President Joe Biden - Kamala Harris Administration

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AM64 said:
Perhaps, but just in time purchasing was just as insane. One bump in the chain and this is what you get because that one bump can have a huge ripple effect. We grew up with "For want of a nail ...", and business efficiency experts thought that was absurd and stocking nails absurdly wasteful. We've also forgotten about single points of failure - and hopefully we don't figure it out all over again on a massive scale like with a completely interconnected and integrated electrical power system.
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Just in time is insane unless you have virtually complete control of your entire supply chain. Under the current circumstances, you’d still be screwed. IMO, you always need to try to maintain some level of safety stock. Like most other business decisions, it ultimately comes down to balancing the level of risk that your business is willing to assume.
 
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Franklin Pierce said:
Joe Biden Promised To Take On Saudi Arabia Over Jamal Khashoggi. The Saudis Won.

Biden pledged to root his foreign policy in values like human rights, but didn't apply that standard to the long and morally dubious U.S.–Saudi relationship.

Each day in October 2018 brought a chilling new revelation about the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Saudi agents chopped off his fingers, then carved his corpse into pieces. Khashoggi’s remains seemingly vanished into thin air. And the kill squad had clear ties to one of the most powerful men on the planet: Saudi Arabia’s crown prince and de facto ruler, Mohammed bin Salman.

Joe Biden weighed in on Oct. 17, 2018. He said his doubts about the notoriously impetuous prince had been confirmed and that Saudi Arabia “absolutely, positively” should face repercussions.

After launching his presidential campaign, Biden called the killing a sign that it was time to reform the United States’ cozy relationship with the Saudis. “We will make clear that America will never again check its principles at the door just to buy oil or sell weapons,” Biden told the Council on Foreign Relations, a nonpartisan think tank. “America needs to insist on responsible Saudi actions and impose consequences for reckless ones.”

Joe Biden Promised To Take On Saudi Arabia Over Jamal Khashoggi. The Saudis Won.
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Why does anybody GAF about Khashoggi? Play stupid games and all that.... He was the grand showcase winner. ****ing moron.
 
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AM64 said:
Mediterranean countries like Spain and Italy (to some extent France) and their spawn around the world can't seem to get their chit together. Too much greed and corruption starting at the top. Want to make something happen, need to buy land for a plant, want a small offense to stay a small offense, you better be willing to pay some open hands ... and they will be back. Sorta like the Sicilian mobs providing "protection" (mainly from themselves) and stopping by on a regular basis to deliver a reminder and collect the payment.
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Yeah, I almost mentioned the corruption. I’ve lost count of the number of buyers in those regions axed for kickbacks. In one facility we had to root out the equivalent of the Mexican mafia. They had a lot of insiders on their payroll.

So you trade one set of headaches in China for a different set in Latin America.
 
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GoDucks349 said:
So is this an issue of federal control vs states rights? If so are you against states rights?
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This isn’t about states rights, this is about granting special privilege to one state over the other 49. If EVERY other state could set their own emissions standards like CA can then it would be a states rights issue.
 
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Inflation hits a 30 year high, it's going to get ugly this holiday season and this administration/Fed seem tone deaf to it. The three year projection is at 4.2%. If food gets scarce Worldwide and in the US, especially for those in poverty, crime will spike. The political atmosphere will be extremely volatile
 
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landscapingvol said:
Inflation hits a 30 year high, it's going to get ugly this holiday season and this administration/Fed seem tone deaf to it. The three year projection is at 4.2%. If food gets scarce Worldwide and in the US, especially for those in poverty, crime will spike. The political atmosphere will be extremely volatile
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Don't worry, We will just stimulus our way out of it.
 
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hog88 said:
This isn’t about states rights, this is about granting special privilege to one state over the other 49. If EVERY other state could set their own emissions standards like CA can then it would be a states rights issue.
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In South Dakota, they enacted a law restricting states rights on environmental protection. This sounds like a state "giving up it's states rights". So I'm not so sure California has been "granted special privileges" as much as execute privileges granted under states rights to enact laws stricter than federal laws on environmental protection.

"South Dakota has enacted a law that, in the words of the National Conference of State Legislatures, requires that no state rule “on subjects related to environmental protection, mining, water rights and water management may be more stringent than corresponding federal laws, rules or regulations governing an essentially similar subject or issue.” " From Legal Planet March 2017
 
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GoDucks349 said:
In South Dakota, they enacted a law restricting states rights on environmental protection. This sounds like a state "giving up it's states rights". So I'm not so sure California has been "granted special privileges" as much as execute privileges granted under states rights to enact laws stricter than federal laws on environmental protection.

"South Dakota has enacted a law that, in the words of the National Conference of State Legislatures, requires that no state rule “on subjects related to environmental protection, mining, water rights and water management may be more stringent than corresponding federal laws, rules or regulations governing an essentially similar subject or issue.” " From Legal Planet March 2017
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Really reaching aren't you since the example you gave has nothing in common with the discussion since CA was given a special provision by the federal .gov that no other state was granted.
 
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hog88 said:
Really reaching aren't you since the example you gave has nothing in common with the discussion since CA was given a special provision by the federal .gov that no other state was granted.
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I, too, fail to see the relevance. CA state government granted permission by the Federal government. South Dakota state government passed a law to adhere to federal government guidelines.
 
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W.TN.Orange Blood said:
NOT to mention the bare shelves that continues to happen under an incompetent president.
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And the unfilled jobs...I've never seen anything like it before...we are paying pharmacy techs 20 an hour to work from home...basically make their own shift 8-8 and make up hours available on Sat Sun if needed...we still having trouble....our local CVS had to shut down their drive thru from lack of help...the 300 a month extra per child is killing the job market and they are trying to make it permanent
 
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VolnJC said:
Yikes
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Historically, the Federal Reserve raises interest rates during inflation to slow the economy. I don't know how the Fed can do that now. The interest payment on our national debt is not something the government wants to see increase. Also, a slowed economy could be dangerous as we are still impacted by a post Covid world.

The road ahead is more uncertain than anything I remember from the road behind me.
 
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McDad said:
Historically, the Federal Reserve raises interest rates during inflation to slow the economy. I don't know who the Fed can do that now. The interest payment on our national debt is not something the government wants to see increase. Also, a slowed economy could be dangerous as we still impacted by a post Covid world.

The road ahead is more uncertain than anything I remember from the road behind me.
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TLDR version: we’re all royally screwed
 
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McDad said:
Historically, the Federal Reserve raises interest rates during inflation to slow the economy. I don't know how the Fed can do that now. The interest payment on our national debt is not something the government wants to see increase. Also, a slowed economy could be dangerous as we still impacted by a post Covid world.

The road ahead is more uncertain than anything I remember from the road behind me.
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All true. Joe needs to take any Green agendas and use them to wipe his ass. He needs to get energy costs down, such a huge driver with much of the inflation. Not a cure all, but would be a major help.
 
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