Trump says he's prepared to slap tariffs on all $500B in Chinese imports to U.S

Re:Trump says he's prepared to slap tariffs on all $500B in ... by gremlinsinc on Saturday July 21, 2018 @12:23AM (#17580678)

It's not like the US can just print more money when it needs it, it needs to raise taxes to account for money, to put money in it's bank account. Printing more money can upset the scales of deflation/inflation.. I'm not an economist, so can't say more than that.

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Re:Trump says he's prepared to slap tariffs on all $500B in ... by fellellor on Saturday July 21, 2018 @02:36AM (#17580978)

I think that's what happens in the case of regular world economies who don't have the luxury of a reserve currency.

But if the US really did need to do all that accounting then how come they've accumulated a debt of 20 trillion?

I'm not saying that the US economy is completely immune, but they certainly seem more immune than other economies.

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Re:Trump says he's prepared to slap tariffs on all $500B in ... by perl4ever on Saturday July 21, 2018 @05:18AM (#17581370)

There are other countries with a higher debt/GDP ratio, so I'm not sure what facts lead you to assume the US is the sort of outlier that demands a special explanation. The number $20T does not seem meaningful in a vacuum.

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Re:Trump says he's prepared to slap tariffs on all $500B in ... by ianai on Saturday July 21, 2018 @01:25AM (#17580815)

Inflation is highly preferable to deflation. Government spending has never been according to tax income and shouldn’t.

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