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Post by Deleted on Aug 19, 2019 16:45:07 GMT
I'd have loved to have been a fly on the wall during this dinner conversation. Bet Tim Cook's head was spinning after listening to Trump's explanation of what he (Trump) thinks trade tariffs are and how they work Jo Blogs knows that and he's not running a country.
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Post by hop2 on Aug 19, 2019 17:34:21 GMT
Trump just screwed the corn farmers!! Trump directive ended review of ethanol requirements: report It was a decision directly from President Trump that ended the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) review of the nation’s biofuel program, according to a Friday report from Reuters, a move that had the president siding with refineries over corn growers.Last Friday, the EPA granted 31 exemptions to small refineries across the country, giving them a pass on blending ethanol into gasoline. But sources told Reuters the decision signals a bigger shift within the Trump administration to favor the oil and gas sector over farmers, a group that has already been hit hard by Trump’s tariff war with China. “The president has heard from all sides and in the end he has had enough of it. He called [EPA Administrator Andrew] Wheeler and gave him the green light,” a source familiar with the matter told the news service. The U.S. biofuel program requires gas producers to add corn-based ethanol to their fuels, a program originally designed to reduce pollution and reliance on foreign oil. But the program allows EPA to give hardship exemptions to small oil refineries that make a case they are burdened by the law, a move corn farmers say reduces demand for their product. The rule creates tension between two groups Trump views as supporters. ** thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/457706-trump-directive-ended-review-of-ethanol-requirements-report**************** Iowa's Republican Senator Chuck Grassley said the Trump administration's Environmental Protection Agency has "screwed" the U.S. ethanol industry and farmers by granting waivers to 31 small petroleum refineries, effectively exempting them from an obligation to use more ethanol in their products. The powerful senator, who represents the largest ethanol-producing state in the country, told Iowa Public Television that low biofuel credit prices negated refiners' complaints that they are suffering financial hardship and deserve waivers from complying with laws to encourage more biofuel use. "They screwed us...when they issued 31 waivers," Grassley told the broadcaster. "Compared to less than 10 waivers during all the Obama years...What's really bad isn't a waiver, it's that it's been granted to people who aren't in hardship," he said.He added that he would take up the issue with President Donald Trump. Reuters earlier reported that it was Trump who gave the green light to EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler to go ahead with the waiver decisions, a move that infuriated corn growers while pleasing the refining industry. The president had promised corn farmers he would review the exemptions after a June trip to Iowa, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal. The decision last week angered ethanol producers. ** www.newsmax.com/newsfront/grassley-epa-biofuel-waivers/2019/08/16/id/928841/?gdpr_consent=&gdpr=falseGeez Chuck, WTF do you think some of us have been saying for years about Trump? Since before he was elected. Your surprised he screwed you & your constituents? That’s all he does. He screwed his own brother why not you? Seriously, your surprised? Just look at his track record. Like does no one read, research & critically think for themselves anymore?
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Post by Just T on Aug 19, 2019 18:11:51 GMT
Trump just screwed the corn farmers!! Trump directive ended review of ethanol requirements: report It was a decision directly from President Trump that ended the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) review of the nation’s biofuel program, according to a Friday report from Reuters, a move that had the president siding with refineries over corn growers.Last Friday, the EPA granted 31 exemptions to small refineries across the country, giving them a pass on blending ethanol into gasoline. But sources told Reuters the decision signals a bigger shift within the Trump administration to favor the oil and gas sector over farmers, a group that has already been hit hard by Trump’s tariff war with China. “The president has heard from all sides and in the end he has had enough of it. He called [EPA Administrator Andrew] Wheeler and gave him the green light,” a source familiar with the matter told the news service. The U.S. biofuel program requires gas producers to add corn-based ethanol to their fuels, a program originally designed to reduce pollution and reliance on foreign oil. But the program allows EPA to give hardship exemptions to small oil refineries that make a case they are burdened by the law, a move corn farmers say reduces demand for their product. The rule creates tension between two groups Trump views as supporters. ** thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/457706-trump-directive-ended-review-of-ethanol-requirements-report**************** Iowa's Republican Senator Chuck Grassley said the Trump administration's Environmental Protection Agency has "screwed" the U.S. ethanol industry and farmers by granting waivers to 31 small petroleum refineries, effectively exempting them from an obligation to use more ethanol in their products. The powerful senator, who represents the largest ethanol-producing state in the country, told Iowa Public Television that low biofuel credit prices negated refiners' complaints that they are suffering financial hardship and deserve waivers from complying with laws to encourage more biofuel use. "They screwed us...when they issued 31 waivers," Grassley told the broadcaster. "Compared to less than 10 waivers during all the Obama years...What's really bad isn't a waiver, it's that it's been granted to people who aren't in hardship," he said.He added that he would take up the issue with President Donald Trump. Reuters earlier reported that it was Trump who gave the green light to EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler to go ahead with the waiver decisions, a move that infuriated corn growers while pleasing the refining industry. The president had promised corn farmers he would review the exemptions after a June trip to Iowa, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal. The decision last week angered ethanol producers. ** www.newsmax.com/newsfront/grassley-epa-biofuel-waivers/2019/08/16/id/928841/?gdpr_consent=&gdpr=falseGeez Chick, WTF do you think some of us have been saying for years about Trump? Since before he was elected. Your surprised he screwed you & your constituents? That’s all he does. He screwed his own brother why not you? Seriously, your surprised? Just look at his track record. Like does no one read, research & critically think for themselves anymore? Nope.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 19, 2019 19:33:16 GMT
trump...
”Wow, Report Just Out! Google manipulated from 2.6 million to 16 million votes for Hillary Clinton in 2016 Election! This was put out by a Clinton supporter, not a Trump Supporter! Google should be sued. My victory was even bigger than thought! @judicialwatch”
Hillary...
“The debunked study you’re referring to was based on 21 undecided voters. For context that’s about half the number of people associated with your campaign who have been indicted.”
Hillary hasn’t said much about trump’s rants, but I think even she has had enough of his stupid conspiracy theories.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 19, 2019 19:36:26 GMT
Politico
Paul Waldman... “Snr admin official: “The president was really surprised to read all about the inauguration and who was trying to buy access and how, because the president doesn’t get any of that money." So buying access is fine, if Trump gets paid. THEY SAY IT OUT LOUD”
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Post by Merge on Aug 19, 2019 19:45:41 GMT
trump... ”Wow, Report Just Out! Google manipulated from 2.6 million to 16 million votes for Hillary Clinton in 2016 Election! This was put out by a Clinton supporter, not a Trump Supporter! Google should be sued. My victory was even bigger than thought! @judicialwatch” Hillary... “The debunked study you’re referring to was based on 21 undecided voters. For context that’s about half the number of people associated with your campaign who have been indicted.” Hillary hasn’t said much about trump’s rants, but I think even she has had enough of his stupid conspiracy theories. I lol’d.
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Aug 19, 2019 19:45:48 GMT
”Wow, Report Just Out! Google manipulated from 2.6 million to 16 million votes for Hillary Clinton in 2016 Election! This was put out by a Clinton supporter, not a Trump Supporter! Google should be sued. My victory was even bigger than thought! @judicialwatch” There is also a video in the article! Oh and she also sent a letter to dt on Friday!
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Post by msladibug on Aug 19, 2019 21:48:27 GMT
“I don’t think we're having a recession. We're doing tremendously well. Our consumers are rich. I gave a tremendous tax cut, and they're loaded up with money,” Trump told reporters Sunday evening before returning to the White House from a 10-day say at his New Jersey golf club.
Really?? Where's my load of money?
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Post by Just T on Aug 19, 2019 22:15:14 GMT
“I don’t think we're having a recession. We're doing tremendously well. Our consumers are rich. I gave a tremendous tax cut, and they're loaded up with money,” Trump told reporters Sunday evening before returning to the White House from a 10-day say at his New Jersey golf club. Really?? Where's my load of money? LMFAO That extra $7 I get every two weeks really has me livin' the high life.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Aug 19, 2019 22:33:23 GMT
“I don’t think we're having a recession. We're doing tremendously well. Our consumers are rich. I gave a tremendous tax cut, and they're loaded up with money,” Trump told reporters Sunday evening before returning to the White House from a 10-day say at his New Jersey golf club. Really?? Where's my load of money? LMFAO That extra $7 I get every two weeks really has me livin' the high life.
I know, right? I can get two McDoubles, a small fry and a drink off the dollar menu at Mickey D’s with that! I’m livin’ large too these days!
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Post by PLurker on Aug 20, 2019 1:05:30 GMT
LMFAO That extra $7 I get every two weeks really has me livin' the high life.
I know, right? I can get two McDoubles, a small fry and a drink off the dollar menu at Mickey D’s with that! I’m livin’ large too these days! Yeah, when I saw this ( Our consumers are rich. I gave a tremendous tax cut, and they're loaded up with money,” Trump told reporters) I thought, I'm a consumer, I'm not feeling the rich. Hmm, maybe it's another check that got lost in the mail along with my Paid Protester windfall. What an out of touch asshat.
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Post by femalebusiness on Aug 20, 2019 1:11:16 GMT
Anyone who thinks he is not off his rocker is just not paying attention.
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Post by suzastampin on Aug 20, 2019 2:18:13 GMT
“I don’t think we're having a recession. We're doing tremendously well. Our consumers are rich. I gave a tremendous tax cut, and they're loaded up with money,” Trump told reporters Sunday evening before returning to the White House from a 10-day say at his New Jersey golf club. Really?? Where's my load of money? He’s a moron!!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 20, 2019 4:24:51 GMT
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Post by femalebusiness on Aug 20, 2019 4:39:05 GMT
“I don’t think we're having a recession. We're doing tremendously well. Our consumers are rich. I gave a tremendous tax cut, and they're loaded up with money,” Trump told reporters Sunday evening before returning to the White House from a 10-day say at his New Jersey golf club. Really?? Where's my load of money? He’s a moron!! You are too kind!
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Aug 20, 2019 4:55:56 GMT
Go PETA! (Not that I agree with their tactics all the time.........) People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has put up a new billboard in the city of Baltimore targeting President Trump's son-in-law and adviser Jared Kushner, whose family reportedly owns thousands of homes in the area. ** The ad follows Trump's recent attacks on Baltimore as "a disgusting, rat and rodent infested mess" as well as reports that Kushner Companies owns numerous properties in the area known for code violations, including rat infestations. “Smart, social, resourceful rats who are just trying to eke out an existence suffer when entitled landlords neglect humane rodent-control measures,” PETA President Ingrid Newkirk said in a press release announcing the billboard on Monday. “PETA encourages building managers to evict unwanted tiny tenants using only effective, nonlethal methods.” The billboard is located on an intersection near Baltimore City Hall, the Central District Police Department and a number of other local government entities. ** thehill.com/homenews/news/458022-peta-billboard-in-baltimore-calls-kushner-a-rich-pest
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Aug 20, 2019 5:02:52 GMT
“I don’t think we're having a recession. We're doing tremendously well. Our consumers are rich. I gave a tremendous tax cut, and they're loaded up with money,” Trump told reporters Sunday evening before returning to the White House from a 10-day say at his New Jersey golf club. Really?? Where's my load of money? LMFAO That extra $7 I get every two weeks really has me livin' the high life.
NOW................. They are talking about cutting the payroll tax WITHOUT consent of Congress, to help if there is a recession..... Say what? Doesn't help me..... I'm retired, no payroll for me so no tax cuts either!!
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Post by pyccku on Aug 20, 2019 13:10:58 GMT
“I don’t think we're having a recession. We're doing tremendously well. Our consumers are rich. I gave a tremendous tax cut, and they're loaded up with money,” Trump told reporters Sunday evening before returning to the White House from a 10-day say at his New Jersey golf club. Really?? Where's my load of money? LMFAO That extra $7 I get every two weeks really has me livin' the high life.
Be fair! $7 buys 4 tacos at the local taco place on Tuesday. Doesn't that just change your whole outlook on the week?
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Post by Merge on Aug 20, 2019 14:20:00 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Aug 20, 2019 14:24:49 GMT
linkPolitico... “The Obamas’ First Big Anti-Trump Statement of 2020”From the article.. “In a final scene of the Netflix documentary “American Factory,” the chairman of a Chinese auto glass company walks through the sprawling floor of one of the company’s factories in Dayton, Ohio, as an aide points to different departments where employees will soon be replaced by robotic arms and other machines. “We’re hoping to cancel four workers in July or August,” the aide tells him, almost proudly, before adding, “They are too slow.” Scenes like this are typical in the film, which depicts the fallout after Shanghai-based Fuyao Glass revives a former GM plant and hires many of its former American workers. The employees are at first excited to find new jobs, but soon find themselves struggling to swallow a fraction of their former pay, difficult working conditions and the prospect that, no longer protected by a union, they could be fired at any moment. The documentary, which debuts on Netflix on August 21, never mentions President Donald Trump by name—but its message is clear: Trump’s promise to reinvigorate the industrial heartland is going to take a lot more than a campaign slogan. There are no easy solutions. And if some manufacturing jobs do come back, they’re going to look nothing like they used to. Americans will have to accept a new reality to stay competitive in the global marketplace—one that they might not like, and one that Trump doesn’t acknowledge.This message is also coming straight from Barack and Michelle Obama. “American Factory” is the first project to come from the Obamas’ production company, Higher Ground, as part of the deal they made with Netflix to produce a slate of series, movies and documentaries that reflect their values. Higher Ground acquired the movie after its debut at the Sundance Film Festival.
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Post by sassyangel on Aug 20, 2019 14:32:37 GMT
LMFAO That extra $7 I get every two weeks really has me livin' the high life.
Be fair! $7 buys 4 tacos at the local taco place on Tuesday. Doesn't that just change your whole outlook on the week? Just wait till the next round of Trump-riffs hit the average people. Anything they got that put them ahead with those “tax breaks” will be swallowed up with those, easily.
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Post by LavenderLayoutLady on Aug 20, 2019 16:50:43 GMT
“I don’t think we're having a recession. We're doing tremendously well. Our consumers are rich. I gave a tremendous tax cut, and they're loaded up with money,” Trump told reporters Sunday evening before returning to the White House from a 10-day say at his New Jersey golf club. Really?? Where's my load of money? Our mistake is in assuming that Trump was referring to the majority of America when he said "consumers." We are not the (rich, wealthy, corporate) consumers of which he spoke. The consumers he is referring to have benefited greatly from his tax cuts.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 20, 2019 16:54:53 GMT
Proudly blocked by Chuck since 2015
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Post by Deleted on Aug 20, 2019 17:12:47 GMT
trump...
”Sorry, I don’t buy Rep. Tlaib’s tears. I have watched her violence, craziness and, most importantly, WORDS, for far too long. Now tears? She hates Israel and all Jewish people. She is an anti-Semite. She and her 3 friends are the new face of the Democrat Party. Live with it!”
What trump wants his dimwit supporters to believe its bad to criticize anything or anyone trump “supports” and especially bad to criticize him. Unfortunately his dimwit supporters will unquestionably buy into this without understanding or at least questioning what trump is protecting.
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Post by femalebusiness on Aug 20, 2019 17:39:57 GMT
Be fair! $7 buys 4 tacos at the local taco place on Tuesday. Doesn't that just change your whole outlook on the week? Just wait till the next round of Trump-riffs hit the average people. Anything they got that put them ahead with those “tax breaks” will be swallowed up with those, easily. Yep, everyone hang on! It's going to be a bumpy ride.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 20, 2019 20:46:05 GMT
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”BREAKING: President Trump: “I think any Jewish people that vote for a Democrat – I think it shows either a total lack of knowledge, or great disloyalty.”
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Aug 20, 2019 21:01:17 GMT
She and her 3 friends are the new face of the Democrat Party. Live with it!” FOUR out of 100s........... (sorry I forget how many democrats there are in the House.)
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Post by Deleted on Aug 20, 2019 21:31:44 GMT
🎶. #MAGA 🎶
Elaina Plott....
”Scoop: Trump called NRA chief Wayne LaPierre this afternoon to tell him universal background checks are off the table:”
If true, and I believe it is, trump really is an asshole.
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Aug 20, 2019 21:35:18 GMT
If true, and I believe it is, trump really is an asshole. YES, since at least 90% of ALL gun owners agree with background checks!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 20, 2019 22:18:07 GMT
🎶 #MAGA 🎶
Reuters....
“U.S. regulators hand Wall Street a major win with stripped-down 'Volcker Rule'”
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. banking regulators on Tuesday eased trading regulations for Wall Street banks, giving them one of their biggest wins under the Trump administration but drawing criticism from consumer activists who warned of potential risks to taxpayers.
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) approved the revamped version of the so-called "Volcker Rule," which aims to ban lenders that accept U.S. taxpayer-insured deposits from engaging in proprietary trading.
The changes, first proposed in May 2018, followed years of lobbying by banks, including Goldman Sachs Group Inc (GS.N), JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM.N) and Morgan Stanley (MS.N), which have long complained the rule is too vague and complex.
The new rule gives banks more leeway in terms of trading activity and simplifies how banks can tell if that trading is permitted by law.
While many regulatory experts have agreed the prior rule was too cumbersome, the changes were criticized by consumer groups and Democratic lawmakers who say a rewrite could put taxpayers at risk.
FDIC Commissioner Martin Gruenberg, a Democrat who backed the Volcker rewrite proposed in May 2018, voted against the final rule Tuesday, saying it would "effectively undo" the rule's protections.
In particular, he warned that the new rule narrows the definition of banned trading in a way that could free up banks to engage in riskier bets with potentially billions of dollars in financial instruments.
The other three FDIC board members, all Republicans, voted in favor.
Democratic Representative Maxine Waters, who chairs the House Financial Services Committee, accused regulators of undercutting a cornerstone of Wall Street reforms introduced by the 2010 Dodd-Frank law.
The final rule published today would curtail prohibitions in a manner that Congress never intended," she said in a statement calling on other regulators to halt the project.
Analysts say the final rule, which is significantly different from the proposed 2018 version, could also be vulnerable to legal challenges.
The rewrite aims to clarify which trades are exempt from the ban, such as when banks facilitate client trades and hedge risks, and to expand those exemptions. The final rewrite scraps a proposed new test for identifying proprietary trading that banks complained would have made the rule even more complicated.
That proposed "accounting test" was meant to replace a more subjective test that aimed to identify if a trader intended a trade to be speculative. But banks argued it could apply to a host of additional financial instruments not meant to be covered by the rule.
The final rule scraps that proposal for large Wall Street firms, instead simplifying the original test and only applying it to much smaller banks.
At the same time, the rewrite simplifies a separate part of the rule which makes it easier for banks to invest in hedge funds or private equity funds. Regulators said they expect to propose further easing of the "covered funds" aspect of the rule, including for foreign firms, later this year.
ADVERTISEMENT The banking industry hailed the rule, while calling for regulators to expedite that additional relief.
"We urge the regulators to finish the job of Volcker Rule reform," said Kevin Fromer with the Financial Services Forum, an industry group that represents the CEOs of the nation's biggest banks.
The rule will become effective on Jan. 1, 2020, but banks will have one year to comply.
The OCC and the FDIC are two of five regulators charged with implementing the rule. The others - the Federal Reserve, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the Commodities Futures Trading Commission - are expected to approve the new rule soon.”
(Reporting by Pete Schroeder; editing by Michelle Price, Tom Brown and Lisa Shumaker)
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