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paulisci.bsky.social Paul Fairie @paulisci.bsky.social · Oct 24
1983 | 1989
Reagan opposes tariffs President Reagan says proposals to shield American industry from foreign competition would invite retaliation from US trading partners. "I will oppose the quick fix of trade protectionism because we saw the nightmare that helped create in the 1930s" he told the US Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday. "We and our trading partners are in the same boat. If one partner shoots a hole in the boat, it makes no sense for the other partner to shoot another hole in the boat," he said. --The Oshkosh Northwestern, 11 May 1983 Trump Proposes Import Tariff: Real estate developer and airline owner Donald J. Trump proposed placing a tariff on imports, saying the United States is being "ripped off" on the global market. "Japan has truly taken advantage of the United States," Trump told about 700 people gathered at a monthly meeting of the Wings Club, a 1500 member aviation group, at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in Manhattan. "West Germany, and now we get a double dose is truly ripping us off," he said, in an apparent reference to the opening of the Berlin Wall to East Germany. "It's frightening, its scary." The solution would be a 20% tax on imports from those nations, he said. --The Los Angeles Times, 14 Nov 1989
October 24, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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Another banger from the “plus ça change” department. Buckle up, and go:
paulisci.bsky.social Paul Fairie @paulisci.bsky.social · Oct 15
A Brief History of Let’s Bring Back The Good Old Days

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October 15, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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Economic genius Donald Trump explains how he comes up with tariff rates
July 10, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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Imagine waking up from a ten-year coma. You hear this, and you are told this is his second term.
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Trump on two astronauts stuck in space: "Maybe they'll love each other, I don't know. But they've been left up there. Think of it. And I see the woman with the wild hair. Good solid head of hair she's got. There's no kidding. There's no games with her hair."
March 6, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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February 15, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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1909
UNITED STATES & CANADA A TARIFF WAR Owing to the United States Government, under the new tariff, re-imposing the tonnage tax on the Great Lakes, Sir Wilfrid Laurier is about to retaliate. Although only one Canadian passenger line and one freight line are seriously affected by the imposition, many American vessels which carry grain from Port Arthur, on Lake Superior, to Buffalo, on Lake Erie, will be subjected to the Canadian tax. --The Ballarat Star, 10 Nov 1909
February 2, 2025 at 4:35 AM
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These threads keep me sane!
paulisci.bsky.social Paul Fairie @paulisci.bsky.social · Nov 19
A Brief History of Women Are Too Emotional

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November 19, 2024 at 4:40 PM