koods said:

The idiot is on TV right now demanding we need beautiful artistically designed steel slats.

“Everyday 10 terrorists try to enter the US.” “Every year 4000 people are murdered by illegal immigrants.”

This guy is such a pathetic liar.

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No wonder the wall will cost billions

Trump is an expert in fucking up math and statistics.

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The restructuring also reflects changing North American auto markets as manufacturers continue to shift away from cars toward SUVs and trucks. In October, almost 65 percent of new vehicles sold in the U.S. were trucks or SUVs. That figure was about 50 percent cars just five years ago.

GM is shedding cars largely because it doesn't make money on them, Citi analyst Itay Michaeli wrote in a note to investors.

"We estimate sedans operate at a significant loss, hence the need for classic restructuring," he wrote.

The reduction includes about 8,000 white-collar employees, or 15 percent of GM's North American white-collar workforce. Some will take buyouts while others will be laid off.

At the factories, around 3,300 blue-collar workers could lose jobs in the U.S. and another 2,600 in Canada — but some U.S. workers could transfer to truck or SUV factories that are increasing production.

Trade war

The GM layoffs come amid the backdrop of a trade wars between the U.S., China and Europe that likely will lead to higher prices for imported vehicles and those exported from the U.S. Barra said the company faces challenges from tariffs but she did not directly link the layoffs to them.

President Trump on Monday rejected the idea that tariffs he imposed on steel and aluminum used by automakers, or tariffs he erected against China and those with which China has retaliated, played a role in GM's decision. China is a crucial market for automakers. GM has said the tariffs have cost it $1 billion. That's in relation to $6 billion in costs GM is trying to save in the restructuring.

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A GoFundMe campaign has raised more than $1 million for President Trump's proposed border wall as of Wednesday night...

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New solution to Trumps wall...

https://www.gofundme.com/ladders-to-get-over-trump039s-wall

GoFundMe campaign to buy 'ladders’ created to counter one for Trump’s border wall - 12/20/18 07:26 PM

A new GoFundMe campaign to buy "ladders to get over Trump's wall" was created on Thursday in response to
one that has raised over $5 million in pledged donations for President Trump’s long-desired border wall. 

Charlotte Clymer, an Army veteran and communications specialist for the Human Rights Campaign, created the fundraiser on Thursday.

The crowd-sourcing effort raised more than $35,000 from more than 1,490 donors as of Thursday evening.

Clymer told Business Insider that she was “stunned” when she heard about the campaign to raise money for Trump’s proposed wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.

"More than being angry, I was sad at the blatant racism of donating money to a wall that will not be built, a wall that won't work,” Clymer said.

While the GoFundMe page jokes about using the money to buy ladders, Clymer’s campaign makes clear it intends to actually use the funds for the Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services (RAICES).

The Texas-based nonprofit provides legal services for immigrants and refugees seeking legal asylum...
https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/422397-gofundme-campaign-to-buy-ladders-created-to-counter-one-for



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