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President Trump: The NEW one and only politics thread

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Moderator1, Nov 12, 2016.

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  1. QYFW

    QYFW Well-Known Member

    Steve Holt!
     
    QYFW, Mar 29, 2018
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  2. HanSenSE

    HanSenSE Well-Known Member

    Someone owes an apology ... to the Stooges!
     
    HanSenSE, Mar 29, 2018
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  3. Inky_Wretch

    Inky_Wretch Well-Known Member

    That's what I thought too.
     
    Inky_Wretch, Mar 29, 2018
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  4. Inky_Wretch

    Inky_Wretch Well-Known Member

    Inky_Wretch, Mar 29, 2018
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  5. Slacker

    Slacker Well-Known Member

    Seems like Trump is trying to drive down Amazon's stock price as punishment for his own problems, which is a totally asshole move for any sitting president. Not the first time he's done this, either.
     
    Slacker, Mar 29, 2018
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  6. typefitter

    typefitter Well-Known Member

    The president using his office to settle personal grudges against private citizens is really, really scary.
     
    typefitter, Mar 29, 2018
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  7. MisterCreosote

    MisterCreosote Well-Known Member

    I’m going from memory here, but it has something to do with the formula the USPS must use to calculate package rates, and how package volume has increased five-fold since then, but the formula hasn’t changed.

    What the president doesn’t seem to get is that the decision isn’t Amazon’s OR USPS’s to make.
     
    MisterCreosote, Mar 29, 2018
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  8. The Big Ragu

    The Big Ragu Moderator Staff Member

    The USPS loses money. It's a shitshow -- even with Amazon's business. That said, Trump did this back in December during Christmas season, too. ... I believe it was a tweet about how Amazon is ripping off the USPS, which should be charging way more to deliver their packages.

    Which is really dumb, because Amazon is going to find the most economic way to shave delivery costs. If the USPS became uneconomic to Amazon, there are other options. UPS will gladly take that business. And in fact, Amazon is a step ahead of the nincompoop. It has been building out its own logistics network and is close to rolling out its own delivery business, "Shipping With Amazon."

    Trump is a moron.
     
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    The Big Ragu, Mar 29, 2018
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  9. The Big Ragu

    The Big Ragu Moderator Staff Member

    This bothers me so much. He's so full of shit about being business friendly. Then he selectively uses the office to fuck with businesses HE doesn't like. The court case that just started over the bullshit antitrust action his DOJ is bringing against the Time Warner - AT&T deal is solely about him having a vendetta against CNN. Even if you think we need our government interfering in private commerce to pick winners and losers that cost us all. ... this is a vertical merger. Traditionally, they NEVER have gone after deals like this. You can't really argue they hurt anyone. But CNN. ... so. What is happening with that is more criminal than all the criminality Bob Mueller is probably finding. Then, he's emboldened to tweet that crap with Amazon. No doubt he'll try to use his power of office to hurt the company.
     
    The Big Ragu, Mar 29, 2018
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  10. Michael_ Gee

    Michael_ Gee Well-Known Member

    Unlike telecom companies, Amazon is very popular with the public. It also employs a great many people. How many cities and states have a piece of its action and want more? How would its many Prime members react to being told that "thanks to Pres. Trump, we have to charge you more"? In short, Amazon is in a position to hit back, and hit back hard.
     
    Michael_ Gee, Mar 29, 2018
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  11. Neutral Corner

    Neutral Corner Well-Known Member

    Okies. Life moves pretty fast in the politics thread. I missed it.
     
    Neutral Corner, Mar 29, 2018
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  12. RickStain

    RickStain Well-Known Member

    I'm pretty sure at least half of my income gets forwarded to Amazon.
     
    RickStain, Mar 29, 2018
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