"I make allowance for your increasing dementia syndrome, but I suppose at the age of 97 it is to be expected, such a pity you're a sufferer, but that's life!"

very mature!!

"you wouldn't remember me criticizing Chinese tariffs on Australian goods, but I did."

I checked your posts. You never once called for reciprocal tariffs against China. We all know why.

"Yep, The Coca-Cola Company very carefully guards its concentrate formula."

A round about way for Paul to admit we don't import Diet Coke.

Un-Australian Trumpster,

"Paul demanding reciprocal attacks" No, I'm not in favour of tit-for-tat tariffs, not now, not when China engaged in such nonsense, I'm more in favour of the Jacqui Lambie approach of kicking the bastards out.

As Un-Australian as you are, you favour Dangerous Doctor Donald hurting the Australian economy, and putting Australian out of work. True?

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Dear mhze,

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You wrote :

« Australia doesn't import Diet Coke or any other Coca-Cola beverage for that matter. They are made here in Sydney. But what have the facts got to do with it, heh? »
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Australia doesn’t import the bottles or the water or the sugar. The Coca-Cola plant in Sydney buys all that in Australia. It only imports the condensed syrup from Coca-Cola in Atlanta. It is an independent Australian company (Coca-Cola US is a one-third shareholder). The Australian company operates on a franchise from Coca-Cola US.

Coca-Cola US is a remarkably well-structured and well-managed company. It is an extremely effective marketing operation with a highly successful product whose recipe is a closely guarded secret. The secret is so closely guarded that only three or four bottling plants in the world can produce the concentrated syrup.

Over 200 bottling partners across 950 production facilities make up the Coca‑Cola system. However, the Coca-Cola Company does not own, manage or control most local bottling companies around the world.

If we were to place a 25% tariff on soft drinks imported to Australia, it would apply to the imported condensed syrup of Coca-Cola.

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"If we were to place a 25% tariff on soft drinks imported to Australia, it would apply to the imported condensed syrup of Coca-Cola."

Oh good, so your plan is to increase the costs of manufacturing Coke products in Australia by increasing the costs of the syrup.

So presumably, that will increase the price of the final product which you earlier seemed to think was a good thing.

So higher price means less product sold. So less aluminium cans needed and less therefore produced.

So your plan, such as it is, is to show support for the Australian aluminium producers by forcing a reduction in the demand for their product!!

Great plan.

Trump Derangement Syndrome leads lots of people down the garden path. But be careful Banjo, you could end up as delusional as Paul who has now thrown his lot in with the harpy from Tassie. Although 'harpy' is probably unfair - she would just come out against motherhood if she thought it'd get her a bit of air-time.

That's right Un-Australian Trumpster, tit-for-tat tariffs can have unintended consequences. The American auto industry is about to find that out with YOUR MAN TRUMPS ridiculous tariffs.

I can only assume as a sycophantic Trumpster who agrees with everything the Orange Man does you agree with his tariffs destroying Australian jobs.

" tit-for-tat tariffs can have unintended consequences. "

If you know they are going to happen, then they're not really unintended, are they? You guys want to disadvantage Australian aluminium producers in a fit of childish pique.

" you agree with his tariffs destroying Australian jobs."

But but but....you're the one calling for policies that would destroy Aussie jobs.

Its not a question of my agreeing with Trump's policies as regards Australian but understanding Trump's policies as regards the USA. Again, and this seems to be very difficult for you to understand, Trump was elected to look after US worker's jobs.

Its all very well for you to let your inner nationalist fanatic loose and adopt an Australia uber alles approach. But cooler heads will prevail. Australia ripped the US off after Trump was too kind in 2019 and is now paying the price for that - FAFO.