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Donald Trump has announced plans to impose 25% tariffs on the European Union, claiming the bloc was “formed to screw the United States.”

While details are pending, he suggested the levies would target cars and other imports. The EU, a major U.S. trading partner, has vowed immediate retaliation, with potential tariffs impacting $29.3 billion in exports.

French President Emmanuel Macron had attempted to dissuade Trump, urging focus on China instead.

Critics, including economists and conservative media, warn the tariffs could harm the U.S. economy.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 18 hours ago (3 children)

Can someone explain to me why this is worse than Europes VAT tax?

According to an International Monetary Fund (IMF) study, any nation that switches to VAT initially feels the negative impact of reduced tax revenues. In the long run, however, the study concluded that VAT adoption has in the majority of cases increased government revenue and proved effective.

It seems to be proven quite effective, and Europe still has them, so why is Trumps worse/better than a VAT?

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 22 hours ago

Putin's puppet

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Not an untrue statement. The EU was formed to make them more financially competitive and stop the endless internal warfare.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Are you kidding? The major achievement of the pact has been to stop wars among its members, something that the US highly appreciated after the WW. All presidents up to Trump have been in strong favour of the EU, and EU expansion. Obama campaigned against Brexit. Bush junior strongly pushed for expansion into Eastern Europe. They all realised how much they benefited from having strong allies. Incredible how quickly that lesson has been forgotten.

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[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 day ago

Fucking do it then, cunt!

[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 day ago (7 children)

Wtf kinda drug are the elite in the US on?

[–] [email protected] 15 points 20 hours ago

Cocaine, I remember hearing about Elon Musk's supplier a while back. Most of the Republican Party is cranked, too, according to a historically young GOP congressman Madison Cawthorn.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Capitalism.

Side effects include electing a complete moron and his piss baby groupies to the presidency

[–] [email protected] 2 points 18 hours ago

We need a dictator then?

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 day ago

Ketamine, or so I heard.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 day ago

Russian psy-ops boosted by algos from coked up tech bros.

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