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Ocelot II

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1. Trump wants us to think a 30% tariff is a great deal because it isn't 145%.

Reply to Sun-Moon (Original post)

Mon May 12, 2025, 10:50 AM

May 2025

Don't buy his bullshit. He caved when China called his bluff. A 30% tariff on everything is still stupid and inflationary and he still doesn't understand tariffs.

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Reducing to 30% tariff on goods from China is a beginning but still too high! [View all] Sun-Moon May 2025 OP

Trump wants us to think a 30% tariff is a great deal because it isn't 145%. Ocelot II May 2025 #1

I share a real example here JustAnotherGen May 2025 #2