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no_hypocrisy

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6. So if you're H/D, then damned if you do and damned if you don't.

Tue Jun 26, 2018, 08:21 AM

Jun 2018

Stay here and go out of business with the tariffs and dwindling sales (make that diminished, disastrous sales).

Go abroad and Trump will tax you.

You're fucked either way.

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Trump warns Harley-Davidson of 'big tax' for shifting some production abroad [View all] highplainsdem Jun 2018 OP

I can't recall any previous presidents who thought attacking American companies was a winning move. tanyev Jun 2018 #1

That's why Trump is such a fucking genius. Dave Starsky Jun 2018 #13

I predict Connie's meddling with the devoted biker community will go just great! forgotmylogin Jun 2018 #48

I've never tried THAT before... Dave Starsky Jun 2018 #56

Roosevelt 26 v. Standard Oil mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2018 #15

Well difference is Standard Oil was a huge company that had a monopoly where as Harley is just one cstanleytech Jun 2018 #41

if you don't count Japanese bikes, which are a totally different kind of bike) scarytomcat Jun 2018 #46

Agreed but in a truly free market companies like Harley can and will relocate somewhere else cstanleytech Jun 2018 #49

I agree that it is smart to manufacture scarytomcat Jun 2018 #62

Trump is no ordinary president IronLionZion Jun 2018 #19

FREE MARKET! Cosmocat Jun 2018 #34

Because previous presidents would have been dragged Blue_Tires Jun 2018 #50

no example that trumps tariff tax has lessen what he perceives as trade barriers, any where beachbum bob Jun 2018 #2

The guy has no F'en idea what he's doing. He's trying to run the country like a slum lord. n/t RKP5637 Jun 2018 #4

most slum lords understand numbers, trump doesn't care..the agenda is being run by those who are beachbum bob Jun 2018 #7

Sadly quite true! n/t RKP5637 Jun 2018 #16

They are worse than that. lark Jun 2018 #22

mr. tRump won't be satisfied until he creates a recession or Great Depression. The ass takes America RKP5637 Jun 2018 #3

I don't know about y'all, but... moose65 Jun 2018 #5

I noticed that, also they don't ooze vitrol and hate, almost rational Autumn Jun 2018 #8

So, Miller wrote those tweets, obviously. lark Jun 2018 #24

I think so. It wasn't Trump for sure. Autumn Jun 2018 #33

Why would he "chide" Harley officials over India's tariffs? yallerdawg Jun 2018 #10

Yes, you're right PatSeg Jun 2018 #31

So if you're H/D, then damned if you do and damned if you don't. no_hypocrisy Jun 2018 #6

On Nov. 9 I said this to anyone who'd listen... louis c Jun 2018 #9

Yes, you're right...if you've noticed, especially w/ the Chinese tariffs threating US exports ... SWBTATTReg Jun 2018 #55

On a limb here Yellowdog88 Jun 2018 #11

hd us market is getting old....maket is mature in too many ways. export or die dembotoz Jun 2018 #23

You know what though? BumRushDaShow Jun 2018 #36

I'm not positive, but I think HD has/had a plan to introduce an electric model. yonder Jun 2018 #57

Ironic but BumRushDaShow Jun 2018 #58

yeah whhirrw, whhirrw doesn't have the same effect as the lope of a long-stroke single or twin. yonder Jun 2018 #59

No, you are not out on a limb BumRushDaShow Jun 2018 #29

Yep Freethinker65 Jun 2018 #37

I'm hunkered down and not buying anything bucolic_frolic Jun 2018 #12

This message was self-deleted by its author mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2018 #14

It was all fun and games for Trump watoos Jun 2018 #17

No fun and games for the markets.... KY_EnviroGuy Jun 2018 #26

Why is everyone reading this fool's Tweets? KY_EnviroGuy Jun 2018 #18

Democrats should be running on getting this asshole off of twitter Cosmocat Jun 2018 #38

Which countries have reduced or eliminated tariffs or trade barriers, Don? sinkingfeeling Jun 2018 #20

As many as NK has reeled in its nuclear program Cosmocat Jun 2018 #39

Funny that he hasn't bragged about it ad nauseum. greatauntoftriplets Jun 2018 #42

He's threatening businesses duforsure Jun 2018 #21

How does attacking Ohiogal Jun 2018 #25

So much for Soxfan58 Jun 2018 #27

Be careful he says or I will trim that yuuuge tax cut I gave by a point.........LOL. Thomas Hurt Jun 2018 #28

He sounds like Maduro. Renew Deal Jun 2018 #30

What other countries did he get to reduce and eliminate tariffs and trade barriers? Renew Deal Jun 2018 #32

I am always surprised at the number of HDs I see in Europe GulfCoast66 Jun 2018 #35

Harley owners Liberalhammer Jun 2018 #40

Kiss Nov. elections goodbye: Wall Street Journal rips into Trump for driving Harley jobs to Europe Gothmog Jun 2018 #43

How can a sitting president threaten an American business who is not truthisfreedom Jun 2018 #44

He's kicking the snot out of the people who support him. When are they going to get it? marble falls Jun 2018 #45

Better warn Ivanka about that, too! Does she actually produce any of her tacky products here? deurbano Jun 2018 #47

Trump is an idiot (but we knew that already). The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2018 #51

How about a tax on Trump family products made overseas and sold here? keithbvadu2 Jun 2018 #52

Big tax... on who???? C_U_L8R Jun 2018 #53

How the Democrats can win farm states and the Rust Belt jmowreader Jun 2018 #54

WI is losing also on soybeans, cranberries. and cheez riversedge Jun 2018 #60

When is he planning on moving production of his suits, ties, and other crap back to the US? SeattleVet Jun 2018 #61