(06-11-2018 02:28 PM)shere khan Wrote:  

(06-11-2018 12:32 PM)bobdizole Wrote:  One big reason we need the rest of the world are rare earth minerals. We have no where close to amount of deposits we need, but they are used in every single piece of technology these days.

Wow. Good job. The answer folks. Doesn't Canada have a majority of the world's nickel. Not gonna Google it

Not sure what nickle has to do with anything

(06-11-2018 01:36 PM)green Wrote:  

(06-11-2018 01:30 PM)VA49er Wrote:  

(06-11-2018 01:28 PM)green Wrote:  

(06-11-2018 01:22 PM)VA49er Wrote:  I'd imagine prices for lots of stuff would increase.

so would wages ...

TRADE-OFF

Whose wages and why would they increase?

restrict labor ...
increase demand ...

PONY UP

There's more to it than that, but I get what you are saying.....

(06-11-2018 02:32 PM)bobdizole Wrote:  

(06-11-2018 02:28 PM)shere khan Wrote:  

(06-11-2018 12:32 PM)bobdizole Wrote:  One big reason we need the rest of the world are rare earth minerals. We have no where close to amount of deposits we need, but they are used in every single piece of technology these days.

Wow. Good job. The answer folks. Doesn't Canada have a majority of the world's nickel. Not gonna Google it

Not sure what nickle has to do with anything

Stainless steel, jet turbine blades, batteries, etc. From memory, Canada is a major supplier of nickel. I'm not sure it is present in the United States in any significant quantities

If the rest of the world became like something out of Mad Max, then America would be fine. If America became like something out of Mad Max, the rest of the world is screwed.

(06-11-2018 12:04 PM)Brookes Owl Wrote:  Read Peter Zeihan - he's got a fascinating perspective on this and his predictions are looking spot on right now. The main points are: 1) The world does need us; 2) Geography/resources means we don't need the world nearly as much; 3) to the world's surprise, we elected to protect it after WWII, in exchange for nothing other than trade (see Bretton Woods). America has been growing its indifference to Bretton Woods in the last couple of decades and now has someone in office who is not just indifferent but appears to have some animosity toward that framework.

I don't know what it would entail exactly to become "autonomous" but I think we're about to find out.

that's the guy's name. tnx

(06-11-2018 02:40 PM)shere khan Wrote:  

(06-11-2018 02:32 PM)bobdizole Wrote:  

(06-11-2018 02:28 PM)shere khan Wrote:  

(06-11-2018 12:32 PM)bobdizole Wrote:  One big reason we need the rest of the world are rare earth minerals. We have no where close to amount of deposits we need, but they are used in every single piece of technology these days.

Wow. Good job. The answer folks. Doesn't Canada have a majority of the world's nickel. Not gonna Google it

Not sure what nickle has to do with anything

Stainless steel, jet turbine blades, batteries, etc. From memory, Canada is a major supplier of nickel. I'm not sure it is present in the United States in any significant quantities

Ah, I googled it for you. Canada is #3 behind Indonesia and the Philippines

(06-11-2018 03:17 PM)bobdizole Wrote:  

(06-11-2018 02:40 PM)shere khan Wrote:  

(06-11-2018 02:32 PM)bobdizole Wrote:  

(06-11-2018 02:28 PM)shere khan Wrote:  

(06-11-2018 12:32 PM)bobdizole Wrote:  One big reason we need the rest of the world are rare earth minerals. We have no where close to amount of deposits we need, but they are used in every single piece of technology these days.

Wow. Good job. The answer folks. Doesn't Canada have a majority of the world's nickel. Not gonna Google it

Not sure what nickle has to do with anything

Stainless steel, jet turbine blades, batteries, etc. From memory, Canada is a major supplier of nickel. I'm not sure it is present in the United States in any significant quantities

Ah, I googled it for you. Canada is #3 behind Indonesia and the Philippines

Nickel is underrated. Lol. It's pretty important. It's the metal we take for granted. Poor thing.

America for sure needs a far less amount than any other country. Lets keep in mind that we are the largest market for goods on the planet....by a large percentage. Id say others need us more than we need them. It is time we start using that leverage to our advantage and even the playing fields that we have allowed to tilt away from us.

let me make this posit....

from an embedded economical perspective in its current state relative to alliance, of course we do.....

what nobody seems to expound upon is understanding why the USD reigns supreme and DJT is kickin' 'em in the nuts.....

yeah, I'm crude the way I say it.....but it's a dadgum bbs.....and there's no way I'm writing dissertations anymore.....fk that

semantics are bs.....

#henceDJT

#squeezinglemmings

Yes.

Probably, but maybe not if we expand.

(06-11-2018 02:32 PM)bobdizole Wrote:  

(06-11-2018 02:28 PM)shere khan Wrote:  

(06-11-2018 12:32 PM)bobdizole Wrote:  One big reason we need the rest of the world are rare earth minerals. We have no where close to amount of deposits we need, but they are used in every single piece of technology these days.

Wow. Good job. The answer folks. Doesn't Canada have a majority of the world's nickel. Not gonna Google it

Not sure what nickle has to do with anything

Nickel is used for plating material such as copper that gets made into bus for things such as power systems, switching gears, etc.

Those components are used by industries such as solar, electrical generation, etc.

Yeah, it's pretty important.

Let's not short change silver either folks. Lots of medicinal uses for silver.

(06-11-2018 01:28 PM)green Wrote:  

(06-11-2018 01:22 PM)VA49er Wrote:  I'd imagine prices for lots of stuff would increase.

so would wages ...

TRADE-OFF

Sure. Minimum wage at the magical $15/hr but we're paying $10 for a cheeseburger.

Not exactly a trade off, just the same economics at a higher scale.

(06-11-2018 02:40 PM)shere khan Wrote:  From memory, Canada is a major supplier of nickel. I'm not sure it is present in the United States in any significant quantities.

Nothing a little invasion and conquering of Canada wouldn't solve.

(06-12-2018 10:46 AM)Lord Stanley Wrote:  

(06-11-2018 02:40 PM)shere khan Wrote:  From memory, Canada is a major supplier of nickel. I'm not sure it is present in the United States in any significant quantities.

Nothing a little invasion and conquering of Canada wouldn't solve.

you're starting to get into my world of cray.....

don't kid yourself....one is disingenuous if they don't understand how this is being planned out moving forward......

the best part of it is soy boy......

that little wienie fk'r is getting ready to get his arse reamed.....

#prisonsexonthehorizon