Trumpenomics
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wrote on 8 May 2025, 15:27 last edited by
Good news, chaps - we'll soon be able to afford to own British cars. Because if there's one thing I miss about blighty it's standing there in the pouring fucking rain trying to get the bloody thing to start.
Trump reduces tarriff on British cars, steel and aluminium to 10%
You only get a 'u' with aluminium
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wrote on 8 May 2025, 15:46 last edited by
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wrote on 8 May 2025, 16:41 last edited by
Sounds about right.
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wrote on 9 May 2025, 01:29 last edited by
For my view, I think that we could find alternatives for the rare earth minerals, etc.
For me, the more concern is that China is moving in to our traditional allies. The US has lost some of its trusted status, which is a bigger long term problem.
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wrote on 9 May 2025, 18:21 last edited by
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wrote on 10 May 2025, 21:53 last edited by
h/t WTG
People started sharing receipts for tariffs charged to them:
https://www.buzzfeed.com/meganeliscomb/trump-tariff-receipts-may-2025
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wrote on 12 May 2025, 12:57 last edited by
So we’re apparently backing down to 30% tariffs on China and vice versa for 90 days to have time to make some kind of deal. Futures markets are happy.
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So we’re apparently backing down to 30% tariffs on China and vice versa for 90 days to have time to make some kind of deal. Futures markets are happy.
wrote on 12 May 2025, 15:17 last edited by@jon-nyc When all is finished it will be interesting to see a table of before tariffs vs after tariffs for various countries and see how much (if any) change there was.
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wrote on 12 May 2025, 15:37 last edited by
And it will be interesting to see the "concessions" America gets. My guess is, almost nothing meaningful. Because I'm still not convinced that the rest of the world was "ripping us off" as we became the richest nation on earth.
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wrote on 12 May 2025, 15:52 last edited by
Well they backed their reciprocal tariff down from 125% to 30% also. Not clear whether they’ve backed off the rare earths moratorium. I haven’t heard about it so I’m guessing not.
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wrote on 12 May 2025, 15:53 last edited by
Wow, what a great president.
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Well they backed their reciprocal tariff down from 125% to 30% also. Not clear whether they’ve backed off the rare earths moratorium. I haven’t heard about it so I’m guessing not.
wrote on 12 May 2025, 16:03 last edited by@jon-nyc said in Trumpenomics:
Well they backed their reciprocal tariff down from 125% to 30% also. Not clear whether they’ve backed off the rare earths moratorium. I haven’t heard about it so I’m guessing not.
I mean, concessions as compared to status quo before the world trade war was declared by Trump.
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@jon-nyc When all is finished it will be interesting to see a table of before tariffs vs after tariffs for various countries and see how much (if any) change there was.
wrote on 12 May 2025, 17:05 last edited by@taiwan_girl said in Trumpenomics:
@jon-nyc When all is finished it will be interesting to see a table of before tariffs vs after tariffs for various countries and see how much (if any) change there was.
Also need to account for GDP and/or jobs lost, and cost increase to citizens, for what seems to be a completely pointless exercise in bullying.
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@jon-nyc said in Trumpenomics:
Well they backed their reciprocal tariff down from 125% to 30% also. Not clear whether they’ve backed off the rare earths moratorium. I haven’t heard about it so I’m guessing not.
I mean, concessions as compared to status quo before the world trade war was declared by Trump.
wrote on 12 May 2025, 18:01 last edited by@Horace said in Trumpenomics:
@jon-nyc said in Trumpenomics:
Well they backed their reciprocal tariff down from 125% to 30% also. Not clear whether they’ve backed off the rare earths moratorium. I haven’t heard about it so I’m guessing not.
I mean, concessions as compared to status quo before the world trade war was declared by Trump.
They are bragging that there were none and that they’re the only country being treated as an equal.
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wrote 30 days ago last edited by
Count John Stossel, boomer conservative, in with those who don't think the tariffs are a good idea. The set of people who like them remains limited to Trump and exactly two of his advisors.
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I've enjoyed Stossel's segments ever since his "give me a break" segments during 20/20 back in the 90's.
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wrote 30 days ago last edited by
I’ve been reading him at Reason for years.
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wrote 30 days ago last edited by Copper
The importer doesn't like tariffs.
Wow.
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wrote 30 days ago last edited by
@Copper said in Trumpenomics:
The importer doesn't like tariffs.
Wow.
It's so typical that when you punch someone in the face, they'll just whine about how much it hurt. They have no idea how predictable and tedious that whining is. It happens almost every time someone gets punched in the face.
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wrote 30 days ago last edited by
@Copper said in Trumpenomics:
The importer doesn't like tariffs.
Wow.
Copper doesn't like it when people criticise President Trump.
Wow.