US vs. China: The Fight for Economic Independence with Jim Nelles

Truth with Vivek Ramaswamy

Vivek Ramaswamy

Business, News, Government

4.7 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 19 April 2023

⏱️ 51 minutes

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In this episode of The Vivek Show, host Vivek Ramaswamy is joined by supply chain expert Jim Nelles. They discuss the impact of fear and uncertainty on policy decisions, such as COVID-19 school closures, the war in Ukraine, and the Silicon Valley bank bailout. The conversation delves into the complexities of the American supply chain, including regulatory failures, antiquated laws, and the consequences of a truck driver shortage. They explore the concept of declaring economic independence from China, focusing on the potential benefits and alternatives. Throughout the episode, Vivek and Jim emphasize the importance of setting ambitious goals, having a clear vision, and inspiring the American people to achieve greatness. Donate here: https://t.co/PE1rfuVBmb For more content follow me here:Twitter - @VivekGRamaswamyInstagram - @vivekgramaswamyFacebook - http://facebook.com/VivekGRamaswamyTruth Social - @VivekRamaswamyRumble - @VivekRamaswamy Jim Nelles is a Chicago-based supply chain consultant with extensive experience in various leadership roles, including Chief Procurement Officer, Chief Supply Chain Officer, and Chief Operations Officer. A former Naval Officer, Jim attended college on an NROTC scholarship before earning his BA in Economics and French from Northwestern University. He also holds a Masters in Management from the prestigious JL Kellogg Graduate School of Business. Join us as Jim shares his invaluable insights on the complexities of supply chain management in today's world. Time-Codes: 00:00:00 - Fear and uncertainty driving policy decisions 00:03:21 - Consequences of declaring independence from China 00:04:59 - Introduction of guest, Jim Nelles 00:12:32 - Inefficiency of government regulations in supply chains 00:13:14 - Ineffectiveness of the current secretary of transportation 00:14:22 - Exploring supply chain chokepoints 00:15:42 - The truck driver shortage and its impact 00:17:19 - Human capital shortage and its causes 00:18:27 - Importance of declaring independence from China 00:20:47 - The need to defeat China economically 00:21:48 - Factory construction increase in the US 00:22:43 - American companies investing in US plants 00:23:42 - Potential benefits of decoupling from China 00:24:34 - Incentives and tax credits for US investments 00:25:50 - Decoupling doesn't mean isolationism 00:37:06 - Setting ambitious targets and using an offense strategy 00:38:00 - Need for a clear vision to lead the country 00:39:10 - Proposing independence from China 00:40:48 - Aiming for significant GDP growth 00:41:37 - Fear during the COVID-19 pandemic 00:42:53 - Inspiring the younger generation 00:43:55 - Disappointment in the silence of due process advocates 00:45:34 - Encouraging open conversation despite fear of judgment Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	So we're starting to see an interesting pattern emerge across different controversies that seem like they have nothing to do with each other.
0:16.0	Public schools across this country were closed for the better part of year,
0:20.0	creating a systematic inequality amongst kids who went to public schools versus the
0:25.5	smarter private schools that didn't close and that's going to last a generation
0:29.2	and we're going to have to pay for it. That's as it relates to school closures.
0:32.4	Now you go to similarly ongoing risk
0:36.5	factors today, let's say the war in Ukraine, this idea that deterring Putin is an unknown. Is he going to go for Poland? Is he not? We can't say for sure, but on the current facts, what do we know?
0:46.7	We know that Russia's been revealed to be a paper tiger. Okay, the fact that their military capacity
0:51.6	is not nearly what we assumed that it was.
0:55.0	In fact, our defense intelligence establishment predicted that Ukraine would fall within days,
1:01.0	the same establishment that actually predicted that Kabul would not fall for the better part of a couple of years, got this one wrong.
1:08.0	But again, fear wins the day. We can't say for sure that Putin won't go for Poland if he succeeds in annexing Ukraine.
1:17.1	And so we do the thing that the technocracy prays on, which is fear about the unknown possibility,
1:22.4	however fringe that possibility may be,
1:25.3	that then wins the day again to do what would be the so-called cautious thing to do.
1:29.3	Give so far a hundred billion dollars plus in aid to Ukraine and counting.
1:34.0	You're seeing a pattern here where the so-called safe thing to do, school closures on the one hand,
1:38.4	100 plus billion dollars in aid that could have been spent on different
1:42.0	domestic priority agendas or even foreign policy
1:43.9	priority agendas.
1:45.6	What it sounds like the safe thing isn't really actually the safe thing at all.
1:49.0	It's just what feels safe through the lens of the technocracy that praise on fear.
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