Posted by Tina
After a meeting with President Trump Intel has announced plans to invest $7 billion to make America great again. Jobs are already in the pipeline. This gesture, made alongside similar investment by other US companies, is a leap of faith. Now it’s time for Congress to enact tax cuts and reforms that will encourage even more investment.
Companies have been sitting on expansion and investment dollars under the burden of unfair taxation and excessive government controls and restrictions. The people have suffered greatly because of it in lost jobs, disappearing opportunity and stagnant wages. At the same time the American people are paying, through higher prices and fees, for goods and services AND for government bureaucracy and red tape that strangles business. The big government model does not work for Americans but against them.
Trump is keeping his promise…now it’s time for Congress to step up. Confirmation of Trumps cabinet would help but Democrats are determined to obstruct obstruct obstruct. The party that constantly wags it’s finger demanding bi-partisan cooperation shows it’s phony side. The leadership imagines it’s taking a page out of the conservative playbook. They still don’t get the conservative movement was based on principles and ideas. We won’t let their childish petty behavior stop our move forward to make America great again.
Go Intel! Go Trump!
Today Trump targeted a private company for dropping his daughter’s brand due to low sales.
If you’ve ever complained about crony capitalism or the government interfering with the free market, you have a duty to speak out about this banana republic tactic.
Alas, Nordstrom’s stock price re-bounded almost immediately, so, as yet, they have little standing to sue.
Bummer.
I was reading somebody’s commentary speculating on how long “the powers”, your RINOs, will let this go on before they pull the plug. He thinks as soon as they’ve got their corporate tax breaks safely enacted, they’ll have The Orange One hauled off in a net.
Shall we start a pool? I’ll take October 2018.
Here are the headlines:
Donald Trump Attacks Nordstrom For Dropping Ivanka Trump’s Clothing Line – The Huffington Post
Ethics experts knock Trump for knocking Nordstrom for dropping Ivanka – USA Today: “”Outrageous,” Eisen tweeted. “@nordstrom, others injured should consider suing, incl. under CA Unfair Comp Law, forbidding “any unfair biz act.” I will help!”
Here is Trumps comment:
“My daughter Ivanka has been treated so unfairly by @Nordstrom,” Trump tweeted from his @realDonaldTrump account, then retweeted on the official @POTUS account. “She is a great person — always pushing me to do the right thing! Terrible!”
Nordstrom and other retailers refusing to keep Ivanka’s clothing line because her father is President is unfair. Designers making a$$es of themselves by announcing they will not design for the First lady is equally petty and stupid.
You folks on the left are a nasty bunch. You’ve been at this game of personal destruction for politics for decades.
Eisen and his buddies will have a hard time proving that Nordstroms or any of the other retailer will lose business since all the lefties will flock to the stores. If anything Nordstroms was making a business decision they believed would be favorable to them.
This isn’t an example of “crony capitalism,” Chris: “Crony capitalism is a term describing an economy in which success in business depends on close relationships between business people and government officials.”
Trump would have to be helping Nordstroms with favorable regulations or some other perk. Like the Obama administration and Dems in Congress did for the big insurance guys when they created Obamacare:
Unfortunately this DOES go on in DC and both parties have participated.
So far Trump has shown he will press American companies to do business in America and press Congress to create positive conditions for all businesses in America to create jobs. He is working to benefit the people.
I can’t blame a father for defending his daughter, especially when he sees that his decision to become president is at the bottom of her unfair treatment. His comment wasn’t a tactic to harm Nordstroms in my opinion.
As for Eisen’s claim the retailers should sue in CA under the Unfair Comp Law, forbidding “any unfair biz act,” It might be that Nordstroms and others are guilty of committing and “unfair biz act” against Ivanka’s company. I haven’t read the law, I’m just going by instinct. It’s pretty obvious with several of them doing this that their motives are political and designed to do harm.
There is no evidence that Nordstroms dropped Ivanka for political reasons. They say her brand wasn’t selling.
Trump’s tweet was unpresidential, unprofessional and dishonest.
Hear that sound? It’s time to play “What’s Trump lying about today?”
Today Trump falsely claimed that Senator Blumenthal “misrepresented” Gorsach’s comments that Trump’s “so-called judge” remarks were, in Gorsuch’s words, “disheartening.” But Blumenthal did not misrepresent this. Gorsuch’s own spokesperson confirmed that Gorsuch said this.
http://www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/davidbadash/twitter_calls_out_trump_s_latest_lie_after_president_falsely_claims_senator_misrepresented_scotus_nominee_s_remarks
Trump also expressed outrage that an interviewer did not ask Blumenthal about his lie about his Vietnam service. By this standard, everyone who interviews Trump should ask him about his lie about Obama’s birth certificate, and every other lie he’s told.
This has been yet another edition of “What’s Trump lying about today?”
Was it non-political Chris? I’m not so sure.
Nordstrom VP Debunks The Claim That The Company Dropping Ivanka Trump’s Line Wasn’t Over Politics:
http://www.chicksontheright.com/nordstrom-vp-debunks-the-claim-that-the-company-dropping-ivanka-trumps-line-wasnt-over-politics/
Just curious, are you at all happy for the people in Arizona who will have an opportunity to get a good job?
Tina, some day you are going learn to tell the difference between PR, propaganda and news. Exposure to FOX all these years has dulled your sensibilities to a dangerous degree … but I have faith in you.
Still looking down your nose…must be getting really long by now!
She knows better Libby. She just needs to believe they are better like the rest of the old Fox viewers.
All MSM is Party PR firms though. Vet all Media
Sure, I am happy for anyone who has the opportunity for a good job.
But since I’m not a gullible fool, I’m not about to credit that all to Trump without a good reason to. You shouldn’t either. In just a few minutes, I was able to find several articles questioning whether Trump is truly responsible for this pledge; you can too, if you have any interest in reading stuff other than just what confirms your biases.
Here’s a start:
https://www.wired.com/2017/02/intels-new-factory-isnt-trump-fixing-intel/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/02/08/the-unanswered-question-in-trumps-announcement-of-a-7-billion-intel-investment/?utm_term=.39d72200d95b
I see you’re in the looking down his nose mode also.
The arrogance is stinking up the place!
You didn’t read my post or the article in wired with the intent to get it.
My initial statement, key words highlighted:
He doesn’t “get it.” Manufacturing jobs are gone, and they aren’t coming back. This is nothing but a temporary measure. Lots of businesses are trying to curry favor with the Trump administration right now because they know he’s a narcissist who rewards ass-kissers. I don’t believe them when they say they did this because of Trump’s policies any more than I believe the guy at work who tells the boss he’s always right even when he knows he’s wrong. Again, because I’m not a gullible fool.
“Manufacturing jobs are gone, and they aren’t coming back.”
That’s one opinion. It’s an oft repeated opinion. Usually by pointy headed types that have never started a company, met a payroll, or gotten their hands dirty. They’ve spent time with their heads in books and paperwork. This type of work is honest and useful in society but it doesn’t grow an economy and will not survive long without the wealth builders.
As long as there are people we will need manufacturing. That’s just common sense. Creating jobs for people, as well as robots, is a matter of creating an atmosphere for jobs to bloom in the US.
“I don’t believe them when they say they did this because of Trump’s policies …”
Not at all surprised, you’re one of the people that doesn’t know anything about building a business or the heavy weight of taxation and regulation that makes it hard for a business person to survive in America and compete with others in the world.
You may not be a gullible fool but you are a fool. You have to be to imagine you know more about business and the problems and roadblocks that government has created than Trump and Krzanich do.
You also don’t have the good sense to leave your mind open about such things…too busy being right…a political smart aleck.
The cool new thing is co-op businesses starting up. Employee owned here in the USA. All industry can not follow the prototype but it is certainly good.
Remember when Intel sold out the US People?
This plan has been in the works for a couple of years, but was put on hold due to a reduced demand for computer chips and red tape from the Obumble admin.
Chandler, which is kinda SouthEast of Phoenix proper, will get a big economic boost as well as the rest of AZ.
MAGA!
J you are absolutely correct about the slow down in demand for chips.
april 16, 2014, Bloomberg:
Congrats to the people of Chandler and whatever taxing authorities that will get a boost as a result of this business endeavor!
ATTN JACK AND TINA!
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/02/08/californians-foot-25g-bill-for-40-hours-holders-anti-trump-time.html
I’m glad Trump is talking about US manufacturing jobs. It’s about time someone in Washington is doing so.
Agreed Jim. Too many people have been asked to settle for less than mediocre wages while others grow rich. I don;t mind when people grow rich as long as there is opportunity for anyone to climb the ladder and save and invest with for the future with some measure of confidence.
In a good economy robots will enhance our lives.
engadget
“In fact, the factory, which was originally announced back in 2011 and largely completed by 2014 was put on hold not because of regulatory burden, but because of declining PC sales. In the interim Intel shifted manufacturing focus to existing facilities and waited for the market to recover. Now it appears Intel is ready to move forward with it’s original plans of hiring roughly 3,000 new workers. But by using the oval office as a backdrop, it’s clearly hoping to curry favor with the new president.”
Trump doing what Trump does claiming victory for things started in the past. The only thing clear is Trump wanted the attention so he gave them something to make them go along with the false meme.
https://www.engadget.com/2017/02/08/intel-arizona-factory-7-billion-3000-jobs-fab-42/