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Let’s Play “What Could Possibly Go Wrong?”
This could be a regular feature on R>, along the lines of Quote of the Day or Meme of the Day. This game invites you to predict “What Could Possibly Go Wrong?” due to idiotic political proposals on the part of politicians and the voters who elect them. No fair making entries we’re already seeing the effects of, like printing and pumping massive amounts of funny money into the economy. That’s a game of “We Told You So.”
I’ll go first.
There’s a ballot initiative in Colorado that would eliminate the few hunting tags issued every year for cougars. The city dwellers will love this one, just like they did the reintroduction of wolves to Colorado. Because, you see, large areas of mostly uninhabited land (Canada) on which to sustain previously eliminated predators from Colorado are not enough. We must restore Nature to her former pristine glory. That’s the same b-b-b-witch that wants to kill you and everyone you love every chance she gets.
Allowing the mountain lion population to “naturally” expand will likely go wrong for hikers, ranchers, and Colorado’s legendary elk population. So, people who live off the land and actually go into the wilderness on occasion to hike and hunt and even photograph the wildlife will suffer the consequences — not to mention the elk. But, you do you, Blue Colorado.
On the national scene, the Harris administration would enact price controls on food. This entry could be better suited to “We Told You So,” for anyone old enough (or aware of any history) to predict what will happen. We could point to photos of the empty shelves and bread lines in the Soviet era, for example. But, lower food prices sound so good to a certain (large) portion of the electorate because our feminized, perpetually adolescent population lacks the intellectual curiosity to ask, “And then what?” What could possibly go wrong?
Your turn. Entries either local or national may be made and commented upon. Winners will be ranked in the “We Told You So” contest.
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We let China corner the cheap market on pharmaceuticals and medical devices. What could go wrong? Covid. Heck, it isn’t unusual to have shortages now of common prescriptions.
And, I suppose it’s illegal for the chicken/egg raisers to just sell directly to their neighbors and community.
Maybe you needed to have specified in your post that comments critical of Trump weren’t allowed.
One more example. Which is another problem that developed over decades. But the Yarobs and others insist that if US pharmaceutical companies cannot instantly have new production in place to take over, tariffs etc cannot be allowed.
My Chinese DIL refers to ’em as “evil deer.” She rea
lly doesn’t like them because they eat everything. I see lots of them on my property – male & female. (I took this picture from the deck at our house, it was a momma and a fawn.)
Had to stop for a couple of stupid fawn not long ago – they didn’t know which way to go! And there are so many: Returning from church I always see a number and it isn’t unusual to slow down for them. But last I looked farmers could write their own deer permits and there was no limit if they were damaging crops. My neighbor totaled his car on one.
Why do you think he insists on that? I could have missed it along with many other things that I miss, but I didn’t notice him saying that.
Because the complaint is that suddenly putting tariffs on Chinese imports would be a huge burden on people, especially “the poor,” that wouldn’t even potentially ease up until US production is available. Which could take decades, same as it took to get to where we are now.
I could see North Koreans being upset about deer, since they would be competing for the same grass and weeds as food. :-)
Here in Texas there are several companies like this one who hunt the major nuisance wild boars from helicopters, sometimes using machine guns. Local landowners gladly grant permission.
That’s because I didn’t say it. I didn’t mention pharmaceuticals or pharmaceutical companies at all. I didn’t mention production or production schedules either. Strange.
I like it! Clever name, too: HeliBacon.
I wonder if any of them operate around Kerrville and Fredericksburg. In 2017 (I think) I rode my bike on back roads from Kerrville to Fredericksburg. At one point where a stream ran over the road I stopped to take a look, then took off and lifted my feet in the air to ride through. (Wet feet in wet shoes tend to chafe, so I like to keep them dry.) In February 2020 I rode the route in the reverse direction, and as I came over the small rise before the creek I saw that the stream bed was muddy and water was not flowing, and there were little frying-pan sized feral piglets everywhere. There was nothing to do but ride through. The piglets scattered. As I rode through I spotted a couple of sows well off to the side. At least I think they were sows and not boars. I didn’t slow down to inspect more closely. A woman near Anhuac had been killed by a wild boar a few weeks before, and I kept that in mind. It looked like they could stand to be thinned out.
Obviously it’s not just about pharmaceuticals, although that was one issue mentioned. It would apply to steel and everything else.
Your post stated, “This game invites you to predict “What Could Possibly Go Wrong?” due to idiotic political proposals on the part of politicians and the voters who elect them.” I accepted your invitation and nominated an idiotic policy proposal made by a politician. If you were determined to exclude idiotic policy proposals made by Trump you should have said so in your post, because changing the rules post facto is really not on.
Happy to oblige: Trump Mercilessly Mocked Over Frighteningly False Tariff Claim (yahoo.com).
Technically he is correct. How is a tariff imposed? Hmm
You are referring to a possible side affect of tariffs, the foreign goods cost more so fewer goods are sold reducing the profit for the producer. Apples and oranges.
Again, Trump didn’t consider the tariffs as a way to expand the government’s income but a way to give him negotiating leverage. For the threat to be real, he had to use them. That is why he was able to make trade agreements more fair for the US.
Biden –> Trump.
Thanks. Correction made. Was watching news while I type.
Noted. Consider everything I ever post on R> going forward to be off limits to you and others who choose to direct their fire at “the one man/party standing in the way of the people determined to destroy everything I love.” I will devise a footnote to that effect.
Apparently I was under the misapprehension that a “center right” website would invite people to take their shots at the target-rich gallery on the Left.
A lot of shooting galleries also provide guidance on how not to shoot yourself.
If you believed that Ricochet prohibited criticism of Trump and permitted only censure and denunciation of his leftist enemies, yes, that was a misapprehension. But that’s not your only misapprehension, as you also appear to believe you exercise some kind of authority or control over when and on what subjects Ricochet subscribers may elect to comment. I assure you this is not the case. Fin.
It’s been more of a R> cultural courtesy in the past that the post author may redirect the conversation to align with the author’s intent. Especially when certain commenters are known for hijacking every thread that makes it to the Main Feed to indulge their obsessive Trump hatred.
I note you’re new to R>. Unless you’ve taken up a pseudonym, Gary?
If you think he’s like Gary, your powers of observation need a little work. Gary was completely incapable of changing his spots, and Yarob has so far shown only limited ability to change his stripes.
You stated that the person buying a product pays the tariff. I showed that it was shared between the buyer and the seller. You’re the person who needs remedial education in economics.