Fifth, they could simply write checks to Treasury that help us finance global public goods.
You have to be fucking kidding me.
In America, tipping isn’t really optional.
from my experience, it just makes sure they don’t spit on your food twice
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First, other countries can accept tariffs on their exports to the United States without retaliation, providing revenue to the U.S. Treasury to finance public goods provision. Critically, retaliation will exacerbate rather than improve the distribution of burdens and make it even more difficult for us to finance global public goods.
Second, they can stop unfair and harmful trading practices by opening their markets and buying more from America;
Third, they can boost defense spending and procurement from the U.S., buying more U.S.-made goods, and taking strain off our servicemembers and creating jobs here;
Fourth, they can invest in and install factories in America. They won’t face tariffs if they make their stuff in this country;
Fifth, they could simply write checks to Treasury that help us finance global public goods.
They genuinely still think other countries are the ones that will pay the tariffs…
isn’t this just basically the literal exemplificatino of extortion?
I knew a guy named Exemplificatino of Extortion. We just called him Tino for short.
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someone really needs to remind AMERICA - of all fucking countries - what happens when you try to tax from afar.
Dumping Teslas into the ocean might not be good for the ocean… Just light em on fire.
To be fair they tend to catch fire when wet so tipping them into the ocean may do both.
you just made me think… for a brief time, you could go swimming in tea.
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Funny enough, the US levies income tax against dual citizens living abroad.
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Oh sure. But the dual citizens bit is especially egregious. Like you have to pay a fee just to keep your citizenship even if you aren’t using any US service bc you live somewhere else.
There’s a negotiating technique where you demand absolutely insane things, then “back off” to things beyond what you originally wanted. The Republicans do it a lot.
Yes, and Trump has done it a lot. This is different though. This is going to undermine US trade relations permanently, even if he tries to walk back the tariffs or “cut deals” with some countries
It’s called anchoring
I actually prefer the Chinese method of replies. Just set the tariff to the same level as the US, and then add some pain points to bring the message home.
China has that luxury because they’re relatively well off. Smaller nations don’t necessarily
Or smaller nations that need to find new supply lines.
Trump
Adviser ReleasesInsaneList of Demands for Tariffed CountriesFTFY
He suffers from Trumps derangement syndrome.
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Where is this “Insane List” … ?
RTFA
This seems to be the transcript: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/2025/04/cea-chairman-steve-miran-hudson-institute-event-remarks/
