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Re:US Administration announces 34% tariffs on China – 20% on EU by addicted on Thursday April 03, 2025 @01:57AM (#43565299)
Why don’t you look up how they came up with those tariff numbers and come back and tell us that this is some sophisticated economics at play here.
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Re:US Administration announces 34% tariffs on China – 20% on EU by ggm on Thursday April 03, 2025 @03:46AM (#43566229)
I didn't say this is sophisticated.

I said they expect the outcomes people are complaining about. They've workshopped this, and are aware how this is playing out. I would be very surprised if there is a significant leak of "we didn't expect this" anytime soon.

Trump believes in tariffs, I don't.

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Re:US Administration announces 34% tariffs on China – 20% on EU by briandear on Thursday April 03, 2025 @04:19AM (#43566525)
Apparently much of the rest of the world believes in them as well: almost every country has tariffs and had them long before Trump.
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Re:US Administration announces 34% tariffs on China – 20% on EU by amanaplanacanal on Thursday April 03, 2025 @07:34AM (#43568126)
Usually targetted tariffs to protect specific industries, not across the board like this. This is next level.
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