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Cut the rates loser Powell!

Discussion in 'Too Hot for Swamp Gas' started by okeechobee, Apr 22, 2025 at 1:56 AM.

  1. AgingGator

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    Multiple countries with no tariffs on US products were charged "reciprocal tariffs." See, for example, Singapore, which has a free trade with the US that makes 100% of US imports duty free.
     
  3. pogba

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    Yes, I am very happy with no tariffs. I don't want to reduce my purchasing power and have worse quality of life. The only exception being targeted, thoughtful tariffs calculated with underlying data (e.g to prevent significant job loss in sectors like automotives)
     
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  4. NavyGator93

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    The whole "reciprocal" calculation was a goat rope but his supporters will hold, repeat and support the lie. Either thru ignorance or malice, it's what they do.
     
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  5. mdgator05

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    I just love that he said to "Please go educate yourself" when he clearly knows nothing about this. I mean, the notion that Argentina and Brazil had the same tariff rates as Singapore is so absurd to anybody with any background on global trade that it took about 5 seconds for the whole game to fall apart.
     
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  6. AgingGator

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    And we have a winner for the Most Myopic Viewpoint.
     
  7. AgingGator

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    You’re right md. Just go ahead and play your “you’re too dumb to understand” card.
     
  8. mdgator05

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    You were the one who tried that nonsense first. Don't be mad when it gets sent into the fourth row.