I thought they were using that to power all the electric cars?
Sri Lanka - A Warning Tale About Green Farming and ESG
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Big difference between a period and a comma, or are you saying we imported $2.831 Quadrillion?
Wrong again genius……some current #’s
Exports increased $197.1 billion or 19.4 percent. Imports increased $323.6 billion or 24.0 percent.
Three-Month Moving Averages (Exhibit 2)
The average goods and services deficit decreased $0.9 billion to $93.3 billion for the three months ending in May.
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Average exports increased $7.7 billion to $251.0 billion in May. Average imports increased $6.9 billion to $344.2 billion in May
LightRoasted
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LightRoasted
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For your consideration ...
Again. We do not manufacture, (build, make), anything for the typical and average US consumer to purchase. We import it from other countries. And with the dollar getting stronger from the raising of interest rates, it spells doom for those exporting countries.
It doesn't matter. We are still running a trade deficit. What we are exporting is all our energy products, even from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, our agricultural products, our farm animal products, bombs and bullets, etc. In exchange we import foreign made junk with American corporate logos on them.
Again. We do not manufacture, (build, make), anything for the typical and average US consumer to purchase. We import it from other countries. And with the dollar getting stronger from the raising of interest rates, it spells doom for those exporting countries.
LightRoasted
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"The ban would affect only military stores, not stores in the civilian community. If a ban on Chinese-made products were to apply to civilian retailers outside the gate, industry figures indicate it would likely affect 80% to 90% of all retail goods sold, said Courtney Williams, spokeswoman for the Navy Exchange Service Command."
www.militarytimes.com
And that's just for items made in China alone! It does not include those imported manufactured items made in other Asian countries such as Vietnam, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, etc., etc., etc., including Ski Lanka, which is/was #16 on the Global Share of Manufacturing Country Rankings index for Asian countries. Which would probably push it up to about 98% to 99% of retail goods the consumer buys as imports from other countries. And if something is made here, instead of being solely manufactured here, it is assembled using imported components! Hell, we're not even in the top 157 of world wide manufacturing! We - make - nothing! And are subject to the whims of other nations.
www.theglobaleconomy.com
I wanted to reiterate that we do not manufacture anything here anymore. And are due for a coming world of financial economic hell. This article is very revealing and telling of the state of our Nation.
"The ban would affect only military stores, not stores in the civilian community. If a ban on Chinese-made products were to apply to civilian retailers outside the gate, industry figures indicate it would likely affect 80% to 90% of all retail goods sold, said Courtney Williams, spokeswoman for the Navy Exchange Service Command."
Made in China? More than half the products in military exchanges could be banned
A ban on Chinese-made products could affect sales of clothing, shoes, baby items, home appliances, electronics, computers, Apple phones and lots more.
And that's just for items made in China alone! It does not include those imported manufactured items made in other Asian countries such as Vietnam, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, etc., etc., etc., including Ski Lanka, which is/was #16 on the Global Share of Manufacturing Country Rankings index for Asian countries. Which would probably push it up to about 98% to 99% of retail goods the consumer buys as imports from other countries. And if something is made here, instead of being solely manufactured here, it is assembled using imported components! Hell, we're not even in the top 157 of world wide manufacturing! We - make - nothing! And are subject to the whims of other nations.
Share of manufacturing by country, around the world | TheGlobalEconomy.com
The average for 2023 based on 127 countries was 12.87 percent. The highest value was in Puerto Rico: 45.6 percent and the lowest value was in Micronesia: 0.49 percent. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.
Remember how the media used to talk about trade deficits . But they only did to hurt the party they didn't like, the R's.
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More on the loss of manufacturing ....
"Fast forward to 1993 when Bill Clinton passed NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement.)
Since January 1, 1994, 80,000 American manufacturing plants have been closed and all those jobs were shipped overseas. There are 3,153 counties in the US. In 1994 the average population per county was under 100,000. That averages out to a loss of 25. 4 manufacturing facilities per county. The population of the US in 1993 when NAFTA was passed was only 259.9 million. Today it is 324.27 million which is an increase of 64.37 million. Since supply and demand sets wages, American wages have declined steadily in uninflated dollars. And rents have climbed. The average rent is $2,000 a month and 15% of renters are in danger of being evicted. Yet Biden still lets millions of illegal aliens into the country. Does he want us to have even lower wages and higher rents?"
vidrebel.wordpress.com
Now, all this happened in slow motion. Ie, over a period of time, years to decades (the best way to deceive a populace). And those that spoke out against all of it, were shut down and marginalized. Charged as being Nationalists. See where we are now? See what happens when people put the cost of material items and imported junk over that of their own Nation's economic health? Aka being selfish.
More on the loss of manufacturing ....
"Fast forward to 1993 when Bill Clinton passed NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement.)
Since January 1, 1994, 80,000 American manufacturing plants have been closed and all those jobs were shipped overseas. There are 3,153 counties in the US. In 1994 the average population per county was under 100,000. That averages out to a loss of 25. 4 manufacturing facilities per county. The population of the US in 1993 when NAFTA was passed was only 259.9 million. Today it is 324.27 million which is an increase of 64.37 million. Since supply and demand sets wages, American wages have declined steadily in uninflated dollars. And rents have climbed. The average rent is $2,000 a month and 15% of renters are in danger of being evicted. Yet Biden still lets millions of illegal aliens into the country. Does he want us to have even lower wages and higher rents?"
Worldwide Debt Cancellation: Even If Bilderberg Says No
“We shall have World Government, whether or not we like it. The only question is whether World Government will be achieved by conquest or consent.” ~ James Paul Warburg in testimony before the US S…
vidrebel.wordpress.com
Now, all this happened in slow motion. Ie, over a period of time, years to decades (the best way to deceive a populace). And those that spoke out against all of it, were shut down and marginalized. Charged as being Nationalists. See where we are now? See what happens when people put the cost of material items and imported junk over that of their own Nation's economic health? Aka being selfish.
Sri Lanka implements QR code digital ID fuel rationing
The policy was introduced by the Sri Lankan Minister of Power and Energy, Kanchana Wijesekera, at the behest of Sri Lanka’s new President Ranil Wickremesinghe — a member and agenda contributor of the World Economic Forum (WEF).
“After initial technical issues, FuelPass QR system was successfully tested today. [The] pilot project will continue before going national next week. Last Digit Number Plate Fuel Quota will ease the fuel lines in the next few days with distribution speeding up islandwide,” Wijesekera wrote in a Tweet earlier today.
“I thank the fuel station owners who supported, the public that adopted and assisted, forces and volunteers that assisted [in implementing it]. Some fuel stations did not adopt [it], [and] some individuals manipulated [or] falsified [QR codes], and did not want this implemented. However, it will be enforced islandwide.”
As per the Fuel Quota policies, Sri Lankans will have to apply with their National Identity Card Numbers once their ID and other details are verified and will then be assigned a QR code to access gas at pumps across the country.
Sri Lankans will then be made to take turns to get fuel based on the last digit of their vehicle registration numbers. However, tourists and foreigners will be given priority to get fuel in Colombo (the largest city in Sri Lanka) — likely to avoid even more damage to Sri Lanka’s tourism industry.
The policy was introduced by the Sri Lankan Minister of Power and Energy, Kanchana Wijesekera, at the behest of Sri Lanka’s new President Ranil Wickremesinghe — a member and agenda contributor of the World Economic Forum (WEF).
“After initial technical issues, FuelPass QR system was successfully tested today. [The] pilot project will continue before going national next week. Last Digit Number Plate Fuel Quota will ease the fuel lines in the next few days with distribution speeding up islandwide,” Wijesekera wrote in a Tweet earlier today.
“I thank the fuel station owners who supported, the public that adopted and assisted, forces and volunteers that assisted [in implementing it]. Some fuel stations did not adopt [it], [and] some individuals manipulated [or] falsified [QR codes], and did not want this implemented. However, it will be enforced islandwide.”
As per the Fuel Quota policies, Sri Lankans will have to apply with their National Identity Card Numbers once their ID and other details are verified and will then be assigned a QR code to access gas at pumps across the country.
Sri Lankans will then be made to take turns to get fuel based on the last digit of their vehicle registration numbers. However, tourists and foreigners will be given priority to get fuel in Colombo (the largest city in Sri Lanka) — likely to avoid even more damage to Sri Lanka’s tourism industry.
Justin Trudeau Decides to Walk Down the Same Failed Green Path as Sri Lanka
In a move that proves that Canada’s version of the vacuous hairdo can’t learn from others, Trudeau’s government is moving ahead by limiting fertilizer use. According to The Counter Signal:
According to Fertilizer Canada, Trudeau’s government calls for absolute emissions reductions rather than an emissions intensity reduction. This type of regulation puts a cap on total emissions allowable from fertilizer. The yield of Canadian crops is directly linked to proper fertilizer application. Calling for an absolute reduction will create a ceiling on Canadian agricultural productivity well below 2020 levels, which could be catastrophic in the current global environment.
The fertilizer industry and other experts are proposing a reduction in the intensity of fertilizer use. This kind of target would work to lower the amount of fertilizer it takes to produce a bushel of crops. Fertilizer Canada introduced the 4R Nutrient Stewardship Program in partnership with scientists and agronomists to achieve this reduction. It focused on optimizing nitrogen fertilizer use and planting legumes in the crop rotation to assist with nitrogen-fixing. This approach would not reduce agricultural production but would reduce the amount of fertilizer required to produce the same amount of crops.
Canadian farmers already paid outrageous prices to get the 2022 crop to harvest. “This has been the most expensive crop anyone has put in, following a very difficult year on the prairies. The world is looking for Canada to increase production and be a solution to global food shortages. The Federal government needs to display that they understand this. They owe it to our producers,” Alberta Agriculture Minister Nate Horner said after the announcement.
How Nations Fail: Sri Lanka’s Affair with Green Ideology
So, against the advice of the country’s agricultural scientists, who had warned that an attempt to go organic would be an unmitigated disaster, last spring Rajapaksa banned the importation of artificial fertilisers. The nation’s two million farmers were to be its patients.
Contrary to the claims that organic farming produces comparable yields to traditional farming, the ban on artificial fertilisers was catastrophic. Following decades of self-sufficiency in rice, average crop yields fell by 30 per cent. Sri Lanka was forced to spend $450 million to import enough to meet demand after the price of this essential carbohydrate increased by 50 per cent. The ban also wreaked havoc on the production of tea, the country’s primary export. The 18 per cent drop in production was estimated to have cost $425 million, further damaging the country’s foreign exchange reserves.
In the years building up to Rajapaksa’s enlightened environmental edict, Sri Lanka had been subsidising farmers to use synthetic fertiliser. Beginning in the early days of the Green Revolution of the 1960s, the results were remarkable. Crop yields more than doubled. The country became food secure while a strong export market helped shore up its foreign reserves. As a vast swathe of the nation's labour force moved into the wage economy, the country achieved upper-middle-income status in 2020. Half a million have now fallen back into poverty.
The economic and political upheaval occurring in Sri Lanka, coupled with the frenzied push towards an agricultural revolution, should serve as a cautionary tale for transitioning to organic farming. Thus, it should come as no surprise that the EU adopts this utopian vision. It introduced a policy requiring member states to make at least a quarter of their farmland organic a few years ago.
Hijinx
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Let me tell you a little about farming.
We have always used fertilizer to help grow our food and to have good crops.
If we don't use fertilizer our yield will be much less.
Now our land is rich and we need to keep it that way.
The first year we don't use fertilizer we get away with it because we used fertilizer in the years previously. We may see a fairly small loss in yield but it isn't a tremendous loss.
But each year after that it becomes worse and worse as the land becomes more poor. Eventually it will dry up and blow away like the big dust storms in the 30's.
It is no exaggeration that a green disaster is about to happen if this goes on.
And there is no one to blame but the people who want to save the planet and are too ignorant to know they are doing just the opposite. The 4 Horseman are about to ride. Famine leading them. Famine riding the Black Horse. and leading the others. Death and pestilence to follow.
We have always used fertilizer to help grow our food and to have good crops.
If we don't use fertilizer our yield will be much less.
Now our land is rich and we need to keep it that way.
The first year we don't use fertilizer we get away with it because we used fertilizer in the years previously. We may see a fairly small loss in yield but it isn't a tremendous loss.
But each year after that it becomes worse and worse as the land becomes more poor. Eventually it will dry up and blow away like the big dust storms in the 30's.
It is no exaggeration that a green disaster is about to happen if this goes on.
And there is no one to blame but the people who want to save the planet and are too ignorant to know they are doing just the opposite. The 4 Horseman are about to ride. Famine leading them. Famine riding the Black Horse. and leading the others. Death and pestilence to follow.
Before chemical fertilizer came along growers of Cotton and Tobacco would literally wear out the soil.
My sister was in a large chain grocery store in the Baltimore area the other day and says there were lots of
empty spaces in the produce area that were normally full. Not sure if it has anything to do with the discussion here
but that's what our future might look like if enough of the idiots force us into policies that prevent farming as it now exists.
My sister was in a large chain grocery store in the Baltimore area the other day and says there were lots of
empty spaces in the produce area that were normally full. Not sure if it has anything to do with the discussion here
but that's what our future might look like if enough of the idiots force us into policies that prevent farming as it now exists.
One, two, many Sri Lankas -- the World Bank becomes Joe Biden's global greenie slush fund
By Monica ShowalterThe greenie policies that forced Sri Lanka into bankruptcy and toppled its government last year has a lot of fans at the World Bank, who'd like to see that "model" replicated worldwide.
They've since staged a palace coup, effectively ousting the Bank's first-rate president, David Malpass, who will exit his term a year early in June, in favor of a "great reset" wokester fanatic, Ajay Banga, who once ran MasterCard, Inc. and intends to make the multilateral bank, which traditionally funds infrastructure projects, into a greenie conversion outfit, forcing the third world to scrap the whole economic growth idea, and just "go green" instead. That can be their 'progress' instead building their nations' wealth.
Naturally, this smells like the "Inflation Reduction Act" which was of course, a disguised pork program for greenie new deal boondoggles. And sure enough, Biden's men were behind this ouster hoping to replicate the strategy.
According to Forbes:
The World Bank is going to go for that, according to Reuters.
Reuters notes that Congress is unlikely to approve more money for the bank to throw around on third world wind turbines, but for the Bank, that's not a problem. They'll scrap infrastructure projects and take the money to force countries to go green as a substitute.