[sdskinsfan2001]

No worries SS.

In regards to switching parties. This was a long time coming. I was hoping with Trump and a Republican Senate that there might be some actual progress on lowering government spending and having a balanced budget. I don't recall it ever being a discussion even pre-dating COVID. In hindsight I should've known better. I don't think either of the 2 parties give a shit about the yearly deficits/debt.

So I didn't register as a libertarian because of Trump, but his administration was the final straw. The Republican party has not represented me for a long time. The Democrats don't either. Libertarian or independent were really my only 2 choices.

In regards to China, man, there are no good answers. No real way to compete against mass production of goods made by practical slave labor. I would really need to read more about the positive and negative effects of the tariffs. But the status quo wasn't working either. I don't know what the answers are. But all of D.C. needs to figure out a way to give American manufacturing the best chance of success. I also think it will take a massive shift in citizens being proud to buy American and looking to buy American, even if it means paying more for goods. Problem with that too though, is there are millions of Americans that can't pay more and are barely getting by. Tough sledding to find solutions in a global economy.