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White House considering tariffs of up to 100% on $2.4B of French goods
Axios ^
| 12/3/2019
| Zachary Basu
Posted on 12/03/2019 6:45:54 AM PST by Zhang Fei
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative announced on Monday that it is considering tariffs as high as 100% on up to $2.4 billion worth of French products, following an investigation that concluded France's digital tax "discriminates against U.S. digital companies, such as Google, Apple, Facebook, and Amazon."
Why it matters: The proposal underscores the administration's willingness to expand the scope of President Trump's trade war beyond just China and use tariffs as a weapon to retaliate against other countries. It was announced around the same time that Trump landed in London for a NATO summit, where he will come face to face with French President Emmanuel Macron.
The list of products that could be targeted includes sparkling wine, French cheese, handbags and more.
(Excerpt) Read more at axios.com ...
TOPICS: Business/Economy; Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: emmanuelmacron; europeanunion; france; globalwarminghoax; kag; macron; maga; nato; trump; yellowvest; yellowvests
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To: Rinnwald
Just use American snails.
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posted on
12/03/2019 7:11:52 AM PST
by
Licensed-To-Carry
(MAGA, and build that wall, and Epstein didnÂ’t kill himself and no one else did either.)
To: Magnum44
[I cant tell you how pleasing to me it is to see your post. I get so tired of the worn out use/misuse of the propagandist phrase military industrial complex by people who have no idea what they are talking about, about what parts of govt are actually constitutional, and how much is wasted on non-discretionary welfare spending or extra-constitutional waste.]
It’s not just that. A huge chunk of left-wing/Soviet disinformation is now what conservatives erroneously consider to be true. It’s because many claims that were exclusive to far left publications like the Nation and Mother Jones are now routinely peddled in the New York Times and the Washington Post, and objections batted away as conspiracy theories.
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posted on
12/03/2019 7:16:54 AM PST
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Zhang Fei
(My dad had a Delta 88. That was a car. It was like driving your living room.)
To: Rinnwald
Sacre bleu! I hope Pete Buttigieg stocked up on French maid outfits in his size.I looked for an Alfred E Neuman in a French maid outfit Mad magazine cover and was surprised to not find one.
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posted on
12/03/2019 7:18:30 AM PST
by
Stentor
To: Zhang Fei
I guess a shot across Air Bus’ bow.
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posted on
12/03/2019 7:20:46 AM PST
by
Religion and Politics
(It is time for more than one denomination of "Political Correctness".)
To: I want the USA back
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posted on
12/03/2019 7:21:22 AM PST
by
Bigg Red
(WWG1WGA)
To: Zhang Fei
Looks kind of weak to propose this while Trump is going light on the Chicoms.
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posted on
12/03/2019 7:21:31 AM PST
by
lodi90
To: lodi90
The French are selling niche products in US. I don’t envision Moet Chandon drinkers switching to Paul Masson. The same is true for cheese and handbags.
To: lodi90
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posted on
12/03/2019 7:25:54 AM PST
by
Zhang Fei
(My dad had a Delta 88. That was a car. It was like driving your living room.)
To: cuban leaf
"France has lost tens of thousands of millionaires an billionaires. They must be hurting." Hmmm... I wonder how the muslims are going to run france after they take over the country..
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posted on
12/03/2019 7:26:39 AM PST
by
unread
(Joe McCarthy was right.......)
To: NorseViking
[The French are selling niche products in US. I dont envision Moet Chandon drinkers switching to Paul Masson. The same is true for cheese and handbags.]
They might or might not switch. But they’ll probably consume less.
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posted on
12/03/2019 7:35:28 AM PST
by
Zhang Fei
(My dad had a Delta 88. That was a car. It was like driving your living room.)
To: NorseViking
Perhaps yellow vests, fire hoses, and barbed wire.
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posted on
12/03/2019 7:37:59 AM PST
by
dforest
(Just shut up Obama. Maybe everyone should just shut up. Particularly Mutt Romney)
To: Zhang Fei
U.S. digital companies, such as Google, Apple, Facebook, and Amazon. I hope President Trump doesn't harbor any delusions that these companies will become buddies with him, even if he does them favors. They are backstabbers, just like romney.
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posted on
12/03/2019 7:43:08 AM PST
by
Sirius Lee
(They are openly stating that they intend to murder us. Prep if you want to live.>>>)
To: NorseViking
In the article, it says that this is because of Frances punitive taxes on US digital services companies.
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posted on
12/03/2019 7:56:08 AM PST
by
livius
To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...
Thanks Zhang Fei.
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posted on
12/03/2019 8:03:37 AM PST
by
SunkenCiv
(Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
To: Zhang Fei
Why, exactly are they helping these businesses that openly hate Trump and conspiring to remove him from office?
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posted on
12/03/2019 8:22:40 AM PST
by
OrangeHoof
(The Democrats - Unafraid to burn in Hell.)
To: OrangeHoof
[Why, exactly are they helping these businesses that openly hate Trump and conspiring to remove him from office?]
They are key pillars of the US economy. Google alone makes more money than all of Detroit’s automakers.
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posted on
12/03/2019 8:31:49 AM PST
by
Zhang Fei
(My dad had a Delta 88. That was a car. It was like driving your living room.)
To: OrangeHoof
[Why, exactly are they helping these businesses that openly hate Trump and conspiring to remove him from office?]
The other issue being, if there’s an entity that should be taxing them, it should be the IRS, not France’s revenue department. Imagine if France decided you should start paying them taxes.
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posted on
12/03/2019 8:34:06 AM PST
by
Zhang Fei
(My dad had a Delta 88. That was a car. It was like driving your living room.)
To: Zhang Fei
But they had a press sit-down on FNC today, and seemed to be getting on famously.
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posted on
12/03/2019 8:36:17 AM PST
by
Eleutheria5
(If you are not prepared to use force to defend civilization, then be prepared to accept barbarism.)
To: Fishtalk
I once owned a Renault LeCar.I once rented a paris hooker for a 4 day week end. Talk about fish. Wow.
It was a requirement that the french invented perfume, after 4 days...just WOW.
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posted on
12/03/2019 8:42:27 AM PST
by
USS Alaska
(Nuke the terrorist mooselimb savages, today.)
To: Zhang Fei
Tariffs are a tax and increases the price for US consumers. If the WH wants to hurt France or whatever country, just ban their imports. The US produces plenty of wine and cheese. The only folks who will be put out are snotty restaurateurs.
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posted on
12/03/2019 8:43:14 AM PST
by
bgill
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