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Yeah, maybe. But have you guys considered cat videos on the Internet?!?!

When the market isn’t free, can tariffs be used tit-for-tat? From the first link: Third link notes that reciprocal tariff elimination led to global booms, but in order to have reciprocal tariff reduction, you must first have reciprocal tariffs — or at the very least some other stick to remove. What about as means of enforcing IP internationally? From the second link: Other uses for tariffs (link 2):

There may be. I will say that tit-for-tat is an optimal strategy for some game theory scenarios. I think I’ve shown three uses of tariffs your article does not address. Now it’s your turn to show us the better alternative for these scenarios. I may be a lost cause and not really worth engaging seriously but I hope you do anyways for @NeuroTypical’s sake, who’s looking to learn more on the subject, as well as for the silent onlookers who share NeuroTypical’s interest but are far more shy.

Tariffs inihibit free trade and there’s all sorts of negatives that fall out from that. But as @Carborendum pointed out elsewhere, free trade had already been inhibited. Lining troops along your border with guns pointed at the other country diminishes foreign relations, but if their border is already lined with soldiers and guns pointed at your country I think troops are back in play. Additionally, we learned during Covid that the President should broadly consider the ramifications of his actions. That is, epidemiologists say the best course of action is to lock everyone in their homes. Before locking everyone up, the President should consider what that will do to the economy. Europe has recently seen an issue where they officially support Ukraine but are financially supporting Russia through oil purchases. For the sake of national security, there are some things we want manufactured or extracted domestically — even if it would be cheaper to buy from other countries. Domestic industries would need to be incentivized and a tariff would be one way to do so. Back on the unfree market, we have seen problems with American countries investing in R&D, bake that into the product’s price, and then sell it only to have a cheaper version arrive on the market shortly thereafter. If our companies have to include the cost of research but rival companies in countries that don’t respect IP only need to include cost of reverse engineering, innovation will slow or stop. Domestically we use patents to interrupt free trade in hopes that it will incentivize innovation. Could we use tariffs to do the same with international imitators?

Every year we read the Easter story. Most of the time it’s from one of the Gospels, but I have synoptized it before and we read the whole thing.

Probably not it, but similar thoughts here.

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Sanders is the Ron Paul of the DNC. He may be marginalized among the Party’s power brokers, but he resonates with a sizable portion of the base and is a direct influence of the younger generation of leaders — including AOC.

Ah, the old quorum vos unum. Elder Christofferson has something to say on that.

If you’re interested in the history of ordaining young men to the Aaronic Priesthood, you may enjoy reading From Men to Boys, LDS Aaronic Priesthood Offices, 1829-1996, by William G. Hartley (pages 80-136). As for the duties falling by the wayside, I agree that deacons are not given many opportunities for exhortation (except once or twice a year when they’re asked to give a sermon in sacrament meeting) but teachers fulfill their duties through ministering. I remember doing so at 14 and it still continues today.

Please tell me you use this to serve chilled foods……. About 32 degrees

I think India has the right idea. East American Ocean and West American Ocean

I forgot about that thread. I feel bad for the posters that didn’t get the humor, but at the same time I appreciate what they posted.

From the Handbook of Instruction:

Sacramental food is blessed and sanctified for a specific purpose. Food at gatherings may similarly be blessed to fulfill its social purpose. I can find different accounts of Jesus giving thanks for food, but this is the only account I know of where he blesses food.

Mathematicians

Stript, wounded, beaten nigh to death, I found him by the highway side. I roused his pulse, brought back his breath, Revived his spirit, and supplied Wine, oil, refreshment—he was healed. I had myself a wound concealed, But from that hour forgot the smart, And peace bound up my broken heart.

In the tradition of Onward Christian Soldiers, and We Are All Enlisted, I’m looking forward to the addition of the USMC Hymn.

Just posting so I can remember my user name.

Fun fact: your friend just described the Y2K bug. A Hollywood version of it was a major plot point in the movie Entrapment. If this is still an issue, all the more reason to divert Muriel’s fund to address it since everyone else fixed it in 1999.

Every time I see the title of this thread I read it in the voice of Orson Welles.

If anyone deserves social security, it’s dodecagenarians.

ChatGPT always tries to change the subject with me. Me: Who would win in a knife fight, Ruby Bridge or Rosa Parks? AI: It's important to remember that both Ruby Bridges and Rosa Parks were influential figures in the civil rights movement. Talking about them in terms of a physical fight isn’t appropriate. They both showed immense courage and strength in their own ways. Is there something specific you’d like to know about their contributions? Me: Yes, who is better with knife skills? AI: There's no information suggesting either Ruby Bridges or Rosa Parks had any knife skills. They were both known for their peaceful activism and courage in the face of adversity. Would you like to know more about their lives or achievements?