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Originally posted by Southflorida-law:

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....No leader, especially a religious leader, should have the right to question another man’s religion or faith....

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Originally posted by Ackks:
I can't watch the video, but I'm guessing Southflorida-law is referring to how can Ted Cruz be an evangelical when he lies so much?

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Originally posted by stormwalker:

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Originally posted by YellowJacket:
Trump's tax plan is this: ... He is also a protectionist and wants to "discourage" overseas inversions. He doesn't say how, but typically that means tariffs on imported goods and breaks on domestic goods. Instead of letting the market drive the solution.

The market is driving the solution as we speak; corporations are moving operations overseas to stay viable. It will take more then reducing the corporate tax rate to promote industry. The disparity in currency, reduction in the costs of labor, raw materials, and environmental compliance far out way the taxation. In fact, a 10% flat corporate tax would do nothing to spark our economy when company's like: "CBS, General Electric, Interpublic Group, JetBlue Airways, Mattel, Owens Corning, PG&E, Pepco Holdings, Priceline.com, Prudential Financial, Qualcomm, Ryder System, Time Warner, Weyerhaeuser and Xerox paid no federal income tax on $23 billion in profits in 2014, and paid almost no federal income tax on $107 billion in profits during the past five years."

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Originally posted by Ackks:
Yeah, it's a cheap shot at his dad, but it is true.

I looked it up and the exact quote was, "How can Ted Cruz be an evangelical Christian when he lies so much and is so dishonest?"

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Originally posted by YellowJacket:

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Originally posted by stormwalker:

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Originally posted by YellowJacket:
Trump's tax plan is this: ... He is also a protectionist and wants to "discourage" overseas inversions. He doesn't say how, but typically that means tariffs on imported goods and breaks on domestic goods. Instead of letting the market drive the solution.

The market is driving the solution as we speak; corporations are moving operations overseas to stay viable. It will take more then reducing the corporate tax rate to promote industry. The disparity in currency, reduction in the costs of labor, raw materials, and environmental compliance far out way the taxation. In fact, a 10% flat corporate tax would do nothing to spark our economy when company's like: "CBS, General Electric, Interpublic Group, JetBlue Airways, Mattel, Owens Corning, PG&E, Pepco Holdings, Priceline.com, Prudential Financial, Qualcomm, Ryder System, Time Warner, Weyerhaeuser and Xerox paid no federal income tax on $23 billion in profits in 2014, and paid almost no federal income tax on $107 billion in profits during the past five years."

tax structure and artificially inflated wages are driving companies to look overseas for production. that is not the market, that is the government.

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Originally posted by YellowJacket:

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Originally posted by stormwalker:

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Originally posted by YellowJacket:
Trump's tax plan is this: ... He is also a protectionist and wants to "discourage" overseas inversions. He doesn't say how, but typically that means tariffs on imported goods and breaks on domestic goods. Instead of letting the market drive the solution.

The market is driving the solution as we speak; corporations are moving operations overseas to stay viable. It will take more then reducing the corporate tax rate to promote industry. The disparity in currency, reduction in the costs of labor, raw materials, and environmental compliance far out way the taxation. In fact, a 10% flat corporate tax would do nothing to spark our economy when company's like: "CBS, General Electric, Interpublic Group, JetBlue Airways, Mattel, Owens Corning, PG&E, Pepco Holdings, Priceline.com, Prudential Financial, Qualcomm, Ryder System, Time Warner, Weyerhaeuser and Xerox paid no federal income tax on $23 billion in profits in 2014, and paid almost no federal income tax on $107 billion in profits during the past five years."

tax structure and artificially inflated wages are driving companies to look overseas for production. that is not the market, that is the government.

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Originally posted by stormwalker:

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Originally posted by YellowJacket:

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Originally posted by stormwalker:

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Originally posted by YellowJacket:
Trump's tax plan is this: ... He is also a protectionist and wants to "discourage" overseas inversions. He doesn't say how, but typically that means tariffs on imported goods and breaks on domestic goods. Instead of letting the market drive the solution.

The market is driving the solution as we speak; corporations are moving operations overseas to stay viable. It will take more then reducing the corporate tax rate to promote industry. The disparity in currency, reduction in the costs of labor, raw materials, and environmental compliance far out way the taxation. In fact, a 10% flat corporate tax would do nothing to spark our economy when company's like: "CBS, General Electric, Interpublic Group, JetBlue Airways, Mattel, Owens Corning, PG&E, Pepco Holdings, Priceline.com, Prudential Financial, Qualcomm, Ryder System, Time Warner, Weyerhaeuser and Xerox paid no federal income tax on $23 billion in profits in 2014, and paid almost no federal income tax on $107 billion in profits during the past five years."

tax structure and artificially inflated wages are driving companies to look overseas for production. that is not the market, that is the government.

Are you saying that American workers should be paid less? Trump and possibly Kasich are the only candidates who have a clue how to grow the economy and balance the budget.

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Originally posted by YellowJacket:

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Originally posted by stormwalker:

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Originally posted by YellowJacket:

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Originally posted by stormwalker:

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Originally posted by YellowJacket:
Trump's tax plan is this: ... He is also a protectionist and wants to "discourage" overseas inversions. He doesn't say how, but typically that means tariffs on imported goods and breaks on domestic goods. Instead of letting the market drive the solution.

The market is driving the solution as we speak; corporations are moving operations overseas to stay viable. It will take more then reducing the corporate tax rate to promote industry. The disparity in currency, reduction in the costs of labor, raw materials, and environmental compliance far out way the taxation. In fact, a 10% flat corporate tax would do nothing to spark our economy when company's like: "CBS, General Electric, Interpublic Group, JetBlue Airways, Mattel, Owens Corning, PG&E, Pepco Holdings, Priceline.com, Prudential Financial, Qualcomm, Ryder System, Time Warner, Weyerhaeuser and Xerox paid no federal income tax on $23 billion in profits in 2014, and paid almost no federal income tax on $107 billion in profits during the past five years."

tax structure and artificially inflated wages are driving companies to look overseas for production. that is not the market, that is the government.

Are you saying that American workers should be paid less? Trump and possibly Kasich are the only candidates who have a clue how to grow the economy and balance the budget.

Depends on how much you want to pay for the goods. I am fine with letting the market set prices. If wages go up naturally, that's fine with me.

Do you think McDonalds workers should make upwards of $10 an hour?

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GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump called for a boycott of Apple products on Friday at a campaign rally in South Carolina. Trump justified the boycott over Apple's refusal to unlock an encrypted iPhone that was used by San Bernardino terrorist Syed Rizwan Farook.

Despite the call for a boycott, Trump, or someone in charge of his Twitter account, continued to use an iPhone to send out tweets.

Personally, I don't think a boycott is necessary as the situation is an extremely sticky one with valid arguments for both sides. (Which I outlined in my piece on Wednesday.) Apple has a right to be wary of an order to build a backdoor into its products.

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Originally posted by stormwalker:

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Originally posted by YellowJacket:

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Originally posted by stormwalker:

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Originally posted by YellowJacket:

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Originally posted by stormwalker:

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Originally posted by YellowJacket:
Trump's tax plan is this: ... He is also a protectionist and wants to "discourage" overseas inversions. He doesn't say how, but typically that means tariffs on imported goods and breaks on domestic goods. Instead of letting the market drive the solution.

The market is driving the solution as we speak; corporations are moving operations overseas to stay viable. It will take more then reducing the corporate tax rate to promote industry. The disparity in currency, reduction in the costs of labor, raw materials, and environmental compliance far out way the taxation. In fact, a 10% flat corporate tax would do nothing to spark our economy when company's like: "CBS, General Electric, Interpublic Group, JetBlue Airways, Mattel, Owens Corning, PG&E, Pepco Holdings, Priceline.com, Prudential Financial, Qualcomm, Ryder System, Time Warner, Weyerhaeuser and Xerox paid no federal income tax on $23 billion in profits in 2014, and paid almost no federal income tax on $107 billion in profits during the past five years."

tax structure and artificially inflated wages are driving companies to look overseas for production. that is not the market, that is the government.

Are you saying that American workers should be paid less? Trump and possibly Kasich are the only candidates who have a clue how to grow the economy and balance the budget.

Depends on how much you want to pay for the goods. I am fine with letting the market set prices. If wages go up naturally, that's fine with me.

Do you think McDonalds workers should make upwards of $10 an hour?

I'm for the American market setting the prices, not the Chinese, Mexican, or any other foreign market! Trump is spot on with levying import taxes and negotiating trade deals to eliminate free international trade which bends America over the barrel. Once the economy is up and running, the surplus of jobs will drive up wages. Government mandated minimum wage will be obsolete.

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Originally posted by YellowJacket:

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Originally posted by stormwalker:

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Originally posted by YellowJacket:

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Originally posted by stormwalker:

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Originally posted by YellowJacket:

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Originally posted by stormwalker:

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Originally posted by YellowJacket:
Trump's tax plan is this: ... He is also a protectionist and wants to "discourage" overseas inversions. He doesn't say how, but typically that means tariffs on imported goods and breaks on domestic goods. Instead of letting the market drive the solution.

The market is driving the solution as we speak; corporations are moving operations overseas to stay viable. It will take more then reducing the corporate tax rate to promote industry. The disparity in currency, reduction in the costs of labor, raw materials, and environmental compliance far out way the taxation. In fact, a 10% flat corporate tax would do nothing to spark our economy when company's like: "CBS, General Electric, Interpublic Group, JetBlue Airways, Mattel, Owens Corning, PG&E, Pepco Holdings, Priceline.com, Prudential Financial, Qualcomm, Ryder System, Time Warner, Weyerhaeuser and Xerox paid no federal income tax on $23 billion in profits in 2014, and paid almost no federal income tax on $107 billion in profits during the past five years."

tax structure and artificially inflated wages are driving companies to look overseas for production. that is not the market, that is the government.

Are you saying that American workers should be paid less? Trump and possibly Kasich are the only candidates who have a clue how to grow the economy and balance the budget.

Depends on how much you want to pay for the goods. I am fine with letting the market set prices. If wages go up naturally, that's fine with me.

Do you think McDonalds workers should make upwards of $10 an hour?

I'm for the American market setting the prices, not the Chinese, Mexican, or any other foreign market! Trump is spot on with levying import taxes and negotiating trade deals to eliminate free international trade which bends America over the barrel. Once the economy is up and running, the surplus of jobs will drive up wages. Government mandated minimum wage will be obsolete.

Well then I disagree with you and Trump.

Imposing tariffs on Chinese goods is more likely to do harm than good. That is like raising a poker hand while holding crap cards. China has the advantage in labor so we must do something to level the playing field. But if we impose a tariff then the price of goods goes way up. That is the best case scenario. On top of that, China is likely to also place a tariff on American imports, effectively negating the good effects of our tariff.

Worst case scenario is China responds by closing its doors to American imports effectively crushing American export jobs while also raising cost of goods here.

The better plan, imo, which is what Cruz wants to do, is remove taxes on outgoing goods from the US. That means the cost of American goods abroad will go down, making us competitive again. It will also avoid an economic confrontation with China.

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Originally posted by showpro:
Do you guys really need to quote every layer of the previous parts of the conversation?

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When we pay more for American made products

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The Smoot-Hawley Tariff was one of the causes of The Great Depression

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Originally posted by mrbill345:
Now Trump is calling for a boycott of Apple. Also he uses an iPhone. :roll eyes:
Donald Trump: We Should Boycott Apple

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GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump called for a boycott of Apple products on Friday at a campaign rally in South Carolina. Trump justified the boycott over Apple's refusal to unlock an encrypted iPhone that was used by San Bernardino terrorist Syed Rizwan Farook.

Despite the call for a boycott, Trump, or someone in charge of his Twitter account, continued to use an iPhone to send out tweets.

Personally, I don't think a boycott is necessary as the situation is an extremely sticky one with valid arguments for both sides. (Which I outlined in my piece on Wednesday.) Apple has a right to be wary of an order to build a backdoor into its products.