Posts Made By: James Lacey

Originally Posted by Rod Kaufman

If you believe him I gotta another bridge to sell...

Originally Posted by Jim Moscheck

What has been happening this past month is all self inflicted.

Originally Posted by Brian McFarland

Of course it's the media's fault.  They should never report on Trump's decisions and/or utterances.

Originally Posted by Rod Kaufman

"Canada’s Liberals projected to win election overshadowed by Trump’s threats"

Canada on Trump: "I'm not sure what one does with a madman".    https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/28/politics/video/canada-interviews-election-day-us-tensions-trump-digvid

"Howard Lutnick says ‘deal’ has been reached on auto tariffs"

"Lutnick’s comments came after the Wall Street Journal reported earlier that President Donald Trump is set to announce a new tariff structure for cars that avoids stacking them on top of other tariffs already in place."

"Taken together, any auto tariff changes would be retroactive, allowing automakers to be refunded for prior tariffs paid that would no longer be in effect, according to the WSJ."

"However, Trump has flip-flopped on tariff policies numerous times, meaning any new changes he makes could easily be reversed or altered."


https://www.wkow.com/news/howard-lutnick-says-deal-has-been-reached-on-auto-tariffs/article_0df9163d-76ca-5952-8ef5-2051e54b507b.html

I(we) can get refunds on rescinded tariffs, too?  This is just nuts...

Originally Posted by Rod Kaufman

"The White House took aggressive aim at Amazon, with President Donald Trump putting in a call to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos Tuesday morning, after the company considered displaying the added cost of tariffs on certain items."

"At a briefing Tuesday, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt called the move a “hostile and political act,” adding that she had spoken about the matter with President Trump earlier."


"Other e-commerce websites, like Shein and Temu, have said they implemented changes to their pricing due to the cost of tariffs. Temu has even introduced a new import charge that is displayed at checkout."

https://www.waow.com/news/a-p-ssed-trump-called-jeff-bezos-after-learning-amazon-considered-breaking-out-a-tariff/article_721d0119-7d42-58a5-80e9-73bb19c0cce0.html

The companies should absolutely display the tariff tax on their items...Geez!

In other news:  "UPS to cut 20K jobs amid Trump tariff uncertainty"

https://thehill.com/business/5273014-ups-job-cuts-donald-trump-tariff-agenda/

Originally Posted by James Brown

This will be over Richard's depth, but for the rest of the forum, I do think the government's burden varies based upon circumstances.  If an alleged illegal alien is to be deported in general, the issue at the short immigration hearing is limited to, "are you in the US legally or not?"   

In some cases, the illegal alien is to be incarcerated for a crime above and beyond illegal entry.  A crime like murder, rape or theft.  By incarcerated, I mean either here in the US or in a Salvadoran prison paid for by taxpayers.  In those cases, the due process burden obviously includes proving that the illegal committed another crime above and beyond illegal entry.

Of course, the illegal alien could be incarcerated here (for an appropriate time) for the crime of illegal entry alone.  That is not how it is usually done, except for the time awaiting deportation.

Originally Posted by Rod Kaufman

"E-commerce giant Temu has implemented a new import charge, more than doubling the price of many items shipped from China in response to imposed tariffs by the U.S."

"Competitors Shein and Temu both said that they would be making adjustments starting on April 25, indicating that price changes will be an ongoing process."

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/shopping/2025/04/28/temu-import-charges-china-tariffs/83332439007/#:~:text=E%2Dcommerce%20giant%20Temu%20has,imposed%20tariffs%20by%20the%20U.S.

Originally Posted by Richard Davis

Wow! During the last 2 years of the Biden Administration, 2023 and 2024, almost 50,000 UPS workers were liberated of their jobs.  That's 2 1/2 X as many jobs lost at UPS during the last 2 years of Biden's reign of terror than UPS is planning on liberating this year.

So UPS has been downsizing MORE during the last 2 years of the Biden administration than they are planning to cut this year. 

Nothing to see here, except a company that has been restructuring its business plan and attempting to save money and become More efficient.

So in the last years under Biden, UPS averaged job cuts across their company of 23,000 Per year, more than the planned cuts this year.

Just more fear mongering from our resident communist.  

P.S.  These are planned cuts not your asserted cuts.  So your statement is unknown right now.  But we KNOW that the last years of Biden caused 46,000 lost jobs at UPS.

Originally Posted by Jim Moscheck

I'm getting tired of all this winning. 


Not.

Originally Posted by James Brown

Sigh.  Blame the voters?  This is beneath you James.