Trump's Tariff Formula Makes No Economic Sense. It's Also Based on an Error

Re:Trump's Tariff Formula Makes No Economic Sense. It's Also... by walkingthisquai on Saturday April 05, 2025 @12:43AM (#43590816)

Well you've got to get those diamond manufacturing jobs back to the US somehow

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Re:Trump's Tariff Formula Makes No Economic Sense. It's Also... by baxtr on Saturday April 05, 2025 @01:23AM (#43591004)

Askshually… I thought it was possible nowadays to manufacture diamonds?!

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Re:Trump's Tariff Formula Makes No Economic Sense. It's Also... by leshokunin on Saturday April 05, 2025 @01:17AM (#43590972)

That is a brilliant joke

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Re:Trump's Tariff Formula Makes No Economic Sense. It's Also... by Ey7NFZ3P0nzAe on Saturday April 05, 2025 @02:47AM (#43591445)

Good one

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Re:Trump's Tariff Formula Makes No Economic Sense. It's Also... by usrusr on Saturday April 05, 2025 @04:26AM (#43591879)

Unfortunately, now that some people appear to think that annexations are something to be considered, this joke has a very unexpected element of not funny.

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Re:Trump's Tariff Formula Makes No Economic Sense. It's Also... by oblio on Saturday April 05, 2025 @06:39AM (#43592359)

Lesotho is a landlocked enclave. The US would have to chew through South Africa, first.

Also, would MAGA want a new US state from Africa?

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