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Economics-A-S

12 Apr

President Trump is not just throwing his weight around, he knows the power of money in diplomacy. When he threatens a country with a 25% tariff on their goods, it is not an idle threat.  Only 2% or less of our economy depends on goods from either Canada or Mexico but 25% of the economies of both Canada and Mexico depend on goods from the United States. While it will cause a rise in prices of some goods in the United States, it could wreck the economies of Canada and Mexico. That was evident when Mexico immediately sent soldiers to their borders to stop the flow of illegal immigrants into the United States when President Trump ordered them to do so or face high tariffs. The Presidents of both Canada and Mexico immediately flew to Washington to promise lowering their own tariffs if President Trump did not impose the tariffs. Countries in Europe have been just as quick to try to negotiate lower tariffs on US goods. China has already declared an economic emergency as their economy crashed due to the tariffs, which cut off the flow of cheap goods to the US. Some countries have tariffs on American goods of 50% or higher, so 25% is not unreasonable. In addition, American manufacturers have begun moving plants back to the United States to avoid the tariffs bringing jobs back to the US and reducing the outflow of cash to other countries. By threatening to place tariffs on imports, President Trump is forcing those countries to cut tariffs they are imposing on our goods. He is leveling the playing field so we can compete on the world market.

 

 

Economics-A-R

12 Apr

Many people think that President Trump is recklessly using tariffs to protect American jobs but do not realize that money talks. After World War II, America dominated the manufacturing market. Factories throughout Europe, in both Allied and Axis countries were devastated by the war but factories in America were untouched. America had produced most of the war materials for the Allies and quickly switched to producing domestic goods. Money flowed into the US to purchase goods not available in Europe and Americans prospered. As Europe recovered, they imposed high tariffs on American goods to protect their own manufacturers and demand for American goods dropped. For many years the United States has been very lenient in international trade. We have opened our borders to cheap foreign goods by keeping tariffs very low or non-existent. Yet other countries have imposed high tariffs which have discouraged their citizens from purchasing American goods. As a result,  it resulted in the decline of American manufacturing which could not compete with the cheaper foreign goods, resulting in money and jobs flowing out of America. In addition, our manufacturers moved plants and jobs to Mexico where they could produce products cheaper and ship the products back to the US to sell. Personal and national debt has mounted as we have shifted from high paying manufacturing jobs to low paying service jobs. It also poses a threat in an emergency. We saw how dangerous that was when the planes hit the twin towers and later when Covid hit and we closed our borders. We were heavily dependent on foreign goods and suddenly they weren’t available. After Covid, we could not get medicine and medical equipment which we had depended on China to supply, since it was no longer produced here.

 

 

Fifth Sunday of Lent-March 6

05 Apr

Fifth Sunday in Lent-March 6, 2025-Doers, not just hearers-Matt 7:24-27  Jesus said those who hear his Word but do not do them are like a man who builds his house on sand and when storms come, the house will fall. But he who hears God’s Word and does it is like a man who builds his house on solid rock. If we hear His instructions, but do not follow them, we build on a very shaky foundation and when trials come, our house will collapse because it isn’t built on God’s Word. Men today think they know better than God but the world they built will collapse when trouble comes, as it must. Since God created us, He knows what is best for us. If we follow His instructions, we will prosper. If we hear His Word and follow it, we will be on a firm foundation and won’t be shaken when we experience trials. We need to return to the way God taught us.  Few churches today teach Biblical values to their people. That is why  wrote the courses on Biblical values. In the same way, preaching alone does not change people. Jesus spent three years teaching the masses but they did not automatically become disciples because His preaching told them what to do but did not show them how. Jesus chose twelve disciples and they followed Him. They watched Him as He lived out what it means to love God and those around them and they learned how to live a life pleasing to God as they watched Him. Too many churches are filled with spiritual babies because the church relies on preaching alone.

 

 

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05 Apr

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Those who forget the lessons of the past are bound to make the same mistakes. God believes that the past is important for instruction and commands His people not to forget what He has done for them. A man’s word should be his bond. The Ten Commandments specifically commands against  bearing false witness. In addition, education is important for the transmission of the lessons of the past and dispersing the truth.

 

 

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Previous Posts

03 Apr

From time to time people want to access old files without going back through all the postings. As a result, I placed a link at the bottom of each posting with a link to previous postings on that topic. Simply click on the link to access past postings on that topic. To access topics I have not dealt with recently, I posted a series of twelve postings under “Previous Posts”. Each lists several topics and has links to those topics. This posting has a link to those posts so you can view the whole list. Simply view the list, select a topic, and click on the link at the bottom of that post to access previous posts on that topic.
I will post periodic links to the “previous posts” series like this one for your convenience.

 

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Fourth Sunday in Lent-March 30

28 Mar

Don’t do to be seen by men-Matt 6:1-8. Jesus tells us that we should not parade our piety before men but do it in secret before God.  Some people like to give alms and pray in front of everyone so everyone will be impressed with how pious we are. When we do that, it is to find favor with men and we will be rewarded by men, but God will not be impressed. The Pharisees used to stand on the street corners and pray so people would be impressed and look up to them as pious people and Jesus often chastised them for it because they loved the praise of men more than they loved God. He wants us to do it to please Him, not to please men. If we do it in secret, God will reward us openly.

 

 

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