Luckily USA imports very little from China, so most people won't even notice.
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104%?
Is this the fucking Onion?!
No, it's the fucking orange shitstain.. 🍊💩
It's crazy,
But Trump is probably stupider than what the Onion was able to imagine!
I read today that one of his secretaries said that China had miscalculated, because China exports roughly four times as much to the U.S. as the U.S. imports to China, and he said that that makes the U.S. a lot stronger than China, that it would give the U.S. a better bargaining position.
That's like a wealthy family in a small town saying they can outlast the grocery store if the grocery store decides to stop selling food to you.
I mean, good luck with that...
The 4% is what really sends me. I understand it's just coming from their new nonsensical 34% tariffs but just...you're already doubling the cost wtf is the point of the extra 4%? Just go for a flashy round 100%, they can't even be evil right!
Chat gpt said 104%, you're gone get 104%
"haha take that" - donald trump, slamming his dick in the car door
according to stormy, its not long enough
“Masterful gambit sir!” — MAGAts
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Trump needs to go. How does this fast food and amphetamine monster keep limping along?
When the UK had a Prime Minister stupid enough to tank the economy like this, she was gone before you could eat a lettuce. But she only hurt her own country's economy, while Trump is doing worldwide damage. The USA needs to step up and get rid of this hopeless leader.
The U.K.'s democracy is, unfortunately, several times more competently constructed than the U.S. democracy. Lizz Truss could be removed because there were avenues put in place to legally remove her from her position, there are no such avenues in the U.S. Here, the only way a sitting president can retire is via gunshot.
Yeah, our “checks and balances” were designed poorly. The religious reverence placed on the constitution stopped it from evolving to be better. It needs a revamp on a major scale.
Our vote of no confidence is impeachment. Same problem in regards to the party selecting the party leader in the UK. You actually have to have MPs/senators that actually agree.
Until I see an impeachment actually result in the removal of a president, I don't seriously believe it is a viable method. Trump has been impeached twice so far with no consequences, so forgive me for having zero confidence in the third time being the charm.
He "learned his lesson" so he was allowed to stay in office. He learned his lesson alright. He learned he can do whatever he wants because the federal government is overrun with traitors.
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I have a theory that evil people tend to live longer because they aren't weighed down by empathy.
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He has to be fueled by hate and spite and maybe drugs. I can say a thousand bad things about him but he sure does have a lot of energy.
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Those maga hats are going to be expensive
So will those blasphemous grift-bibles. (I'm gonna guess they're still sold?)
After this last week I'll be working until I'm ninety-five.
I've been so focused on my stocks that i haven't even bothered to check my 401k yet. I don't think I want to know.
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Aw, c'mon, without Medicare, vaccines, and with RFK, Jr medical protocols, you'll be dead LONG before that.
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OK. So China is going to retaliate. Because they can. It’s kind of watching a 5 card stud game, and Trump is bluffing. And everyone knows it 🤣
I don't know if americans themselves realise that their whole life revoles about shit they buy from china. But they will soon. When the garbage from temu is suddenly expensive garbage.
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At this point I don't think the Chinese need to retaliate. They could just say that they will and just wait for the US to put another bullet in their foot.
This is Trumps America shooting themselves in the foot with a cruise missile.
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104%?? Seriously? What’s next? 175% tariffs. Trump, you fucking idiot. The rest of the world doesn’t need you.
He's going have the biggest, the greatest, the best tariffs.
they're already screaming for 400% tariffs on china because republicans don't give a fuck about the american people and the hurt they cause.
All Trump understands is “winning” or “losing”. He doesn’t understand negotiations. He doesn’t understand politics. It’s WIN or nothing.
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How does this work from an implementation perspective? Is there a field on whatever software that does import taxes that they can tweak? Or is it just backdated from the date of import, based on the invoice?
With that question alone you've already put more thought into this than the person declaring these brain-dead tariffs.
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I believe they get charged when products go through customs. If you want them to get to the US side of the 'gate', the importer pays the tariff. One inputs the country of origin, the product category, and the product value, and out pops the required charge.
Probably will have some delays as the software get updated, and I wouldn't be surprised if a bunch of Chinese goods get re-routed through Vietnam or other countries with lower import tariffs.
I hope >100% wasn't tested and breaks the software
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Ngl, I did NOT have “rooting for the CCP” on my bingo card
Crazy, right? I mean, Xi is a massive piece of shit, but at least he has the ability to think and consider before acting.
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They'll throw in a little Taiwan invasion for shits and giggles and fuck us on semiconductors too. And they'll succeed, because Trump won't lift a finger to defend Taiwan
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Why not a 1000% felon 47?
Say bye bye to Nintendo switch 2 pre-order. I wonder what the gamers will do? This is gonna end very bad!
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What? I had a nap and Trump decided he liked tariffs and all but that he wasn't tariffing hard enough so now he's gonna double the price of all Chinese goods. Oh lawd. Guess I'm waiting a few years to build my next PC.
No way. You’ll totally be able to afford to get one tariff free from those new factories that are absolutely bigly being built right now in the great state of America.
Everything should be up and running in a week or so. They just fast tracked all the tool and die makers needed to help develop the machines needed to build your next generation silicon and mother boards, and those ram chip thingies. To avoid all the tariffs from China they’re mining rare earth on mars and conveyor belted back on to America in the frunk of the swastitrucks.
It’s everything computer.
Believe in Trump, he believes in you. Or not.
Most likely not. He doesn’t care about you. He only cares about charging the government insane amounts to his golf course so he can golf while messing up his presidential diapers and getting rich off your tax dollars while wearing pants pulled up to his orange cheetos nip nips.
I cannot wait to see the stock markets reaction tomorrow.
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