Because of a shortage of immigrants to pick the crops in Florida the child labour laws are being changed so children can be used as cheap labour.
Long hours back breaking work!
If this isn't all you need to know that America really has become a third world failed state then your blind ignorant stupid and maybe all those things.
This should be all the proof you need that America as dominant world power is finished it's over.
Is it time to give slavery another go... blacks Hispanics Chinese Irish maybe... in chains to pick the cotton?
-- Edited by jackb on Friday 25th of April 2025 01:46:47 PM
"Richard David Wolff (born April 1, 1942) is an American Marxian economist known for his work on economic methodology and class analysis. "
A fucking Marxist..
No thanks..
So because he's a Marxist the child labour laws aren't changing?
jackb said
Apr 26 10:23 PM, 2025
Trade War Backfires: U.S. Farm Collapse Sparks Global Food Crisis
Trade War Backfires: U.S. Farm Collapse Sparks Global Food Crisis - This video investigates how U.S. tariffs have triggered a devastating farm crisis and global food chain collapse. We break down the soybean crash, pork tariffs, and dairy export loss that have caused corn prices to plummet and provoked retaliation from China.
Maddog said
Apr 27 3:18 PM, 2025
jackb wrote:
Maddog wrote:
jackb wrote:
Because of a shortage of immigrants to pick the crops in Florida the child labour laws are being changed so children can be used as cheap labour.
Long hours back breaking work!
If this isn't all you need to know that America really has become a third world failed state then your blind ignorant stupid and maybe all those things.
This should be all the proof you need that America as dominant world power is finished it's over.
Is it time to give slavery another go... blacks Hispanics Chinese Irish maybe... in chains to pick the cotton?
-- Edited by jackb on Friday 25th of April 2025 01:46:47 PM
"Richard David Wolff (born April 1, 1942) is an American Marxian economist known for his work on economic methodology and class analysis. "
A fucking Marxist..
No thanks..
So because he's a Marxist the child labour laws aren't changing?
Yes they are changing. 14 year olds can work over night on some jobs and 16 year olds can work more than 30 hours a week.
Were not sending 7 year olds down chimneys,
yet..
Syl said
Apr 27 4:14 PM, 2025
14 year olds can work overnight?? It sounds a bit like stepping back in time to me.
Maddog said
Apr 27 7:30 PM, 2025
Syl wrote:
14 year olds can work overnight?? It sounds a bit like stepping back in time to me.
I'd have to dig into this..Lots of times these are family owned businesses. And ain't no 14 year old doing anything without parental consent.
14 year olds drive tractors all of the time over here. But it's generally dad's tractor..
jackb said
Apr 27 11:22 PM, 2025
Major US retailers 'warn President Trump of empty shelves' if tariff policies continue | BBC News
Walmart and Target, two of the biggest retailers in the US, have privately warned President Trump that their customers may face empty shelves in the coming weeks if his tariff policies continue, according to the BBC’s US partner CBS News.
jackb said
Apr 27 11:30 PM, 2025
Ports on the U.S east coast grinding to a halt.
No trucks moving.
Diners with no customers.
Warehousing laying off staff.
If Trumps stops all tariffs it's to late people and goods have moved elsewhere.
Trust has evaporated.
Planning and investment in chaos.
Investments going anywhere but the USA.
Trump has arrived at his one hundred days in office and has the lowest 100 day rating in over 80 years.
Maddog will be along shortly to support Trumps actions and belittle reality.
jackb said
Apr 28 12:03 AM, 2025
How much are Americans enjoying the Canada and US travel down 70% with an expected loss of 14 billion revenue and 98,000 jobs lost?
In response to the collapse in travel to the US, the US government is doubling down.
"Visiting America is not an entitlement. It’s a privilege extended to those who respect our laws and values"
Marco Rubio, US government Secretary of State, April 2025
With governments of the US and El Salvador now sharing the same values : deportations, human rights abuses and democratic backsliding, the US is struggling to attract foreign visitors.
US data indicates a 17% drop in Europeans visiting the US. This in addition to collapse in Canadian travel to the US. Transatlantic airlines are responding by cutting fares. Some fares in the summer 2025 peak season are around half the usual.
Travel to the US could be one of the great travel bargains of 2025. But visitors should follow travel advisories from their home governments and interpret Marco Rubio’s comments as an unwelcome threat.
Cut and paste from Quora
Maddog said
Apr 28 12:42 AM, 2025
jackb wrote:
Ports on the U.S east coast grinding to a halt. No trucks moving. Diners with no customers. Warehousing laying off staff. If Trumps stops all tariffs it's to late people and goods have moved elsewhere. Trust has evaporated. Planning and investment in chaos. Investments going anywhere but the USA. Trump has arrived at his one hundred days in office and has the lowest 100 day rating in over 80 years. Maddog will be along shortly to support Trumps actions and belittle reality.
Maddog thinks tariffs are stupid..
I just don't to hyperbole..
These tariffs are not our biggest problem and Trump is already backpedaling on almost all of them.
Maybe congress even grows a spine and takes away the emergency power for tariffs for Trump and future presidents..🤷
jackb said
Apr 28 1:00 AM, 2025
Maddog wrote:
jackb wrote:
Ports on the U.S east coast grinding to a halt. No trucks moving. Diners with no customers. Warehousing laying off staff. If Trumps stops all tariffs it's to late people and goods have moved elsewhere. Trust has evaporated. Planning and investment in chaos. Investments going anywhere but the USA. Trump has arrived at his one hundred days in office and has the lowest 100 day rating in over 80 years. Maddog will be along shortly to support Trumps actions and belittle reality.
Maddog thinks tariffs are stupid..
I just don't to hyperbole..
These tariffs are not our biggest problem and Trump is already backpedaling on almost all of them.
Maybe congress even grows a spine and takes away the emergency power for tariffs for Trump and future presidents..🤷
If you really want to see spineless look at the UK political class just now!
Emergency cessation of anymore tariffs and stopping the ones in place or about to be won't save America.
As I keep saying it's to late.
Take Australia as one example... they don't buy American beef but they did sell it an awful lot.
Not now though.
It's all going to China now and that won't be turned back to America on the removal of tariffs.
One more... Europe will no longer buy American weapons because of trust and kill switches and the European defence industry has just had a 900 billion Euro investment to start producing our own.
About time too but Americas loss yet again... to the tune of billions of dollars and who knows how many jobs.
jackb said
Apr 28 1:39 AM, 2025
jackb wrote:
Maddog wrote:
jackb wrote:
Ports on the U.S east coast grinding to a halt. No trucks moving. Diners with no customers. Warehousing laying off staff. If Trumps stops all tariffs it's to late people and goods have moved elsewhere. Trust has evaporated. Planning and investment in chaos. Investments going anywhere but the USA. Trump has arrived at his one hundred days in office and has the lowest 100 day rating in over 80 years. Maddog will be along shortly to support Trumps actions and belittle reality.
Maddog thinks tariffs are stupid..
I just don't to hyperbole..
These tariffs are not our biggest problem and Trump is already backpedaling on almost all of them.
Maybe congress even grows a spine and takes away the emergency power for tariffs for Trump and future presidents..🤷
If you really want to see spineless look at the UK political class just now!
Emergency cessation of anymore tariffs and stopping the ones in place or about to be won't save America.
As I keep saying it's to late.
Take Australia as one example... they don't buy American beef but they did sell it an awful lot.
Not now though.
It's all going to China now and that won't be turned back to America on the removal of tariffs.
One more... Europe will no longer buy American weapons because of trust and kill switches and the European defence industry has just had a 900 billion Euro investment to start producing our own.
About time too but Americas loss yet again... to the tune of billions of dollars and who knows how many jobs.
The Debt Can’t be Repaid - So What will Happen Instead?
-- Edited by jackb on Monday 28th of April 2025 01:40:56 AM
Barksdale said
Apr 28 12:21 PM, 2025
The tariffs are the US version of Brexit so we will probably see something similar for consumers - the usual social media posts of empty shelves and higher prices etc.
Americans will get by however with less choice and squeezed household budgets. Not a great life but not long lines for soup kitchens either.
Maddog said
Apr 28 5:05 PM, 2025
Meanwhile, while Trump has hit historic lows in popularity, so has the democratic party.
Maybe the American people are finally waking up to the idea that this binary system is terrible for us and just keeps us fighting each other, instead of fighting Washington.
But I doubt it..
Anonymous said
Apr 28 6:40 PM, 2025
Maddog wrote:
Syl wrote:
14 year olds can work overnight?? It sounds a bit like stepping back in time to me.
I'd have to dig into this..Lots of times these are family owned businesses. And ain't no 14 year old doing anything without parental consent.
You think parental consent means it's okay?
In Texas, there's no minimum age to possess a firearm, meaning a child can legally have a gun if given one by an adult with parental consent.
You probably think that's okay too.
Being a parent doesn't mean you're not stupid.
jackb said
Apr 28 8:11 PM, 2025
Barksdale wrote:
The tariffs are the US version of Brexit so we will probably see something similar for consumers - the usual social media posts of empty shelves and higher prices etc.
Americans will get by however with less choice and squeezed household budgets. Not a great life but not long lines for soup kitchens either.
This is going to be nothing like Brexit.
By the end of June you'll be seeing a very alarming situation I think... there's just no avoiding what is happening and the one place it leads to.
Trump has smashed the machinery... it's all broken beyond repair.
jackb said
Apr 28 8:19 PM, 2025
The reason the ports are actually still functioning is because businesses have over ordered (stockpiled) to beat temporarily the sanctions.
Wait till June to see the story unfold rather tragically.
-- Edited by jackb on Monday 28th of April 2025 08:20:22 PM
jackb said
Apr 28 10:21 PM, 2025
First things Americans are going to notice disappearing from shelves will be cheap shoes clothes toys gadgets.
Americans should take that as a warning sign that mass shortages of just about everything are just across the horizon.
First emptyin shelves to be noticed in America will be cheap shoes clothes toys
Maddog said
Apr 28 10:22 PM, 2025
Anonymous wrote:
Maddog wrote:
Syl wrote:
14 year olds can work overnight?? It sounds a bit like stepping back in time to me.
I'd have to dig into this..Lots of times these are family owned businesses. And ain't no 14 year old doing anything without parental consent.
You think parental consent means it's okay?
In Texas, there's no minimum age to possess a firearm, meaning a child can legally have a gun if given one by an adult with parental consent.
You probably think that's okay too.
Being a parent doesn't mean you're not stupid.
There are minimum ages to possess a firearm, in public.
Owning one is different.
Anyway, this law will allow a very small number of 14 year olds to work overnight.
They can't have school the next day, unless they are homeschooled..
Barksdale said
Apr 29 10:23 AM, 2025
jackb wrote:
Barksdale wrote:
The tariffs are the US version of Brexit so we will probably see something similar for consumers - the usual social media posts of empty shelves and higher prices etc.
Americans will get by however with less choice and squeezed household budgets. Not a great life but not long lines for soup kitchens either.
This is going to be nothing like Brexit.
By the end of June you'll be seeing a very alarming situation I think... there's just no avoiding what is happening and the one place it leads to.
Trump has smashed the machinery... it's all broken beyond repair.
I know some people are predicting economic collapse but if America got through COVID which was a major and sudden economic shock it should be able to get through Trump's tariffs.
Empty shelves, delays at ports, people really struggling with the cost of living is very likely and a recession in the US this year is also getting more likely. A fall into a Great Depression isn't in my opinion. Not saying it won't be bad, just not that bad.
jackb said
Apr 29 1:57 PM, 2025
Barksdale wrote:
jackb wrote:
Barksdale wrote:
The tariffs are the US version of Brexit so we will probably see something similar for consumers - the usual social media posts of empty shelves and higher prices etc.
Americans will get by however with less choice and squeezed household budgets. Not a great life but not long lines for soup kitchens either.
This is going to be nothing like Brexit.
By the end of June you'll be seeing a very alarming situation I think... there's just no avoiding what is happening and the one place it leads to.
Trump has smashed the machinery... it's all broken beyond repair.
I know some people are predicting economic collapse but if America got through COVID which was a major and sudden economic shock it should be able to get through Trump's tariffs.
Empty shelves, delays at ports, people really struggling with the cost of living is very likely and a recession in the US this year is also getting more likely. A fall into a Great Depression isn't in my opinion. Not saying it won't be bad, just not that bad.
Trouble is it's not about getting through Trumps tariffs but carrying on in the midst of the international wreckage of Americas reputation.
Carrying on when all the contracts have been signed to move on without America.
The damage is mostly irreparable long term.
Covid was pretty much a level playing field for all concerned playing a waiting game for all to return to some kind of normality.
This time there is no normality for America to return to.
The oil from Canada won't be returning to America and that goes for products the world over.
America are only 10% of world trade.
America need the world not the other way round.
-- Edited by jackb on Tuesday 29th of April 2025 01:58:52 PM
So because he's a Marxist the child labour laws aren't changing?
Trade War Backfires: U.S. Farm Collapse Sparks Global Food Crisis
Trade War Backfires: U.S. Farm Collapse Sparks Global Food Crisis - This video investigates how U.S. tariffs have triggered a devastating farm crisis and global food chain collapse. We break down the soybean crash, pork tariffs, and dairy export loss that have caused corn prices to plummet and provoked retaliation from China.
Yes they are changing. 14 year olds can work over night on some jobs and 16 year olds can work more than 30 hours a week.
Were not sending 7 year olds down chimneys,
yet..
I'd have to dig into this..Lots of times these are family owned businesses. And ain't no 14 year old doing anything without parental consent.
14 year olds drive tractors all of the time over here. But it's generally dad's tractor..
Major US retailers 'warn President Trump of empty shelves' if tariff policies continue | BBC News
Walmart and Target, two of the biggest retailers in the US, have privately warned President Trump that their customers may face empty shelves in the coming weeks if his tariff policies continue, according to the BBC’s US partner CBS News.
No trucks moving.
Diners with no customers.
Warehousing laying off staff.
If Trumps stops all tariffs it's to late people and goods have moved elsewhere.
Trust has evaporated.
Planning and investment in chaos.
Investments going anywhere but the USA.
Trump has arrived at his one hundred days in office and has the lowest 100 day rating in over 80 years.
Maddog will be along shortly to support Trumps actions and belittle reality.
How much are Americans enjoying the Canada and US travel down 70% with an expected loss of 14 billion revenue and 98,000 jobs lost?
In response to the collapse in travel to the US, the US government is doubling down.
"Visiting America is not an entitlement. It’s a privilege extended to those who respect our laws and values"
Marco Rubio, US government Secretary of State, April 2025
With governments of the US and El Salvador now sharing the same values : deportations, human rights abuses and democratic backsliding, the US is struggling to attract foreign visitors.
US data indicates a 17% drop in Europeans visiting the US. This in addition to collapse in Canadian travel to the US. Transatlantic airlines are responding by cutting fares. Some fares in the summer 2025 peak season are around half the usual.
Travel to the US could be one of the great travel bargains of 2025. But visitors should follow travel advisories from their home governments and interpret Marco Rubio’s comments as an unwelcome threat.
Cut and paste from Quora
Maddog thinks tariffs are stupid..
I just don't to hyperbole..
These tariffs are not our biggest problem and Trump is already backpedaling on almost all of them.
Maybe congress even grows a spine and takes away the emergency power for tariffs for Trump and future presidents..🤷
If you really want to see spineless look at the UK political class just now!
Emergency cessation of anymore tariffs and stopping the ones in place or about to be won't save America.
As I keep saying it's to late.
Take Australia as one example... they don't buy American beef but they did sell it an awful lot.
Not now though.
It's all going to China now and that won't be turned back to America on the removal of tariffs.
One more... Europe will no longer buy American weapons because of trust and kill switches and the European defence industry has just had a 900 billion Euro investment to start producing our own.
About time too but Americas loss yet again... to the tune of billions of dollars and who knows how many jobs.
-- Edited by jackb on Monday 28th of April 2025 01:40:56 AM
The tariffs are the US version of Brexit so we will probably see something similar for consumers - the usual social media posts of empty shelves and higher prices etc.
Americans will get by however with less choice and squeezed household budgets. Not a great life but not long lines for soup kitchens either.
Maybe the American people are finally waking up to the idea that this binary system is terrible for us and just keeps us fighting each other, instead of fighting Washington.
But I doubt it..
You think parental consent means it's okay?
In Texas, there's no minimum age to possess a firearm, meaning a child can legally have a gun if given one by an adult with parental consent.
You probably think that's okay too.
Being a parent doesn't mean you're not stupid.
This is going to be nothing like Brexit.
By the end of June you'll be seeing a very alarming situation I think... there's just no avoiding what is happening and the one place it leads to.
Trump has smashed the machinery... it's all broken beyond repair.
The reason the ports are actually still functioning is because businesses have over ordered (stockpiled) to beat temporarily the sanctions.
Wait till June to see the story unfold rather tragically.
-- Edited by jackb on Monday 28th of April 2025 08:20:22 PM
First things Americans are going to notice disappearing from shelves will be cheap shoes clothes toys gadgets.
Americans should take that as a warning sign that mass shortages of just about everything are just across the horizon.
First emptyin shelves to be noticed in America will be cheap shoes clothes toys
There are minimum ages to possess a firearm, in public.
Owning one is different.
Anyway, this law will allow a very small number of 14 year olds to work overnight.
They can't have school the next day, unless they are homeschooled..
I know some people are predicting economic collapse but if America got through COVID which was a major and sudden economic shock it should be able to get through Trump's tariffs.
Empty shelves, delays at ports, people really struggling with the cost of living is very likely and a recession in the US this year is also getting more likely. A fall into a Great Depression isn't in my opinion. Not saying it won't be bad, just not that bad.
Trouble is it's not about getting through Trumps tariffs but carrying on in the midst of the international wreckage of Americas reputation.
Carrying on when all the contracts have been signed to move on without America.
The damage is mostly irreparable long term.
Covid was pretty much a level playing field for all concerned playing a waiting game for all to return to some kind of normality.
This time there is no normality for America to return to.
The oil from Canada won't be returning to America and that goes for products the world over.
America are only 10% of world trade.
America need the world not the other way round.
-- Edited by jackb on Tuesday 29th of April 2025 01:58:52 PM