Behind the US-China Tariff Negotiations; Fixing non-tariff trade barriers is a key goal

Much of the media focus on the Trump administration’s reciprocal tariff policy has been on the progress of tariff negotiations with each US trade partner. With respect to communist China, media headlines in recent weeks have concentrated on the tit-for-tat of tariffs proposed by the US and “countered” by China

Social Security Retirees: How Did Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Change Taxes?

Social Security Retirees: How Did Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Change Taxes?

The One Big Beautiful Bill does not eliminate all taxes on Social Security benefits because the Senate parliamentarian would not allow it, but it does include $6000/$12000 tax deductions for seniors. The new deductions will provide some measure of financial relief to 33.9 MIL seniors.

Why Should Hamas Surrender?

When the Allies occupied Germany following World War II, and the United States occupied Japan, we insisted on, and forced, the de-Nazification of Germany, and the removal of the militarists who led Japan into the war. We required a cultural change which would lead to peaceful governments, governments which would not start wars of conquest. …

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