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>tariff numbers Trump had were completely made up, they aren’t based on real tariffs they’re just the deficit divided by imports
>he tariffed uninhabited islands, penguins, and US military bases
>he tariffed countries we have a trade surplus with, like Brazil and Australia
>he tariffed Madagascar because we have a trade deficit, even though the reason why is the gdp per capita in Madagascar is literally 506 USD, they can’t afford American goods while we buy vanilla beans and textiles from them
>White House tried to defend their “formula” and argue it wasn’t just deficit divided by US imports, then showed an equation with a bunch of Greek letters added that was literally just deficit divided by imports, with two of the letters multiplying to 1 and canceling each other out
>tariffs go into effect April 9, which means if they’re a “negotiating tactic” we have 4 days to negotiate with over 60 counties on trade policy, businesses also have 4 days to plan and strategize around the tariffs
>conservatives have no idea how to respond, some are now unironically arguing that we should own nothing and be happy, others are admitting he’s retarded
>businesses have no idea what to do because Trump keeps flip flopping on tariffs, have no idea if he genuinely wants domestic production or if the tariffs are all a lie so they’ll just do nothing
