Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2019/10/03

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Subject: [Leica] Slightly political
From: sonc.hegr at gmail.com (Sonny Carter)
Date: Thu, 3 Oct 2019 11:27:30 -0500
References: <CAFfkXxsCXzGbG12KKSm3T6o9GY-kfgk1c24cRgf+MQZ68D78mA@mail.gmail.com> <596f5c8f-e7da-1ed8-9c25-d2ad5e97d858@iol.ie>

As I understand it Irish Whiskeys get a pass except Bushmills.

https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/majority-of-irish-whiskey-to-be-excluded-from-us-tariffs-1.4038977

Sonny
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Natchitoches, Louisiana
1714
Oldest Permanent Settlement in the Louisiana Purchase

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On Thu, Oct 3, 2019 at 10:45 AM Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> wrote:

> I'm presuming our superior - to all other whiskies - Irish whiskey will
> also get tariffed, and the irony is that the main beneficiary of this
> US/EU spat generated by illegal government subsidies on both sides is
> COMAC, the Chinese aircraft manufacturer which gets billions in aid from
> its own government. With Boeing nosediving, COMAC will soar elsewhere.
>
> Anyway, what next? Tariffs on Leica? Trade involves jaw-jaw and is
> infinitely better than the alternative,  war-war.
>
> Douglas
> Currently both fascinated and repelled by the Brexit farce playing out
> in a country next me.
>
> On 03/10/2019 02:26, Sonny Carter via LUG wrote:
> > But I?m presenting without comment.
> >
> > https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-49915034
> >
>
>
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In reply to: Message from sonc.hegr at gmail.com (Sonny Carter) ([Leica] Slightly political)
Message from imra at iol.ie (Douglas Barry) ([Leica] Slightly political)