Please inform me, what is “their action on Taiwan”?
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bluGill@fedia.io 3 weeks ago
We should throw those tarrifs on China. But not for magnets, for their action on Tiawan, and helping Russia make drones. (The list of reasons islonger than that, but those are big ones)
Cat_Daddy@hexbear.net 3 weeks ago
How much shit do you think the average Chinese citizen owns that was made in the US?
FartMaster69@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
Tariffs aren’t about exports my guy.
huf@hexbear.net 3 weeks ago
yes, the problem with trump’s stupid ideas is not that they’re stupid, but that he’s doing it for the wrong reason!
mrdown@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Or applying them on israel comiting genocide
bluGill@fedia.io 2 weeks ago
I'm not sure isreal raises to that level - there is other pressure that is lest harmful to us that would work (i think) if we applied it.
mrdown@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Imposing terrifs on israel is a lot less harmful if not harmful at all compared to china
bluGill@fedia.io 2 weeks ago
the difference is I don't think anything else will get china's attention. I don't support tarrifs except as a last resort.
BrikoX@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
But you really can’t. US is a lot more dependent on China than China is on the US.
Also 200% tarrif is a meanigless number. At 100% the trade basically stops anyway.