Quote from: JOE on July 31, 2025, 08:54:52 PMAnd yet I understand that the 80s must have really been hard on your parents Dove Dove.

I was in my 20s in the decade you were born and it was a Mean Decade & there was a brutal recession aroudn the time our were born. As Charlie Munger, one of the wealthiest men of his generation remarked "That was a Horrible Recession (:40 of the clip):

So if yer Mom 'n Dad had a Hard Time, I understand why.

Governments everywhere at the time were chipping away at the Welfare state & pulling the supports from underneath young familes and mothers. It parallels what's going on in the economy today, 40 years later. And yes Trump & the Republican party is doing what Reagan did back in the 80s. Only Trump is doing Reaganomics on steroids. Cutting back on the welfare state and the social supports to help the working class.

Feel free to disagree and offer your own version of events but that's the why I see it.

 Joe my mothers life was hard because shes a miserable drunk who has done nothing but leech off of everyone - including me.

 My father was a good man. He had a few degrees but only worked basic jobs and lived within his means. I had a good relationship with my father when i became an adult.

 But my grandmother is who raised me. She struggled yes. She was raising me on her pension. If she didnt have her newborn granddaughter dropped on her, she wouldnt have struggled much. But thank God she took care of me.

 The 80s were a very positive and hopeful time for people. That shows in the culture. Everyone was "go go go!". 

Quote from: Thiel on August 01, 2025, 01:36:36 PMSweetie, if you followed the news you would know that America is "non-committal" as to whether to impose the 10 percent baseline tariff. Their Deputy Prime Minister seems to believe that baseline duty will not last even though Singapore applies a 9 percent GST on most imported goods.

Either way, it is not an important issue to Singapore's economic security like it is to Canada since your Liberal Party blocked new markets for Canada's most profitable exports.

It is barely an issue here at all. If we have to make tax adjustments to facilitate free and fair trade we will do it.

After all Singapore is not Liberal mismanaged Canada. The People's Action Party actually does what is in the best for Singaporeans.

Quote from: JOE on August 01, 2025, 12:26:44 AMActually Shen Li Shen, if that's the case, why the fuck is the United States imposing any tariffs at all on Singapore?

Sweetie, if you followed the news you would know that America is "non-committal" as to whether to impose the 10 percent baseline tariff. Their Deputy Prime Minister seems to believe that baseline duty will not last even though Singapore applies a 9 percent GST on most imported goods.

Either way, it is not an important issue to Singapore's economic security like it is to Canada since your Liberal Party blocked new markets for Canada's most profitable exports.

Quote from: Shen Li on August 01, 2025, 12:06:24 AMSingapore's biggest trade deficit by far is with the Chinese province of Taiwan. It's second biggest trade deficit is with the US of A.

Singapore incurred the highest trade deficits with the following countries.

Taiwan: -US$38.8 billion (country-specific trade deficit in 2024)
United States of America: -$11.7 billion
France: -$9.2 billion
United Arab Emirates: -$7.8 billion
South Korea: -$7.5 billion
Switzerland: -$5.8 billion
Saudi Arabia: -$5.4 billion
Brazil: -$5.1 billion
Qatar: -$4.7 billion
Japan: -$4.5 billion

Singapore incurred the highest trade deficits with the following countries.

Taiwan: -US$38.8 billion (country-specific trade deficit in 2024)
United States of America: -$11.7 billion
France: -$9.2 billion
United Arab Emirates: -$7.8 billion
South Korea: -$7.5 billion
Switzerland: -$5.8 billion
Saudi Arabia: -$5.4 billion
Brazil: -$5.1 billion
Qatar: -$4.7 billion
Japan: -$4.5 billion

Diversification is a great thing. It is what made my new country rich and keeps it rich. It is what is turning Canada into a Northern Venezuela.
https://www.worldstopexports.com/singapores-top-import-partners/

Singapore buys and sells all over the planet. It is too bad the Liberals will not let Canada do that.

Quote from: formosan on August 01, 2025, 10:56:37 AMI'm Taiwanese and I don't believe that.....that is what Generalissimo Chiang Kai Shek forced Taiwanese to believe when he fled to Taiwan after he lost the civil war..

The Republic of China on Taiwan is anachronistic.....Taiwan is an independent republic that China bullies the world into not recognizing.

My hope is that the red chanks lose control and either the Taiwanese or similar type government takes over. Its a pipe dream of mine. The red chanks shouldnt have ever been given legitimacy. They're a scourge on humanity.

Quote from: Lokmar on August 01, 2025, 10:50:12 AMI think what you mean is "The legitimate government of China based in Taiwan".

Them red chank cunts need butchered into oblivion.

I'm Taiwanese and I don't believe that.....that is what Generalissimo Chiang Kai Shek forced Taiwanese to believe when he fled to Taiwan after he lost the civil war..

The Republic of China on Taiwan is anachronistic.....Taiwan is an independent republic that China bullies the world into not recognizing.

Quote from: Shen Li on August 01, 2025, 12:06:24 AMSingapore's biggest trade deficit by far is with the Chinese province of Taiwan. It's second biggest trade deficit is with the US of A.

I think what you mean is "The legitimate government of China based in Taiwan".

Them red chank cunts need butchered into oblivion.

Quote from: Shen Li on August 01, 2025, 12:06:24 AMSingapore's biggest trade deficit by far is with the Chinese province of Taiwan. It's second biggest trade deficit is with the US of A.

Singapore incurred the highest trade deficits with the following countries.

Taiwan: -US$38.8 billion (country-specific trade deficit in 2024)
United States of America: -$11.7 billion
France: -$9.2 billion
United Arab Emirates: -$7.8 billion
South Korea: -$7.5 billion
Switzerland: -$5.8 billion
Saudi Arabia: -$5.4 billion
Brazil: -$5.1 billion
Qatar: -$4.7 billion
Japan: -$4.5 billion

Singapore incurred the highest trade deficits with the following countries.

Taiwan: -US$38.8 billion (country-specific trade deficit in 2024)
United States of America: -$11.7 billion
France: -$9.2 billion
United Arab Emirates: -$7.8 billion
South Korea: -$7.5 billion
Switzerland: -$5.8 billion
Saudi Arabia: -$5.4 billion
Brazil: -$5.1 billion
Qatar: -$4.7 billion
Japan: -$4.5 billion

Diversification is a great thing. It is what made my new country rich and keeps it rich. It is what is turning Canada into a Northern Venezuela.
https://www.worldstopexports.com/singapores-top-import-partners/

I knew Singapore had global outreach like we can never achieve thanks to woke demands we place on new trading partners. But, they are a US buyer not a supplier.

Many countries will see a tariff rate between 10 and 15 percent on their goods, depending on whether the United States has a trade deficit or surplus with that nation. That insulates Singapore.

Quote from: Shen Li on August 01, 2025, 12:06:24 AMSingapore's biggest trade deficit by far is with the Chinese province of Taiwan. It's second biggest trade deficit is with the US of A.

Singapore incurred the highest trade deficits with the following countries.

This contrasts with Canada, where it actually enjoyed a trade surplus with the US.

Taiwan: -US$38.8 billion (country-specific trade deficit in 2024)
United States of America: -$11.7 billion
France: -$9.2 billion
United Arab Emirates: -$7.8 billion
South Korea: -$7.5 billion
Switzerland: -$5.8 billion
Saudi Arabia: -$5.4 billion
Brazil: -$5.1 billion
Qatar: -$4.7 billion
Japan: -$4.5 billion

Diversification is a great thing. It is what made my new country rich and keeps it rich. It is what is turning Canada into a Northern Venezuela.
https://www.worldstopexports.com/singapores-top-import-partners/

Actually Shen Li Shen, if that's the case, why the fuck is the United States imposing any tariffs at all on Singapore? With respect to the US, Singapore is a net debtor, not creditor.

this is unbelievable that Trump would want to go after Singapore - especially in light of how strategically located and important they are to the Western World. Plus they have this strong tie with Taiwan.

Why is Trump punishing Singapore? If anything, they should try to cut your adopted country some slack.

In fact, why are YOU even cheering on the USA? Like Australia, Singapore is being kicked in the teeth by Trump.

Jeez no wonder the Prime Minister of Singapore was so upset with those tariffs, when he made a speech directed at the United States.


Given that it has a trade deficit with America, Singapore is actually subsidizing the United States, not the other way around.

Quote from: Thiel on July 31, 2025, 10:45:21 PMJo Jo you beautiful silly goose. Unlike Canada, Singapore has real leadership. Their prime minister will negotiate a deal with America like 100 other countries have to avoid punitive tariffs.

And unlike Canada under the Liberals, Singapore is not dependent on only one market. America is not even Singapore's biggest trading partner.

So nice try Sweetie, but this an apples to tractor tires comparison.

Singapore's biggest trade deficit by far is with the Chinese province of Taiwan. It's second biggest trade deficit is with the US of A.

Singapore incurred the highest trade deficits with the following countries.

Taiwan: -US$38.8 billion (country-specific trade deficit in 2024)
United States of America: -$11.7 billion
France: -$9.2 billion
United Arab Emirates: -$7.8 billion
South Korea: -$7.5 billion
Switzerland: -$5.8 billion
Saudi Arabia: -$5.4 billion
Brazil: -$5.1 billion
Qatar: -$4.7 billion
Japan: -$4.5 billion

Singapore incurred the highest trade deficits with the following countries.

Taiwan: -US$38.8 billion (country-specific trade deficit in 2024)
United States of America: -$11.7 billion
France: -$9.2 billion
United Arab Emirates: -$7.8 billion
South Korea: -$7.5 billion
Switzerland: -$5.8 billion
Saudi Arabia: -$5.4 billion
Brazil: -$5.1 billion
Qatar: -$4.7 billion
Japan: -$4.5 billion

Diversification is a great thing. It is what made my new country rich and keeps it rich. It is what is turning Canada into a Northern Venezuela.
https://www.worldstopexports.com/singapores-top-import-partners/

Quote from: JOE on July 31, 2025, 09:46:31 PMBut one thing you forget is how dependent Singapore in particular, is dependent upon the well-being of other nations and its trading partners Shen Li Shen.

and if Donald Trump raises Tariffs on Singapore by 10-15 it's like a punch in the gut for their Economy too.

Singapore doesn't live in a bubble, nor is it an Island unto itself.

In that regard, Switzerland - another well off nation- is a stronger, more stable model than Singapore.

There are some YT channels by Singaporeans:

BTW, these guys are very entrepremeurial, conservative and rich.

so they don't see things from a leftist narrative, Shen.

You might tune into some of their prodcasts as I think they're quite representative of Singaporan political views.

These guys, Sean Foo and Henry Loo are always aware of Singapore's vulnerabilities and dependence on the outside world

Jo Jo you beautiful silly goose. Unlike Canada, Singapore has real leadership. Their prime minister will negotiate a deal with America like 100 other countries have to avoid punitive tariffs.

And unlike Canada under the Liberals, Singapore is not dependent on only one market. America is not even Singapore's biggest trading partner.

So nice try Sweetie, but this an apples to tractor tires comparison.

Quote from: Shen Li on July 31, 2025, 09:21:01 PMNo fucks are given. It is just a forum and we still have a 2-3 dinosaur trolls.

I could see what was happening, I knew it was bad for the future and I decided I wanted my sons to have no part of Canada's suicide mission. It was a good decision and I'm not looking back.

However, I will be in Canada for 2 weeks in the second half of August. I like the mountain parks. They are among the few places left in Canada that have not been taken over by homeless junkies with litter everywhere.

But one thing you forget is how dependent Singapore in particular, is dependent upon the well-being of other nations and its trading partners Shen Li Shen.

and if Donald Trump raises Tariffs on Singapore by 10-15 it's like a punch in the gut for their Economy too.

Singapore doesn't live in a bubble, nor is it an Island unto itself.

In that regard, Switzerland - another well off nation- is a stronger, more stable model than Singapore.

There are some YT channels by Singaporeans:



BTW, these guys are very entrepremeurial, conservative and rich.

so they don't see things from a leftist narrative, Shen.

You might tune into some of their prodcasts as I think they're quite representative of Singaporan political views.

These guys, Sean Foo and Henry Loo are always aware of Singapore's vulnerabilities and dependence on the outside world

Quote from: Thiel on July 31, 2025, 12:09:37 AMHoneybunch, what did I tell you after you performed oral sex on me this morning about responding to what people are actually saying.  Your response has nothing to do with what Ms Li is talking about.

Everybody that lives in Canada or who has fled from it acknowledges the reality that Canada is in free fall by almost all economic and quality of life metrics. What makes people much younger than yourself so upset is that it is being done by design.

Canada was an amazing country. The new LPC got it's hands on it and squeezed out the juice that made it an amazing country that gave people the opportunity to flourish.

We all know countries have ups and downs due to international or domestic market conditions. It is undeniable what is happening in Canada is not a decade and counting drought. It is something far more sinister.

Sugarplum you are one of those much older Canadians who are in denial about the reality of Canada. The state of the country has changed and many people want to move to countries that are like what Canada used to be.

Understand this reality Sweetie or do you need to fall to your knees first.

No fucks are given. It is just a forum and we still have a 2-3 dinosaur trolls.

I could see what was happening, I knew it was bad for the future and I decided I wanted my sons to have no part of Canada's suicide mission. It was a good decision and I'm not looking back.

However, I will be in Canada for 2 weeks in the second half of August. I like the mountain parks. They are among the few places left in Canada that have not been taken over by homeless junkies with litter everywhere.

Quote from: Dove on July 31, 2025, 04:05:15 AMMy grandmother raised me and we were never on government assistence. My grandmother refused to accept it. She said it was a trap. She wasnt wrong.

 She sent me to a private Pentecostal school and we didnt have a lot but we had what we needed and were grateful for it. I got my first job at 14 and i have worked all my life - aside from a few years here and there i stayed with my children.

 My grandmother was absolutely a Reagan supporter.

And yet I understand that the 80s must have really been hard on your parents Dove Dove.

I was in my 20s in the decade you were born and it was a Mean Decade & there was a brutal recession aroudn the time our were born. As Charlie Munger, one of the wealthiest men of his generation remarked "That was a Horrible Recession (:40 of the clip):


So if yer Mom 'n Dad had a Hard Time, I understand why.

Governments everywhere at the time were chipping away at the Welfare state & pulling the supports from underneath young familes and mothers. It parallels what's going on in the economy today, 40 years later. And yes Trump & the Republican party is doing what Reagan did back in the 80s. Only Trump is doing Reaganomics on steroids. Cutting back on the welfare state and the social supports to help the working class.

Feel free to disagree and offer your own version of events but that's the why I see it.

Quote from: Thiel on July 30, 2025, 11:57:03 PMSweetie, you are so jealous.

One hundred percent.