China should put a 500% tariff on the US and see Trumps response. He is either going to have to beg or crash the economy the week it happens completely.
this post was submitted on 09 Apr 2025
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Having lived in China, I can say China is largely self sufficient and Chinese tariffs on American goods isn't going to hurt the American economy as much as other aspects of a trade war such as quitting their policy to buy American debt. That said, China does import a shit ton of grain and oil (both cooking and crude), some tech stuff, some cars, and a good amount of aircraft parts, and 40 something films a year see box office releases in China. So certain industries will be hit but specifically related to tariffs and only tariffs, China losing access to the American market is worse for their economy. But by no means is it good for the American economy and tariffs aren't the only weapon in a trade war.
Sorry to get pedantic, but it's the internet here.
does it matter after we hit 104% after tomorrow?
104 is still buyable if you buy low value items.
It's a number, and bigger numbers are always better, right?
I know you are being facetious, but for the sake of argument, at some point, the tariffs are so big, no trade is happening, so it doesn't matter how "big" the tariff numbers are at that point, it's all the same.