E.U. Retaliates Against Trump’s Trade Moves, Places Tariffs on Produce From Republican States
Major trade partners imposed stiff new taxes on U.S products from textiles and water heaters to beef and bourbon.
Fuck their bourbon anyways
Now for yea, put hairs on yer chest :)
This is a blast from the past when Bush went for steel tariffs
In retaliation, the European Union threatened to counter with tariffs of its own on products ranging from Florida oranges to cars produced in Michigan, with each tariff calculated to likewise hurt the President in a key marginal state. The United States backed down and withdrew the tariffs on December 4.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_United_States_steel_tariff
Yes please. This is a fantastic strategy and I strongly support it.
The American Chamber of Commerce to the E.U. said the U.S. tariffs and E.U. countermeasures “will only harm jobs, prosperity and security on both sides of the Atlantic.”
You don't say...
My dude, what you forget to see is that this harms the EU a little, it harms the US a little. The same goes for Canada, goes for China, goes for Mexico, but it will add up for the US.
In the meantime, the allies you try so hard to alienate are teaming up and using this opportunity to form tighter bonds, leaving you behind.
(I mean the US politician, not OP)
Also, if Canada isn't selling as much to the US, Canada can sell to the EU. It's not as convenient but the EU, Canada and Mexico will happily trade with each other.
On the other side, we all know that he doesn't give a rat's ass about what happens to the country as long as his bank account gets swol.
I'm okay with republican states being harmed. They reap what they sow.
As an American, I absolutely love this.
gotta love the eu. Effective and gives me an idea of what I don't want to buy living in a blue state.
I’m actually not OK with this, TBH. First, it very much better than bending the knee, but if they’re going to impose tariffs, they need to be on the country. Plenty of democrats in those red states and plenty of republicans in blue states either will or won’t “get what they voted for.” In the end, we all should pay for this travesty.
So what’s your solution?
Thought I spelled it out pretty clearly: tariffs on the entirety of the US instead of just “red states.”
Oh you will, don't worry about that.