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The offical Trump Tariff thread

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout: Debate & Discussion' started by astros123, Feb 1, 2025.

  1. astros123

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    China will happily dump Russia and side with EU from RU within seconds. They're cut throat and only care for $$.

    Were witnessing a major transformation in geopolitics.
     
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    Good luck with that.

    The delusion must be contagious. Better stock up on N95s. Y'all prob can't make them domestically either.
     
  3. astros123

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    .... China literally sided with Ukraine at the UN while USA voted with RU/NORTH KOREA last month. You're living under a rock
     
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    Delusional is pretending China will ditch Russia when Europe has no oil or gas to offer and would be the first to surrender even if you did manage to build some mythical standing army to back Ukraine. Not because you're cowards rather because you're naive fools with no way to protect your shipping lanes.

    You can w**** yourself to an authoritarian government but it'll be under Xi's terms with Iran, n Korea, and Putin in the background.

    You'd have to ride b**** in that party wagon.

    Again, it's all smoke and mirrors because euro leaders have to lie to children like you due to their sheer laziness and neglect of real leadership over the decades
     
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    Respectfully.
    In some states your presidential vote has no bearing in the election.
    I did not vote for a presidential candidate but wrote in a vote for my wife.
    I took down ballot a lot more serious.
    I live in NY and although I do not support Trump. If I voted for him 100,000 times it would not change the outcome in any way shape or form.

    Votes mean more in the swing states.
     
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    They are stupid and don't work on a large scale.

    The idea of blasting tariffs across the globe like the President is doing is incredibly dumb.
     
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    Your vote matters for your local congressional seat.... Republicans only have a 4 seat majority
     
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    My direct quote

    I took down ballot a lot more serious.
     
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    Wouldn’t it make more sense for the US economy if we stopped being the guaranteer of free trade through our military interventions, and kept tariffs where they are before Trump, rather than still try to use our military to keep the trade lanes open and tax the **** out of foreign goods
     
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    China & the US are dependent on each other, and we can't pretend they aren't. But Xi is a dictator that won't need to deal with elections, while Republicans will be gone in 20 months if this goes poorly.
     
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    maybe some countries will back down and capitulate to this stupidity and madness, but I think many will stand firm because u simply can not trust the mentally unstable orange buffoon

    he ripped up his own trade agreement with Canada and made them an enemy out the blue for no reason…he makes sh*t up based on a whim with no basis in logic, facts, or reasoning…it’s like u have a monkey just pushing random buttons

    U back down now, and what’s stopping him from demanding even more or doing something else incredibly stupid a month later?

    ABC capitulated and settled a lawsuit with him for 15 million, and after that, he still is sending the FCC after them. Capitulating guarantees u nothing
     
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    Netanyahu capitulated in the open but can't get a commitment to remove the 17% tariff.

    Singapore has already realized that the U.S. isn't open to negotiation. They will simply ignore it and won't add fuel to the fire.


    https://www.timesofisrael.com/stres...uses-to-commit-to-removing-tariffs-on-israel/
    At White House summit, Netanyahu promises to eliminate trade deficit with US, but fails to get promise from president to roll back policy

    Netanyahu said in his prepared remarks that Israel would eliminate all trade barriers with the US.
     
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    Xi . . Trump . .. does it matter who owns/leads the bridge you living under?

    Rocket River
     
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    So now a 90 day tariff pause?? I swear he is doing this to manipulate the stock market.

    Otherwise it’s like being governed by an autistic 3 year old.
     
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    Two word for you . . . . . .Chuck Schumer

    Voting Matters . . . .this is not just at the top . . .that is true

    Rocket River
     
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    President Donald Trump announced a complete pause on all the “reciprocal” tariffs that went into effect at midnight, with the exception of China.

    Tariffs on China will be increased to 125% from 104%, he said.

    Trump in a Truth Social post Wednesday said he has “authorized a 90 day PAUSE, and a substantially lowered Reciprocal Tariff during this period, of 10%, also effective immediately.”
     
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    You must feel so powerful being able to pay 40% more for clothes coming in from Bangladesh and Vietnam! We need to onshore sweatshops back to America baby!

    The real American dream! Stitching shorts ND underwear! MAGA
     
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