• JohnEdwa@sopuli.xyz
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    10 hours ago

    Or just moron numerology. The last tariffs were calculated by taking the trade deficit and dividing that in two. E.g some country imports 10 billion to the US but exports only 5, so trump claimed there was a 50% “tariff” by that country and slapped 25% “counter tariffs” on them.

    At least they capped it to a 10% minimum as otherwise there would be a bunch of countries the US should have added a negative tariff for making that stuff cheaper.