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[–] [email protected] 87 points 1 month ago (2 children)

The American Chamber of Commerce to the E.U. said the U.S. tariffs and E.U. countermeasures “will only harm jobs, prosperity and security on both sides of the Atlantic.”

You don't say...

[–] RamblingPanda 41 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

My dude, what you forget to see is that this harms the EU a little, it harms the US a little. The same goes for Canada, goes for China, goes for Mexico, but it will add up for the US.

In the meantime, the allies you try so hard to alienate are teaming up and using this opportunity to form tighter bonds, leaving you behind.

(I mean the US politician, not OP)

[–] RamblingPanda 9 points 1 month ago

On the other side, we all know that he doesn't give a rat's ass about what happens to the country as long as his bank account gets swol.

[–] [email protected] 87 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I'm okay with republican states being harmed. They reap what they sow.

[–] [email protected] 34 points 1 month ago

As an American, I absolutely love this.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Reconstruction ended a century too early.

[–] [email protected] 58 points 1 month ago

Yes please. This is a fantastic strategy and I strongly support it.

[–] [email protected] 57 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

This is a blast from the past when Bush went for steel tariffs

In retaliation, the European Union threatened to counter with tariffs of its own on products ranging from Florida oranges to cars produced in Michigan, with each tariff calculated to likewise hurt the President in a key marginal state. The United States backed down and withdrew the tariffs on December 4.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_United_States_steel_tariff

[–] [email protected] 41 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Difference is that Trump doesn't give a shit about support for the next election. He only cares to please Putin.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

Bush had no russian handler

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago

He did have a sort of handler co-president though, so that hasn't changed

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Yeah. He had Cheney as his handler. The same Cheney who was on stage talking about great Harris is.

[–] [email protected] 38 points 1 month ago (1 children)

gotta love the eu. Effective and gives me an idea of what I don't want to buy living in a blue state.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Canada has a similar list, FYI.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I have only seen american and not red state specific. granted the only thing out of the eu article is bourbon and I don't drink much and when I do its more likely vodka anyway.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I assure you, the actual Canadian list is painfully detailed. One item specifically listed is fitted cases for church bells.

Florida oranges and Ohio appliances are two prominent ones I hear mentioned fairly often.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

ohio in particular im disapointed in. like I understand alabama and kentucky with their education but ohio is a massive disapointment.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)
[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I’m actually not OK with this, TBH. First, it very much better than bending the knee, but if they’re going to impose tariffs, they need to be on the country. Plenty of democrats in those red states and plenty of republicans in blue states either will or won’t “get what they voted for.” In the end, we all should pay for this travesty.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 month ago

Oh you will, don't worry about that.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

So what’s your solution?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Thought I spelled it out pretty clearly: tariffs on the entirety of the US instead of just “red states.”

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

But, NY didn't vote for Trump... And neither did CA.

So, punish the people who DID vote for Trump.

Don't worry, states like NY and CA are being hit by Trump himself.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

As a citizen of a devolving red state I'm asking, pleading with the rest of the world to do more harm to these trash humans earnings.