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Trump threatens 100 per cent tariffs on China
https://www.msn.com ^ | 4/7/25 | Mauricio Alencar

Posted on 04/08/2025 2:14:24 AM PDT by Enterprise

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To: Blood of Tyrants

I wonder if we’ll go into Harbor Freight for a 2-dollar hammer and it’s now $2000 dollars. lol


41 posted on 04/08/2025 8:34:09 AM PDT by mikhailovich
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To: McGavin999

I couldn’t agree more. In fact that is a central point of this:

https://x.com/BillAckman/status/1909313079130951801?t=-OI8h3QkVBL-HqYWwOJTIQ&s=19

I’m just saying, the point in there about pragmatic trade imbalance is valid too. Lesotho’s exports to the USA benefit the USA but Trump can’t expect a country that small and that poor to weather tariffs. Their pay is $20 a day or less; nobody there is going to be buying a brand new Ford pickup.


42 posted on 04/08/2025 8:49:46 AM PDT by MalPearce ("You see, but you do not observe" - Holmes to Watson, A Scandal in Bohemia)
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To: MalPearce
I notice how China was a self-sufficient, world class economic powerhouse before Clinton, while the US was impoverished.

Sod Off, Swampy.TM

All this means is that the free traitors and grifters will have to see their immense wealth and profits fall.

Inflation adjusted US wages have been stagnant since 1970 despite a doubling of the per capia GDP.

It has all gone to greedy executives, useless bureaucrats, piticians, and other parasites.

43 posted on 04/08/2025 8:53:32 AM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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To: ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas

Cute toon - thanks for the ping.


44 posted on 04/08/2025 8:56:48 AM PDT by GOPJ (Elites want the gravy train running ripping us off for NATO, Tariffs and bad trade deals. NO MORE.)
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To: GOPJ
Remember in 2016 after Trump was elected Krugman immediately said "Recession!" Never stops.
45 posted on 04/08/2025 9:08:23 AM PDT by ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas (Re-imagine the media!)
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To: Liz

Thanks Liz


46 posted on 04/08/2025 9:11:03 AM PDT by GOPJ (Elites want the gravy train running ripping us off for NATO, Tariffs and bad trade deals. NO MORE.)
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To: Enterprise

Dump US treasuries?


47 posted on 04/08/2025 9:11:14 AM PDT by bobcat62
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To: ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas

Was Krugman ever right about anything? Like ever?


48 posted on 04/08/2025 9:13:42 AM PDT by GOPJ (Elites want the gravy train running ripping us off for NATO, Tariffs and bad trade deals. NO MORE.)
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To: GOPJ

No but a lot of fools believe he is infallible.


49 posted on 04/08/2025 9:19:54 AM PDT by ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas (Re-imagine the media!)
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To: Enterprise

Trump is going to break the ChiComs in less than a year. To keep the bond yields high, yesterday they sold $1/2 trillion in fed securities. The Yuan is crashing.


50 posted on 04/08/2025 10:33:15 AM PDT by LS ("Castles made of sand, fall in the sea . . . eventually." Jimi Hendrix)
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To: Liz

Like Drago in Rocky IV, Trump must break China. And he will.


51 posted on 04/08/2025 10:34:22 AM PDT by LS ("Castles made of sand, fall in the sea . . . eventually." Jimi Hendrix)
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To: LS

Thanks for the post. I trust your knowledge of a lot of things. I remember when people were worried about what China just did because the Chinese held a trillion dollars in treasury bonds. Hopefully, the market just shrugged. Maybe the old style Yankee Trader is going to get the best of the Chinese again!


52 posted on 04/08/2025 10:51:51 AM PDT by Enterprise ( These people have no honor, no belief, no poetry, no art, no humor, no patriotism.)
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To: Enterprise

They dumped a half trillion yesterday just to keep afloat.

Trump now saying 100% tariff. FAFO.


53 posted on 04/08/2025 11:00:15 AM PDT by LS ("Castles made of sand, fall in the sea . . . eventually." Jimi Hendrix)
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To: Liz

Technology from the Harpy drone was used by Russia against Ukraine.


54 posted on 04/08/2025 12:25:29 PM PDT by Thunder90 (All posts soley represent my own opinions)
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To: Thunder90

Technology from the Harpy drone Israel sold to China was used by Russia against Ukraine.


Got a source.....maybe a link?


55 posted on 04/08/2025 12:30:57 PM PDT by Liz (This then is how we should pray...."Our Father, who art in heaven......" )
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To: ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas

China just declared trade war back at the US, and said that “neither China nor the rest of the world” will stand for the US’ behavior. Somebody’s not getting enough attention. Aww. I think the rest of the world wants to trade. Xi Jinpig can GFHS.


56 posted on 04/08/2025 12:46:55 PM PDT by Eleutheria5 (Every Goliath has his David. Child in need ofand thhere we CGM system. https://gofund.me/6452dbf1. )
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To: Eleutheria5

All three indexes are now cratering. Damn the torpedos.


57 posted on 04/08/2025 12:48:17 PM PDT by Eleutheria5 (Every Goliath has his David. Child in need ofand thhere we CGM system. https://gofund.me/6452dbf1. )
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To: Enterprise

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58 posted on 04/10/2025 9:06:13 AM PDT by redinIllinois (Pro-life, accoountant, gun-totin' Grandma - multi issue voter )
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To: redinIllinois

The last article I read states that the actual tariff on China is now 145%!


59 posted on 04/10/2025 10:17:12 AM PDT by Enterprise ( These people have no honor, no belief, no poetry, no art, no humor, no patriotism.)
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To: Enterprise

Yes, that’s great, isn’t i?


60 posted on 04/10/2025 1:49:54 PM PDT by redinIllinois (Pro-life, accoountant, gun-totin' Grandma - multi issue voter )
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