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AppleZulu said:

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mentorsemblem said:

AppleZulu said:

Trade deficits were nowhere on anyone’s radar during the election that took place only months ago. Nobody voted for this.

While campaigning for his second term as US president, Trump pledged even larger tariffs than his first term, including 60% on China, 100% on Mexico, and 20% on all other countries. He also proposed tariffs to penalize US companies that outsourced manufacturing, such as a 200% tariff on John Deere.

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- Universal baseline tariffs on most foreign products, which will increase incrementally if other countries manipulate their currency or "otherwise engage in unfair trading practices", and lowering taxes. Revoking China's Most Favored Nation trade status, gradually stopping all Chinese imports of essential goods, stopping American companies from investing in China, and banning federal contracts for any company that outsources to China.
- Decreasing trade deficits, especially with China.
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That was a lot of revisionist history from AppleZulu. Not sure I'd call 8 calendar months "only months ago" based on the context of his comment. Use any search engine with a date before the election and you'll find countless articles and videos on how Trump doesn't understand tariffs and how actual experts with business, finance, and economics say this will hurt the US.

Trade was at the bottom among issues concerning 2024 voters. There was no urgency. 

https://news.gallup.com/poll/651719/economy-important-issue-2024-presidential-vote.aspx

mentorsemblem said:

AppleZulu said:

Trade deficits were nowhere on anyone’s radar during the election that took place only months ago. Nobody voted for this.

While campaigning for his second term as US president, Trump pledged even larger tariffs than his first term, including 60% on China, 100% on Mexico, and 20% on all other countries. He also proposed tariffs to penalize US companies that outsourced manufacturing, such as a 200% tariff on John Deere.

....
- Universal baseline tariffs on most foreign products, which will increase incrementally if other countries manipulate their currency or "otherwise engage in unfair trading practices", and lowering taxes. Revoking China's Most Favored Nation trade status, gradually stopping all Chinese imports of essential goods, stopping American companies from investing in China, and banning federal contracts for any company that outsources to China.
- Decreasing trade deficits, especially with China.
....

jcintron said:

All mainstream media: Anything orange man does bad, Democrats good.

anthogag said:

I thought Jobs was sitting under a tree and an apple fell on his head.