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China tariffs stand at 145%, White House confirms


The tariffs imposed on Chinese goods coming into the US is at 145%, the White House has clarified.

On Wednesday, Trump said he was hiking the levy to 125%.

However, the administration has just confirmed that figure did not include a pre-existing tariff of 20%, which is being added on top - bringing the total to 145%, higher than we thought previously.

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Trump tariffs live updates: Wall Street stocks up at end of rollercoaster week

Trump says the US is "doing really well on our tariff policy", following fluctuations in global stock markets.
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shemp said:
I thought happy days were here again? How are Trump's puppets gonna spin it?
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However they bloody well want.

Members of the cult and those that stand to gain will lap it up no matter how convoluted, ad-hoc and insane it may be.

Everyone else knows it's a ◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊ run by a lunatic/idiot/russian asset (take your pic) and, apparently, can't do a damn thing about it.

I'm still wondering about those checks and balances. When do they happen?
 
Andy_Ross said:
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JFC!

Just another day in the kleptocracy formerly known as th United States of America.

Jon Stewart had a nice clip about this this other day featuring Fox talking heads claiming viewers needn't worry about the market volatility. It sounded really stupid but you can bet the maga-cultists nodded their heads in agreement.
 
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Andy_Ross said:
China tariffs stand at 145%, White House confirms


The tariffs imposed on Chinese goods coming into the US is at 145%, the White House has clarified.

On Wednesday, Trump said he was hiking the levy to 125%.

However, the administration has just confirmed that figure did not include a pre-existing tariff of 20%, which is being added on top - bringing the total to 145%, higher than we thought previously.

www.bbc.co.uk

Trump tariffs live updates: Wall Street stocks up at end of rollercoaster week

Trump says the US is "doing really well on our tariff policy", following fluctuations in global stock markets.
www.bbc.co.uk www.bbc.co.uk
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That's also the minimum. There was the additional 25% tariff on steel, aluminum and cars/car parts for example, so those products are actually tariffed at 170% now.
 
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You have to be ◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊ kidding me.

There’s a new dress code in Trump’s Washington, and it’s straight out of a dictator’s playbook. Loyalists in the regime—congressmen, senators, the whole parade of sycophants—are now sporting golden Trump bust lapel pins, a garish little tribute to the man who’s turned the White House into a shrine to himself. They’ve been quietly told to ditch their congressional or Senate pins in favor of this new badge of allegiance. It’s not a suggestion; it’s a loyalty test. And if you’re paying attention, it’s a chilling sign of where this country’s headed.
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zooterkin said:
He's already suggested he might default on some Treasury bonds. They 'walked it back', but we know what his memory is like. The fact that it would be a disaster would stop anyone sane from even considering it, but sanity is in short supply right now.

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Forget Trump’s tariffs, the president’s bond market threat is worse | Heather Stewart

Elon Musk’s crazed takeover of America’s financial plumbing risks shattering confidence in US institutions and in turn global financial stability
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Trump is doing what he has always done in regard to his businesses i.e. simply refused to pay people he owes money to.
 
shemp said:
I thought happy days were here again? How are Trump's puppets gonna spin it?
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Good news: The economy is great and beautiful! Hail the Führer!
Bad news: LOOK, ANOTHER TRANS ATHLETE TO BE OUTRAGED BY!!

Beautiful of the Fifth Column compared it to dangling shiny keys in front of a toddler to distract them while they got a shot.
 
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shemp said:
I thought happy days were here again? How are Trump's puppets gonna spin it?
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On Twix:
U.S. Inflation Drops to 2.4% in March
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Oh, I bet he's going to go plotz ape ◊◊◊◊ with that news. "SEE! I'M THE GREATEST PRESIDENT EVER!!!!"


Resume said:
You have to be ◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊ kidding me. There’s a new dress code in Trump’s Washington, and it’s straight out of a dictator’s playbook. Loyalists in the regime—congressmen, senators, the whole parade of sycophants—are now sporting golden Trump bust lapel pins, a garish little tribute to the man who’s turned the White House into a shrine to himself. They’ve been quietly told to ditch their congressional or Senate pins in favor of this new badge of allegiance. It’s not a suggestion; it’s a loyalty test. And if you’re paying attention, it’s a chilling sign of where this country’s headed.
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(Gold pin pic) I have no doubt that whoever's wearing them had to pay for it themselves, at a highly inflated price. And it's probably not even real gold.
 
3point14 said:
However they bloody well want.

Members of the cult and those that stand to gain will lap it up no matter how convoluted, ad-hoc and insane it may be.

Everyone else knows it's a ◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊ run by a lunatic/idiot/russian asset (take your pic) and, apparently, can't do a damn thing about it.

I'm still wondering about those checks and balances. When do they happen?
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Wasn't it just the other day when Trump was bragging about the Dow gaining like 2500 points or something- after losing around 4000 the days before- as if that was some record gain that nobody else could ever have made? The only spin Trump needs is relying on his brain-dead cult to forget what happened, and why, within a day or so.

As for checks and balances- you can count on the GOP suddenly remembering their constitutional duties in that regard as soon as there's again (if ever) a Democrat in the White House.
 
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