 mers2Premium,MVM
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kudos:8 | reply to PolarBear03
Re: Is it time to block China? said by PolarBear03:Well, their internet, toys, food, and cars are all dangerous... I'd say ixnay with inachay altogether... BUT, could you imagine the economic repercussions if we did? Considering they own a huge chunk of our national debt, they can and have quite literally gotten away with murder.
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 EGeezerSummertimePremium
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| The U.S. only gets moral with countries whose economic impact is perceived to be minimal, like Cuba.
With Cuba it's "We don't do business with communist dictators"
With China, it's "We need to trade with communist dictators so they can see the benefits of capitalism".
Of course, the Cuban embargo has worked swimmingly so far. I heard Castro will be out of office in a few years, and the embargo did it! 
Anyway, let's have China bear the costs associated with their mischief, not the U.S. taxpayers.
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1 edit | said by EGeezer:Anyway, let's have China bear the costs associated with their mischief, not the U.S. taxpayers. I agree with everything you said, unfortunately, with most products being made in China not here and the fact they own a huge chunk of our national debt the taxpayer is going to pay for their mischief any way you look at it. And we let it come to this. Edited to add: primarily through inattention and wanting cheaper goods and lower taxes while wanting more services. But that's another thread. 
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 bcoolPremium
join:2000-08-25
The Ozarks | reply to EGeezer
said by EGeezer:"Of course, the Cuban embargo has worked swimmingly so far." That was clever... did you do that on purpose? 
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