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.
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Yay! Tariff the crap out them!
Don’t knock Grey Poupon. After I first used it to make deviled eggs back in the ‘80s, I could never go back to plain mustard again. :-P
He is doing this to protect American businesses that just happen to be Google, etc. France has no business taxing these companies - that is our job, not theirs.
You may not like these companies, but they are mighty important to our economy.
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