blobjim [he/him]@hexbear.net to news@hexbear.netEnglish · 2 months agoTeleSUR English: U.S. president threatens BRICS countries with the imposition of 100% tariffswww.youtube.comexternal-linkmessage-square22fedilinkarrow-up180arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up179arrow-down1external-linkTeleSUR English: U.S. president threatens BRICS countries with the imposition of 100% tariffswww.youtube.comblobjim [he/him]@hexbear.net to news@hexbear.netEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square22fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareTerrarium [none/use name]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up49·2 months agoHow much do you want to bet that 100% was chosen because it sounds like “maximum possibke tariff” even though that isn’t what it means?
minus-squarecomrade_pibb [comrade/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up28·2 months agoI bet 101% percent that’s what happened
minus-squareTerrarium [none/use name]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·2 months agoONE. THOUSAND. PERCENT.
minus-squarePeeOnYou [he/him]@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months ago100 is the highest number, forget about it :mrshow:
minus-squareDancingBear@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoHe should just tariff all foreign goods -100% and then gas can be free again
minus-squareedge [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 months agoHe seems to think tariffs are a tax on the seller, so 100% would mean they make no money.
How much do you want to bet that 100% was chosen because it sounds like “maximum possibke tariff” even though that isn’t what it means?
I bet 101% percent that’s what happened
ONE.
THOUSAND.
PERCENT.
100 is the highest number, forget about it :mrshow:
He should just tariff all foreign goods -100% and then gas can be free again
He seems to think tariffs are a tax on the seller, so 100% would mean they make no money.