Donald Trump announced sweeping tariffs on some of its largest trading partners on Wednesday, upending decades of US trade policy and threatening to unleash a global trade war on what he has dubbed “liberation day”.
“This is one of the most important days, in my opinion, in American history,” Trump said, speaking on the White House lawn. For decades America had been “looted, pillaged and raped” by its trading partners, he said. “In many cases, the friend is worse than the foe.”
Trump said he intends to impose “reciprocal tariffs” on foreign imports, charging US trading partners the same duties imposed by the country of origin on the same goods. Among other examples, Trump criticized European bans on imported chicken, Canada’s tariffs on dairy, and Japan’s levies on rice.
Trump said the US would charge half of the fees he feels trading partners unfairly impose on the US because the US people are “very kind”.
Trump said the US would charge half of the fees he feels trading partners unfairly impose on the US
on US citizens, is what he left off.
Well, you experienced the rise of fascism 1933-Germany-stylee, and now here’s your chance to experience the Great Depression of 1929. The second Trump presidency is in fact a living history lesson.
I think the bigger thing is ending the <$800 loophole. This is going to kill sites like AliExpress and Shein.
TBF, Shein is total garbage and AliExpress isn’t much better with the exception of that being the only viable supplier for a number of electronic components.
I have had decent luck with Aliexpress. I find like anywhere, you get what you pay for. I find they have the same quality as Amazon, and actually better consistency. Amazon just doesn’t aggressively market their cheap crap like those sites seem to.
See, that I’m okay with. Just do this and leave everything else alone.
Take your frustration out on magats since they hand delivered this bullshit
