Posted on 04/10/2025 3:31:24 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
> It means “nothing”? Really?
Really. The non-tariff barriers are the real sticky point.
Article date is wrong.
It certainly worked for Japan, China, and South Korea. Are you saying America is too stupid to pull it off? KMA.
This whole “punishing friends and enemies alike” nonsense is frustrating.
Our “friends” have been porking us for decades.
Long winded drivel
“Now, even if our trade relationships with Vietnam and the European Union include warts that must be addressed beyond a 0% tariff rate, if freer, fairer trade is the goal, shouldn’t these proposals of 0% tariffs at least warrant some positive acknowledgement?”
Warts? No, it’s massive cheating and abuse. China routes things to numerous other countries, especially Mexico and Canada to sheep dip it as now being Canadian or Mexican and avoiding tariffs. The EU says zero tariffs both ways but then wants to sodomize US tech companies on special EU fines for weird EU censorship law violations.
The EU says we can sell cars there, but just try. There are huge limits and penalties assessed to American cars and trucks because of engine displacement and dozens more strange little EU rules.
Zero tariff is not enough.
Also, America is the market where everybody needs to sell. So just like opening a store at your local mall, you have to pay to sell your wares there. If you want to avoid it, move manufacturing to America.
Geez 3 letters V A T
Value added taxes and other such barriers that are designed to stifle free trade.
Al Gore nods knowingly re: VAT.
He brought it up back in 2006. The concept was largely rejected, at least back then it was.
Loopholes. It's an issue. Honestly, I wish everyone would quit trying to second guess Trump. Just sit down, shut up, and let him do his thing. All these loud mouth backseat drivers...
RE: Long winded drivel
Can you at least answer the question in the title of this article?
Remember TPP, and Brexit ???
Even Elon Musk said he ultimately wished for open borders as part of an EU trade deal a couple of weeks ago.
RE: The non-tariff barriers are the real sticky point.
Netanyahu offered to zero out Israel’s tariffs on US goods.
So did Javier Milei of Argentina.
What are the non-tariff barriers of these two countries?
Yes. Because of non tariff barries like quotas and refusal to even buy some goods.
Quotas and regulatory restrictions designed to prevent import of US Goods.
Can reduce tariff's to zero all day long and have zero net effect with those to types of restrictions in place.
This isn't just about tariff's. That's the table-steak for each country to get in the game.
Reduce to Zero.
Then eliminate Quotas.
Then eliminate legal/regulatory/b.s. restrictions. That's the end game for President Trump.
RE: V A T
Israel offered to zero out tariffs on America.
Israel does not impose VAT specifically targeting American goods. Instead, VAT in Israel is applied universally to most goods and services, regardless of their origin. The standard VAT rate in Israel is 17%, on ALL goods.
And don’t even buy us dinner
Not just VAT, EU uses our tech industry as a piggy bank.
I believe Trump said months ago that he wanted tariffs to replace the income tax.
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