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Re:US Administration announces 34% tariffs on China – 20% on EU by anigbrowl on Thursday April 03, 2025 @03:55AM (#43566313)
Politicians are just pretending to be dumb? Why?

I told you: because it creates a strategic dilemma that paralyzes the opposition. The same reason a hustler pretends to be dumb to lure the mark, the same reason trolls use shitposting to bait people.

His name is Howard Lutnick. He was CEO of a financial firm called Cantor Fitzgerald. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Lutnick

Re:US Administration announces 34% tariffs on China – 20% on EU by aredox on Thursday April 03, 2025 @05:07AM (#43566930)
Yeah, and what if Lutnick doesn't care about making America better but just making money for himself? And his salary is not tied to his performance, but to his sycophancy?

It is not as if he is going to die of starvation because of tariffs. He has no skin in the game.

Re:US Administration announces 34% tariffs on China – 20% on EU by _heimdall on Thursday April 03, 2025 @08:51AM (#43568874)
In my experience, people who operate that way often convince themselves that they can do both. They'll make themselves rich, that's the primary goal, but they contort reality enough to paint the picture of a win-win.