any particle industrial trade magazine?
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Sam Brinton

Chosen to gain votes from the LGBTQ community.
 
roc said:
Can you name 5 or 6, or any? and back it up with some industry facts? I'm more of a merit guy myself.

Maybe an article in any particle industrial trade magazine?
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here's one specific to the FAA
nypost.com

FAA embroiled in lawsuit alleging it turned away 1,000 applicants based on race — that contributed to staffing woes

Complaints about the FAA’s hiring policies resurfaced after the American Airlines passenger plane and a Black Hawk helicopter crashed in Washington, DC.
nypost.com nypost.com
 
The tariffs will pay for the huge tax cuts he's about to give the 1%, those who support him. This is nothing but smoke and mirrors to deflect from the real $$ game.
MAGAt's are just his stupid followers who believed everything he told him, who now he's screwing, but again are too stupid to see what's really going on.
We will pay for this trade war big time, the ultra wealthy will win with huge tax benefits.
 
JPark said:
here's one specific to the FAA
nypost.com

FAA embroiled in lawsuit alleging it turned away 1,000 applicants based on race — that contributed to staffing woes

Complaints about the FAA’s hiring policies resurfaced after the American Airlines passenger plane and a Black Hawk helicopter crashed in Washington, DC.
nypost.com nypost.com
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I read the article. The guy suing is alleging the point, but it's from 2015, couldn't have Trump done something from 2016-2020, to rectify this situation, if it was so dire? I was kind of talking about a trade magazine, they are usually trying to sell advertising, but for the most part, their articles on industry matters are somewhat impartial.

Patrick said:
Sam Brinton

Chosen to gain votes from the LGBTQ community.
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Man, what a scumbag. I guess we are all doomed. How the fuck this guy was put in charge of anything? But, I guess you also don't know until it's too late?
 
Oey12 said:
Come on what? I get it you hate Trump but he blamed DEI. Not a particular race or as sexual orientation.

DEI is nonsense which will, has, and will continue to cost people their lives.

Because I am against it, that simply makes me a sexist nationalist racist?
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He fired the fcc chief because he grounded Elon for blowing up spacex over the Indian Ocean...pure retaliation.
 
Patrick said:
the number of hours it takes to become a commercial pilot on a scheduled transport, and ATC at a busy airport is not based on race or sexual identity.
It is based on merit. They are drug tested, skill tested, cardio tested every 6 months. Refresher credits required.
Only qualified in appropriate aircraft after extensive simulator, and training under a captain of that type. Required retirement dates.

The people packing boxes with paper maps being sent out to shops, or distributed to pilots with a subscription would be a job for the developmentally challenged.
Data input for record keeping - ie receiving a scheduled runway closure, and getting it listed on Notams.

I always thought these policies protected the people who were qualified, but overlooked for hiring, perhaps because of their last name, color of their skin, or non natural hair color.
It did not require you to hire anyone for a job they are not qualified for.

Does the valedictorian of an HBCU deserve the playing field be equal when applying for a job?
Or does the hiring manager never see valedictorian because they couldn't get past the name of the school?

We (meaning NJ) are a little more heterogeneous in our population mix - way more than 50 years ago. We tend to be more accepting.
It isn't like that at all in the middle of the country.

I will give it to you that Biden put an unqualified person in charge of DOE at the highest level so he could walk-the-walk.
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This is Charlie Kirk puke breath @Oey12 ...
 
It's crazy that he got all the billionaires to switch to the right...now the latest collaboration is Starlink/Apple/Tmobile...
 
back to the tariffs, is DOGE going to make sure that tariffs dollars are actually being spent on something?
 
Oey12 said:
Come on what? I get it you hate Trump but he blamed DEI. Not a particular race or as sexual orientation.

DEI is nonsense which will, has, and will continue to cost people their lives.

Because I am against it, that simply makes me a sexist nationalist racist?
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They had the most qualified person in the position already, then they replaced them with a white man.
 
Oey12 said:
“FFS this asshat immediately blamed the gays & negros for the DC plane crash this week.”

Sorry but this is completely inaccurate. He blamed DEI. DEI chooses people based off the color of their skin (racist) and sex (sexist), NOT MERIT.

I want the most qualified and highest trained pilot flying the plane my family and I are in. Same goes for my doctors, local law enforcement, bike mechanic, etc, etc.

I could care less if it’s a man, woman, negro, Hispanic, Asian, Indian, straight, gay, or anything else…

Who has the credentials and mental capacity to handle the task at hand is what matters. Not One’s gender, sex, nationality, or sexuality.
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He said ‘DEI’ to get the reaction he wanted. Frankly if we really wanted the BEST possible pilots on the whole planet we would just pay them a LOT more. Statistics say our pilots are excellent at what they do. For that idiot to drop DEI into the press conference after all those people died is with zero insight is shameful. Done properly DEI can just involve making sure that the folks interviewed for position are not exactly matching the people doing the interviewing who already have the role. Done poorly it can be a mess.
 
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