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Are you denying the existence of the invisible hand?
The profit motive is surely fundamental to capitalism.
Capitalism is highly dependent upon the state.
This is easily demonstrated by the fact that without the state and the rule of law it enables property ownership, contracts and security of people and territory which underpin capitalism are not possible.
It never ceases to amaze me how Libertarians can ignore this fundamental reality and somehow imagine that capitalism could exist, let alone thrive without the state creating and enforcing the property rights and security.
You make a good point but if the ruling effectively means the tariffs were not lawful and that Trump cannot continue to issue such tariffs in the unilateral way he has then it resolves to Yes.
Taiwan has been and remains a tribute state to the USA.
Like the UK, EU, Canada, Australasia and Japan.
But this wider US empire of dependents and tributes is being dismantled because its no longer viable.
Trump is reshoring Taiwans chip production to the USA in anticipation of Taiwan being returned to the mainland. Taiwan is a bargaining chip in Trumps transactional worldview and he will exchange it for whatever gain he can while its still worth something.
USA is increasingly less desirable to be attached to.
USA is no longer a provider of good value for manufactured goods or sales of commodities...but China is.
USA is no longer a reliable trade partner or military ally.
Under Trump you and your democratic rules based values are treated with contempt.
The USA is no longer a reliable empire - it led by a tyrant who abuses the US Constitution and is dismantling the checks and balances that were put in place by the founders of the US 250 years ago.
https://off-guardian.org/2026/01/19/this-is-what-tyranny-looks-like-now-no-crowns-no-coups-just-unchecked-power/
https://www.wsj.com/world/europe/trumps-threats-to-allies-stir-worry-that-u-s-has-lost-its-way-6bc05fcb
'Trump insists he will take possession of Greenland from North Atlantic Treaty Organization ally Denmark—by force if he has to. Ahead of his trip, he posted an image portraying him lecturing European leaders in front of a map in which Greenland, Canada and Venezuela are emblazoned with the Stars and Stripes.
On Thursday, he plans to unveil what he is calling a Board of Peace that aims to supplant the United Nations—and be led by him, in perpetuity.'
You realise Taiwan will be be begging to rejoin the mainland before Trump is finished reshoring chip production?
As will Europe and all of the civilised world.
https://www.wsj.com/world/europe/trumps-threats-to-allies-stir-worry-that-u-s-has-lost-its-way-6bc05fcb
'On Thursday, he plans to unveil what he is calling a Board of Peace that aims to supplant the United Nations—and be led by him, in perpetuity.'
Trump is losing it.
Yes US SWIFT/trade sanctions on Russia have certainly hastened the decline of the USD and rise of the Yuan and thats why Trump has been so desperate to end the war and get Russia back to using USD- good luck with that - it was gonna take a day- now?
Maybe never.
The dumb use of sanctions has demonstrated China can provide a viable set of trade, trade payments and supply chain alternatives to the US.
USA/USD/SWIFT is no longer the only game in town.
Anyone can be a terrorist but maintaining credible super power status requires a certain degree of moral fibre and dropping dumb bombs denying climate change and generally acting like a sociopathic mafia bully does not cut it.
Its all downhill from here, sadly, for the US empire...with Trump at the helm.
The SCOTUS appears to have delayed their decision.
IMO this is a HUGE moment for both the USA, markets and ultimately, history.
Canada has already shown you what happens.
Half of Chinas trade is now denominated in Yuan.
Get used to it- the US empire is in decline.
All USA has left is dumb bombs and USTs nobody wants.
Where is China with Fusion? You tell me?
One thing I do know is IF & WHEN Fusion is achieved China is in a far better position to build it...as they already are with Fission!
It is true China has copy and pasted a lot of the wests technology (who can blame them after the disgrace that were The Opium Wars and all that followed?) although that is starting to change as it must as China becomes the global leader and increasingly has the resources to invest in new technology.
Chinas AI approach is distinctly and deliberately different to the US one- China is focused on immediate and practical applications rather than the wests quest for artificial sentience- which may be the best approach remains to be seen but the wests one is certainly inherently higher risk.
Now, back to the issues I raised above and which you studiously ignored in your response...
Will the US Supreme Court support Trumps march toward autocracy or act as a check and balance to the POTUS at this crucial time for the USA and its constitution?
How much longer can the US cling to its declining petrodollar imperialism?
Gold is headed for USD$5000 and beyond as central banks and citizens everywhere dump dollars go for gold.
Even @DarthCoin with his undoubted technical expertise claims using his custodial wallet on SNs is more trouble than its worth so maybe @DarthCoin will consider using Spark and finally be able to support the SN LN circular economy.
Then again you have to wonder if hes really just all talk and no walk.
You mean @DarthCoin the self declared BTC Maxi who claims that he 'lives on The Bitcoin Standard' paying for everything with Bitcoin but in the real world does not even use BTC LN on SNs and absolutely refuses to attach his LN wallets?
The guy is a total Hypocrit.
I would not ask @Darthcoins opinion on anything as he is proven to be very muddled in his thinking.
If USA leaves NATO EU moves toward China very swiftly.
Most profitable trade for Europe is already with China, not the USA.
Nato is the only thing holding Europes loyalty to USA.
Without Europe the petrodollar in unenforceable and the US is swiftly insolvent.
Gold is headed toward USD$5000.
Place your bets here-
https://beta.predyx.com/market/gold-hits-5000oz-before-mar-2026-1768117686
The USD is headed toward insolvency.
Trump is a sociopathic drongo leading an empire in terminal decline.
China has won the trade war and USA cannot fight any war of any scale and duration because it lacks a supply of sufficient refined rare earths independent of China.
China is emerging as the new super power and USA is emerging as a sad and corrupt rogue state led by a tyrant who has no respect for the US Constitution and who has been systematically dismantling the checks on his power ever since he came to power if not before.
Will the US Supreme Court rule Trumps Tariffs unlawful?
If they don't they will have confirmed that the US Supreme Court is corrupt.
Ladies and Gentlemen Please Place Your Bets Here-
https://beta.predyx.com/market/scotus-rules-trump-tariffs-unlawful-1768949580
Without its extraordinary privilege of the petrodollar USA is insolvent.
At the current rate of decline insolvency will kick in later this year.
China has won the trade war.
Trump found out he cannot bully them- the USA cannot now fight a war of any scale and duration without the refined rare earths China has since refused to continue supplying the US military industrial combine.
The US military is crippled.
Can USA hold onto the Americas and its crucial legacy petrodollar based financial system hegemony?
Canada has already moved toward China and Brazil and most of Latin America have as well.
Chinas productive economy is stronger - much stronger, and if you take away the extraordinary privilege of the petrodollar, the USA is immediately INSOLVENT.
Gold hits $5000/oz before Mar 2026?
https://beta.predyx.com/market/gold-hits-5000oz-before-mar-2026-1768117686
Try your luck Lucy!
@DarthCoin Claims to be a BTC Maxi 'living on the bitcoin standard' yet he refuses to attach BTC LN wallets to SNs and so uses only CC shitcoins in Stacker News.
This is blatant hypocrisy.
He has a fairly strong following on SNs and even some who appear to be following his example of boycotting the BTC circular economy on SNs.
Ladies and Gentlemen Please Place Your Bets!
https://beta.predyx.com/market/scotus-rules-trump-tariffs-unlawful-1768949580
Darthcoin- great article. Thanks for posting it.
Now please attach your LN wallets and participate and support the SN LN circular economy.
I would zap a lot more sats your way of you had.
Instead any zaps I send you are immediately debased into CC SN shitcoins with their unlimited issuance and it sticks in my craw!
People want to have government- it provides the rule of law and certainty that capital wants.
Remove government and the people clamour to replace it because they understand the nature of life without it is fucking chaos and law of the jungle.
Go live somewhere there is no government and report back