So suddenly $26B worth of steel/aluminum imports goes up in price. Is there a similar amount available from non tariff sources. No. So in times of shortage prices rise. This will affect US consumers buying anything with steel/aluminum in, like cans of Coke and US built cars.
Why is anyone surprised? The amount of 'work' the US is doing is a multiple of anyone else.
At last count it had control or significant use of 147 overseas major bases as part of 700+ sites. Add to that 12 or so carriers with air arms/escorts on each when they are at sea larger than 95+% of any other Air Force or Navy plus goodness knows what else and you have a military expenditure that will be larger than anyone else.
In demanding that others match it are they expecting similar activities?
Not always, only post the oil/gas finds in the late 60s. With little good arable land they majored on exploiting the sea. Remember whale oil and herrings?
Yes and no. Norway had a population of around 6M and the UK 65+ with at the time similar tax revenues from the North Sea. Had Norway done as the UK it would have had rampant inflation, instead it spent as much as it dared and saved the rest. The UK could absorb the spend so, as politicians always do, they spent it as spending generates votes.
Their Wealth Fund is heavily into stocks, so, whilst currently riding high they will be vulnerable to any crash.
We got out just in time to avoid the Great EU Crash.
How do you think the EU will survive the loss of income from its largest contributor, Germany, as it slowly turns into a 3rd World standard economy as its industry loses its ability to pay Corporation and Income taxes?
If we were still in, Brussels would be after us for whatever they can extract.
The ongoing problem is much deeper than described and it is based on money flows.
As major German industries profits drop, shut down or reduce output two factors come into play, a reduction in corporation/payroll taxes with an increase in social security payments, unemployment costs. The effect is a double whammy on the German Treasury already struggling under the immigrant burden.
Germany is the largest contributor to the EU budget with no-one else in a fit state to step up their payments.
So, if Germany's ability to pay the EU, it can't print Euros, is reduced what happens to the EU? Bankruptcy?
There may be a limited amount of solar given its latitude but Norway has a growing forest of Windmills and there must be the option of adding more hydro. Both green energy.
As Ol Man hinted, these are really old probably GD made F-16 saved from the scrap heap. As they are so vulnerable to Russian AD systems, especially very long range AAM, they are used for anti cruise missile operations at low level below the Russian AD horizon and in the ground clutter.
Basically doing what Spitfires etc did in WW2 against German Doodlebugs but instead of flying alongside and tipping the wing over or shooting at them (debris not good for jet intakes) they fire a missile at them from a safe distance.
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If the UK steals those assets it will be a last nail in London being a respected financial and legal center.
Thousands of mainly highly paid legal eagles, insurance operatives, accountants and hangers on will be jobless.
A huge loss of tax to the Government.
To be this desperate something must be driving them on. What?
Especially with sex starved soldiers in the next trench.
So suddenly $26B worth of steel/aluminum imports goes up in price. Is there a similar amount available from non tariff sources. No. So in times of shortage prices rise. This will affect US consumers buying anything with steel/aluminum in, like cans of Coke and US built cars.
Why is anyone surprised? The amount of 'work' the US is doing is a multiple of anyone else.
At last count it had control or significant use of 147 overseas major bases as part of 700+ sites. Add to that 12 or so carriers with air arms/escorts on each when they are at sea larger than 95+% of any other Air Force or Navy plus goodness knows what else and you have a military expenditure that will be larger than anyone else.
In demanding that others match it are they expecting similar activities?
Sounds more like a sales pitch for the US MIC.
Not always, only post the oil/gas finds in the late 60s. With little good arable land they majored on exploiting the sea. Remember whale oil and herrings?
Not until the oil and gas runs out.
Incidentally the only reason they can do this is the wealth under the North Sea.
Yes and no. Norway had a population of around 6M and the UK 65+ with at the time similar tax revenues from the North Sea. Had Norway done as the UK it would have had rampant inflation, instead it spent as much as it dared and saved the rest. The UK could absorb the spend so, as politicians always do, they spent it as spending generates votes.
Their Wealth Fund is heavily into stocks, so, whilst currently riding high they will be vulnerable to any crash.
We got out just in time to avoid the Great EU Crash.
How do you think the EU will survive the loss of income from its largest contributor, Germany, as it slowly turns into a 3rd World standard economy as its industry loses its ability to pay Corporation and Income taxes?
If we were still in, Brussels would be after us for whatever they can extract.
All that's missing in the photo is a white background with horizontal height measuring lines.
Conclude the argument that he was not qualified to be a Special Counsel then he is exposed to a variety of legal attacks.
Not Europe, it was the US preventing a competing power from arising as Germany/EU was getting far too friendly with Russia and China.
They already do, virtually all the big SUV that they, Audi/VW, Mercedes make are US built.
You mean 10s of thousands of regulatory bureaucrats and a parliament (in two locations) and embassies around the World etc etc etc.
The ongoing problem is much deeper than described and it is based on money flows.
As major German industries profits drop, shut down or reduce output two factors come into play, a reduction in corporation/payroll taxes with an increase in social security payments, unemployment costs. The effect is a double whammy on the German Treasury already struggling under the immigrant burden.
Germany is the largest contributor to the EU budget with no-one else in a fit state to step up their payments.
So, if Germany's ability to pay the EU, it can't print Euros, is reduced what happens to the EU? Bankruptcy?
Another simpleton. Why would they want an area of dying countries?
Never heard of BRICS, where Russia's main diplomatic aims are?
There may be a limited amount of solar given its latitude but Norway has a growing forest of Windmills and there must be the option of adding more hydro. Both green energy.
As Ol Man hinted, these are really old probably GD made F-16 saved from the scrap heap. As they are so vulnerable to Russian AD systems, especially very long range AAM, they are used for anti cruise missile operations at low level below the Russian AD horizon and in the ground clutter.
Basically doing what Spitfires etc did in WW2 against German Doodlebugs but instead of flying alongside and tipping the wing over or shooting at them (debris not good for jet intakes) they fire a missile at them from a safe distance.
Dream on.
If you are a superpower you don't think like a terrorist.
More like the Black Knight.