blobjim [he/him]@hexbear.net to news@hexbear.netEnglish · 1 day agoTeleSUR English: U.S. president threatens BRICS countries with the imposition of 100% tariffswww.youtube.comexternal-linkmessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up169arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up168arrow-down1external-linkTeleSUR English: U.S. president threatens BRICS countries with the imposition of 100% tariffswww.youtube.comblobjim [he/him]@hexbear.net to news@hexbear.netEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square16fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareTerrarium [none/use name]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up40·1 day agoHow much do you want to bet that 100% was chosen because it sounds like “maximum possibke tariff” even though that isn’t what it means?
minus-squareedge [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·17 hours agoHe seems to think tariffs are a tax on the seller, so 100% would mean they make no money.
minus-squarecomrade_pibb [comrade/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22·1 day agoI bet 101% percent that’s what happened
minus-squareTerrarium [none/use name]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·1 day agoONE. THOUSAND. PERCENT.
minus-squareDancingBearlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·10 hours agoHe should just tariff all foreign goods -100% and then gas can be free again
How much do you want to bet that 100% was chosen because it sounds like “maximum possibke tariff” even though that isn’t what it means?
He seems to think tariffs are a tax on the seller, so 100% would mean they make no money.
I bet 101% percent that’s what happened
ONE.
THOUSAND.
PERCENT.
He should just tariff all foreign goods -100% and then gas can be free again