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Israel nixes all US import tariffs, day before Trump set to levy duties on trade allies
Times of Israel ^ | 4/1/25 | Sharon Wrobel

Posted on 04/01/2025 8:33:54 PM PDT by Uncle Miltie

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This is how the Reciprocal Tariff gambit works. Trump threatens to apply tariffs equal to those placed on American goods, and the other side would prefer no tariffs on either side. Total win for America.
1 posted on 04/01/2025 8:33:55 PM PDT by Uncle Miltie
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“The goal of the move is to promote a zero-tariff policy between the countries and maintain positive trade relations with the US,” said Smotrich.

Exactly.


2 posted on 04/01/2025 8:35:42 PM PDT by Uncle Miltie (Islam’s Strategy is Effective: Out-breed and murder everyone else. What to do?)
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To: Uncle Miltie

I noticed gas prices at my local Shell station jumped today. Was 3.09 yesterday - 3.49 today.

Natural went up 20 cents a therm for April, too.

Winning!


3 posted on 04/01/2025 8:46:01 PM PDT by Karl Spooner (Putin: "Time to finish off the Ukraine troops"- 3/28/25)
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We need about six more regional refineries to keep fuel costs really low. Even two would be nice. One new refinery anyone.


4 posted on 04/01/2025 8:51:33 PM PDT by Waverunner
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I’m not sure how all this tariff money is noted and collected, but I have visions of accountants going completely berserk trying to keep up.


5 posted on 04/01/2025 8:53:31 PM PDT by budj (Combat vet, 2nd of 3 generations.)
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Good. Then businesses can pressure their governments to get rid of these stupid tariff taxes and achieve 0% rates for both sides.


6 posted on 04/01/2025 9:02:01 PM PDT by Uncle Miltie (Islam’s Strategy is Effective: Out-breed and murder everyone else. What to do?)
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That wouldn't hurt, but I think everyone here is on the import tariff list. Just the latest figures I could find.

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https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/us-oil-imports-by-country

7 posted on 04/01/2025 9:07:09 PM PDT by Karl Spooner (Putin: "Time to finish off the Ukraine troops"- 3/28/25)
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To: Waverunner

regional refineries

ARTICLE OF INTEREST

Regional Refineries
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1. Jet fuel takes largest share of 2024 US refinery output
by Oliver Kleinschmidt, Assistant Editor
Hydrocarbon Engineering
Tuesday, 25 March 2025 11:00
https://www.hydrocarbonengineering.com/petrochemicals/25032025/jet-fuel-takes-largest-share-of-2024-us-refinery-output/

2. U.S. Refiners Face New Challenges in 2025
By Charles Kennedy
oilprice.com
Jan 13, 2025, 9:30 AM CST
https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/US-Refiners-Face-New-Challenges-in-2025.html

3. Will Any New Refineries Be Built in the United States?
Chevron CEO Mike Wirth
IER - [INSTITUTE FOR ENERGY RESEARCH]
June 13, 2022
https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/fossil-fuels/gas-and-oil/will-any-new-refineries-be-built-in-the-united-states/

4. The US Hasn’t Built a Major Oil Refinery in Nearly 50 Years. Here’s Why
Thomas Catenacci
INSIGHTS GLOBAL
June 1, 2022
https://www.insights-global.com/the-us-hasnt-built-a-major-oil-refinery-in-nearly-50-years-heres-why/


8 posted on 04/01/2025 9:37:56 PM PDT by UMCRevMom@aol.com (Please pray for God 's intervention to stop Putin's invasion of Ukraine 🇺🇸)
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This is how the Reciprocal Tariff gambit works.

Someone should tell Rand Paul that Trump is more about free trade than he is.

9 posted on 04/01/2025 9:41:01 PM PDT by TigersEye (The Golden Age of MAGA is upon us!)
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“This is how the Reciprocal Tariff gambit works. Trump threatens to apply tariffs equal to those placed on American goods, and the other side would prefer no tariffs on either side. Total win for America.”

Would be wonderful!
American farmer are suffering especially under heavy Fed regulation


10 posted on 04/01/2025 9:41:40 PM PDT by UMCRevMom@aol.com (Please pray for God 's intervention to stop Putin's invasion of Ukraine 🇺🇸)
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How is Rand Paul less about free trade than is Trump?
11 posted on 04/01/2025 10:17:48 PM PDT by Angelino97
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He opposes Trump’s Reciprocal Tariffs strategy.


12 posted on 04/01/2025 10:22:53 PM PDT by TigersEye (The Golden Age of MAGA is upon us!)
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ROFL I would hate to see what losing looks likw.


13 posted on 04/01/2025 10:26:33 PM PDT by madison10 (God chose President Trump. Satan chose judges and Democrats.)
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To: TigersEye

What does he propose in the alternative?


14 posted on 04/01/2025 10:50:15 PM PDT by Angelino97
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To: Uncle Miltie

Not yet a total win. It’s still contingent on a vote from some other branch of government. Later on they might pull out the “we just couldn’t get it passed” excuse.


15 posted on 04/01/2025 11:51:49 PM PDT by glorgau
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AFAIK he hasn’t.


16 posted on 04/02/2025 12:03:13 AM PDT by TigersEye (The Golden Age of MAGA is upon us!)
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To: UMCRevMom@aol.com

As I understand, while it is true that we have not built any “new” refineries, many of the old refineries have greatly expanded, which does make sense. Much like converting old power plants to nuclear as much of the energy infrastructure would exist at these sites


17 posted on 04/02/2025 4:16:22 AM PDT by blitz128
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As much as I like Rand Paul, I confess I don’t understand his position here. There is no “free” trade if everyone else has tariffs on our goods.

Canada has made great hay on reciprocal tariffs to Trumps threats of tariffs, yet remain silent on the fact that they already have plenty of existing tariffs in out goods, and there lies the problem.

Good for me but not for thee.

Simple Canada/world drop your tariffs, invest in US and there you go Rand, free trade.


18 posted on 04/02/2025 4:21:42 AM PDT by blitz128
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To: Uncle Miltie

In the whole world, America has few friends, Israel is one. The rest you can count on the fingers of your two hands: Italy, Hungary, Slovakia, Argentina, Taiwan, South Korea, Japan, the Philippines.


19 posted on 04/02/2025 4:23:33 AM PDT by Wallace T.
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getting movement towards real free trade....


20 posted on 04/02/2025 4:44:01 AM PDT by ConservativeDude
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