humanspiral

Trump complains about other nations VAT as a justification for original "reciprocal" tariffs. If US could export any significant manufacturing goods, implementing its own VAT would be a means of taxing consumption while giving exporters a bigger tax break than just manufacturers for domestic consumption.

If everything else deserves exemptions too, a VAT would be the same, and allow funding for more tax cuts for the rich that Trump says will also save America.

Enemy is entirely US's choice. China did not deny PPE to US during covid, even if demand was larger than supply rates. Now that covid is over, PPE is imported from China again. National security can mean subsidies to allow factories to be ready to shift/ramp production, not because other nations have to be enemies, but because demand could skyrocket, and government could care about US lives. Manufacturing an enemy risks those lives.

US weapon systems rely on Chinese electronics to this day. Destroying US clean energy and EV sector will destroy domestic supply chain expansion, and retain Chinese dominance over US weapon systems, and future economy. A pure propaganda misinformation system for warmongering evil is no basis for progress or sustainability, or recognizing weaknesses that could have time to fix.

But war on China move I referred to was banning sales of US patent protected fab equipment, and advanced chips to China. That is the harm to western innovation that dooms it from loss of access to world's largest electronic device market. Though in the long term, humanity will be benefitted from the competition from China. Just US stock market/companies will suffer from the policy.

Not only that - if you’re American - it’s straight up traitor talk. We already went through one civil war about the south trying to secede so they could continue slavery.

I understand that it destroys the empire, and warmongering interests are harmed. But, the tech bros are talking as if the government will give them the right to secede, and buy a tax haven inside the US. Trump has signaled that selling public lands is a win for America. Once you open that door, then selling existing counties to people who want to be free from warmongering empire is/"should be" allowed too. In addition to freedom projects bidding on the same plots of land.

Again, instead of seeing the freedom for free association, you just see the loss of fighting political war where 51% decides to oppress the divisive half into war, and 99% of elected politicians support Palestinian genocide, war on Iran, and a substantial portion of them, war on Russia and China. You need to be ruled by those who can buy support for these wars. DNC didn't even fight voter suppression and vote rigging because Israel won with Trump. More voter suppression laws are being passed this week. Democracy in US is hopelessly broken, and the alternative to "the algorithm" in reverting it is to look at mainstream zionist media for revolution.

a wet dream for China & Russia

Like Netanyahu says, if we don't genocide them all then Iran wins.

Unity is awesome, but unity for what matters. We need $10k more expensive cars for all Americans so that Pensylvania steel, and Michigan auto workers get cushy jobs, and Texas oil workers help destroy planet, and they all vote GOP harder?, is a deep strain on unity. $20k cheaper cars from China is a win for secessionists. The mentality of needing China to lose, is self harm programming.

The Tech bros specifically want a tech monarchy where each “country” is run by a CEO with absolute power that otherwise only responds to the board of directors (that, assumedly… the CEO picks). Poor or don’t like it? Get out and go to a different network state. If the fascist state even lets you leave.

My point is entirely that those projects will not be as successful as secessionism with liquid democracy and UBI. The opportunity to grant tech bros their fascist project is opportunity for us to be granted freedom projects. US democracy offers no hope whatsoever.

its down to 12%

US warmongering has forced China into a "delete America" program with critical priority for chips. In the short term, this harms humanity and US dominance through lower market access, and lower US R&D due to less market access. In long term, it harms US dominance by forcing China to surpass them.

You are taking position that democracy is perfect for how much Republicans and Zionism controls our lives the exact right amount, or we would have had the perfect amount under Harris, Biden, HRC, and Obama. Including Obama as neocon zionazi in that list, for giving top 2 jobs to the most neocon Republicans with a D on them. Our system is complete tyrannical shit, that requires raising $Bs. It is not freedom to be forced into participating in a corrupt system, and when the system is so divisive, the right answer of session lets "both" sides be free from the other.

Our system gives the winning side fascist power, even when little to nothing other than war happens under Democrats. That "tech bros" want a scheme for even less taxes, doesn't mean you can't use the same scheme to escape tyranny and form the society you want.

So his ultimate recommendations are "fight hypernormalism by dissassociating with the algorithm, and strengthen leftist democracy"

Democracy, as implemented, does absolutely suck. Crypto currencies are great vehicles for "liquid democracy" (you have priviledge to vote on every issue, or to delegate and take back delegation, to anyone else, and no elections are ever needed). UBI based on crypto currency analysis for deserving UBI (spending on local businesses or rent or property purchases), and other proofs of residence/existence, can work in liquid democracy if government is assured to not hate you. High income taxes and density weighted property taxes, can fund a centrist UBI. Sales taxes added with UBI, to make UBI higher, is ok too. High income taxes, make job creation programs that produce useful benefits to the community worth it in not over privatizing success as a privilege for the successful.

A major issue in getting Trump to allow bids on national land for techno-fascist cities is that whole states or counties could bid for their own federal tax free/arrangement secession. Communal style vs unlikely fascist overlord style bids. Puzzle question: would Trump allow blue counties to leave or red counties?

Liquid democracy and UBI/freedom dividends is only acceptable future of society. If Trump allows for independent of US cities bids on public lands, as a tax shelter from US scheme, there is still opportunity for real utopia to bid on such lands. And having high internal tax rates to fund UBI would certainly attract more people than techno fascist winning bid cities.

Back in the day where giving Mitch McConnel's wife a cushy job was path to fascism.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c20xn626y81o

exemptions also include other electronic devices and components, including semiconductors, solar cells and memory cards.

Holy fuck on solar cells!!!! Huge boost for cost of solar outside of China imported to US, or made in US from Chinese cell supplies.

This can significantly accelerate US solar adoption. If Trump manages to lower interest rates, that is biggest payoff gain for solar/battery projects.

edit: China might still be tariffed 20% on these items.

Xiaomi/Oppo phones in US for the win.

US/Trump blinking continues. If electronics jobs were both desirable and already on a partial progress groove, then surely apparel/toys tariffs are next to be removed, and then only US military electronics will be 145% tariffed, if not blacklisted by China.

Trade deficit with China just substantially increased. US energy, ag, big ticket industrial exports just went to 0.

Is switch 2 a computer?

I'm not sure touching is important. Have a touchpad for rotation if you are too lazy to physically move around object. Buttons for 45^*^ rotations at a time would be even cheaper. Then, if purpose of display is to have many people around it, for "presentation purposes", then a 2d screen and 3d rotation software will show objects in much better resolution and cheapest of all, while focusing on angle that matches presentation point.