Oh, in Europe we have good math books for third-graders. Many pictures and drawings in it too. And not that many nasty equations.
We could send him one or two ...
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The EU should use the Chinese method:
The US puts 50% The EU puts 50. The US puts 100 The EU puts 100 Trump says "I´m waiting for them to call me" The EU doesn´t call. Trump says 10%
Job done in 2 weeks.
just up our prices. No need to shoot ourselves in the foot. You want a 50% tarriff? I will increase the prices I sell my stuff to you by 50% too. That effectively turns their 50% into 125%. If you do this for stuff they can only get from here then they'll quickly walk it back. Use their tarriffs against them, not do the same thing to our own citizens
You could do that by slapping export tariffs on things. It still harms whatever industry you do that to though.
This isn't about forcing the EU to accept some unfavorable deal, it's about devaluing the dollar.
Do it. Do it. Do it. it'll just push Europe away.
He still doesn't know what a tariff is.
Also, I appreciate that every picture I see of Trump, even on official news sources, is an unflattering one. They always make sure to catch him with his mouth looking like what it is, that being an asshole.
Well, he doesn't know what a trade deficit is either, so he's got that going for him, which is nice.
He doesn't need to know. His supporters hear that corporations and other countries pay and they believe it, despite evidence to the contrary slapping them in their slack-jawed, dull-eyed faces.
Also, I appreciate that every picture I see of Trump, even on official news sources, is an unflattering one.
Err... that's Ursula von der Leyen
Counting VAT as a trade deficit enabler is complete bullshit.
They could just say they'll get rid of it and start a sales tax instead.
But honestly the whole thing is just an excuse anyway
Dude just wants to crater the US economy, specifically the stock market, and kill what credibility the US has thrived on since WW2. Can't help but feel Putin has a finger in this cause a weak US makes Russia look stronger.
Just ignore him. He's proven multiple times he will cave.
Trump is breaking all alliances. He wants Europe’s help on Iran and Israel and against China, but they won’t want to help if he’s attacking them. This is backfiring spectacularly.
He wants bribes
Translation: punish them for not being nice to me.
Christ on a cracker. We are not at war with anyone. Therefore every single one of these tariffs are illegal. He does not have the authority to be doing this shit and I am so fucking sick of it. Yes I am aware that the lapdog congress will do nothing to stop him. Yes I am still going to complain anyway.
Ah the old vat taxes
I have to pay them using my card & PIN number
The fact that we the EU are still trying to negotiate with the US is pathetic. We should not be entertaining this clique.
Allies on paper, EU can't simply tell tramp to go fuck himself like China can, for now.
I mean europe just have to wait 4 years.
Hey people, looks like we have an optimist here! 😊
Good point but why do they get to tell us to go fuck ourselves then? We are also their allies on paper.
Well, the alliance was not symmetric to start with, the US used to call the shots and the EU would follow if it wasn't a stupid decision or sit on its hands otherwise. russia's invasion and the US's passivity is challenging that.
russia's invasion and the US's passivity is challenging that.
Passivity? As in the US should do more than use Ukraine as a proxy, but should get involved in a war with Russia to defend Ukraine?
As a lemm.ee user, you should be perfectly aware that if Ukraine is anyone's proxy, then of Estonia: Ukraine is following Estonian doctrine on how to deal with Russia to a t.
All I'm saying is that Ukraine finally made strikingly clear that in the current configuration Europe is the junior partner in NATO and that Europe needs to have its own means in the future to defend its own interests (during the cold war, those interests were always aligned, so it was never a problem). But once that happens, Europe won't remain the junior partner anymore.
Because someone needs to be the adult, and that person is never going to be Trump.
I need to explain to people why this is so amazingly stupid:
You are literally giving Europe an excuse to put tariffs on American goods and services, which they want to anyway, to encourage domestic producers.
Also, you're making it easier for them to buy directly from south Korea, Japan and even China, especially since those countries can't sell as easily to the US.
For Europe this is an absolute win/win.
But honestly, this sounds like a way for Trump to put pressure on Europe to back off on Ukraine, as he probably thinks the EU is reliant on US LNG, which is kind of isn't really.
Oh look, more grifting from the grifter in chief. Turning our government into an outright kleptocracy.
Gee, wouldn't it be a surprise if a stock selloff by administration people had occurred just before this announcement? No one would expect that.
Right before a federal holiday weekend, too? Hmmmm....
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