RE: USA: Tariffs are TAX [eng/срп] САД: Царине су ПОРЕЗ
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However, the Trump tariffs aren't the sudden eruption of tariffs into existence. All the countries that have been assessed more than the 10% base tariff have tariffs on American exports now.
The problem is, @valued-customer, you believe what Trump said about ‘the other countries tariffs’ – and that is not true at all. That is a bunch of hogwash that you simply didn’t try to check.
I don't think the tariffs will cause WWIII
Nobody said that tariffs will cause the war – they are the first step, preliminary phase that leads to war. And the USA does not have any cards (as Trump would say) except the threat with war. It’s a desperate act that cannot end well for the USA, and maybe for the great part of the World as well.
Tass points out that most countries are offering to quickly negotiate away their tariffs. They don't want a trade war with the US. Is Tass a Trump mouthpiece? By citing Tass am I failing to check Trump 'hogwash'?
You clearly state that tariffs cause war - and directly contradict yourself - but tariffs are a perennial force in international markets, and so is war. There isn't a time in our lives that war wasn't ongoing somewhere in the world, nor has there ever been a time when there were no tariffs.
Trump didn't birth tariffs into existence. You're claiming Trump's imposition of tariffs will cause war and collapse, and completely ignoring all other tariffs you call 'a bunch of hogwash'.
The US is the second largest exporter on Earth. It's not without cards.
IMG source - Yandex.com
What I said was "...the countries that have been assessed more than the 10% base tariff have tariffs on American exports now." Tass affirms that claim. Either Tass is MAGA 'hogwash', or your assertion is false. Either way, I have demonstrated your mischaracterization of my comment as just believing Trump's statements without checking is wholly false.
An honest man, when shown he is wrong, either ceases to be wrong, or ceases to be honest. You have previously shown me I was in error, and I changed my mind as a result. It's your turn.
That does not mean Trump’s data are correct. They want to negotiate because they want to evade a clash with a bully, not because Trump was right.
Also, Trump has started tariff war during his first POTUS tenure, with his economic henchman, Peter Navarro. It is a crisis of his own fabrication.
Please find a quote. There is no such statement. Tariffs do not cause a war – they are preparation for war – first step. Can you differ these things?
You obviously do not understand the problem: As an exporter, USA needs a market, and tariffs are closing markets. Besides, as an exporter, USA exports the goods produced in other countries, like China. USA does not have production capacity any more. The main Trump’s aim of the tariffs is to re-industrialize USA. And that means they will need at least ten years and completely reformed education.
Show me where I said 'Trump is right.' I'm not going to repeat myself for a third time, but you're putting words in my mouth I didn't say. I already quoted myself to show you I didn't say what you're accusing me of saying.
No. The first step of starting a car is putting a key in the ignition. That is starting the car. They're not different things. The first step of starting a war is starting a war.
You're not even answering my comment. You're answering a comment you're writing yourself as the embodiment of opposition to your narrative and putting my name on it.