belastend

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[–] belastend@slrpnk.net 13 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

A trade deficit is never exploitation. Lets pretend it is!

All of the stats Trump put up weren't tariffs, they were a percentage of much less they would have to import in Goods from a certain country to make for the trade deficit with said country in Goods.

Not a single stat on that sheet looked at the trade in services. America always had a service trade surplus.

If we combine the two, a lot of countries that seem to """"exploit""" the US are suddenly exploited by the US.

But lets go even further: The countries receiving the highest tariffs are Vietnam and Lesotho, becuase the US has the highest deficit in Goods with these countries. Because both countries are too fucking poor to buy american products. A worker in Lesotho, providing diamonds for the US market, would have to invest about 20 years of wagest to buy the cheapest american import car. How the fuck should these countries reduce their deficit?

Okay, but still, we assume that a deficit is somehow exploitation. Trump has said that the tariffs are going to do two things, namely bringing back American Industry and forcing trade partner to drop "barriers and tariffs" (i.e. safety regulations).

For a tariff to do the former, it has to stay until the relevant factories have been built in America and have also paid themselves off. For a tariff to the latter, the possibility of it being removed once the partner comploes has to be on the table. A tariff can't do both.

But hey, don't believe me. Read the paper the White House cited in their Announcement of the Tariffs.

[–] belastend@slrpnk.net 3 points 3 days ago

Hands, faces, eyes, insignias. The usual shit.

[–] belastend@slrpnk.net -1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

The sentiment of the post is right, but AI is shit and we can adress smaller shit while also focussing on big shit :)

There, said it to your internet face

[–] belastend@slrpnk.net 1 points 3 days ago

That can't be an excuse for Trump's secretary of health.

Which OC pretended it to be.

[–] belastend@slrpnk.net 1 points 3 days ago

Das habe ich in meiner Wut übersehen

[–] belastend@slrpnk.net 1 points 4 days ago

Atleast you're somewhat funny :)

[–] belastend@slrpnk.net 4 points 4 days ago

The party can still be elected. The individual person has been blocked.

[–] belastend@slrpnk.net 5 points 4 days ago

Someone who embezzled funds should not be able to be in any position to embezzle even more funds.

[–] belastend@slrpnk.net 7 points 4 days ago

Easy, we take all those stupid science grants and shove them up the farmers' asses

[–] belastend@slrpnk.net 5 points 4 days ago

God i read that as a german trying to spell "free the wing"

[–] belastend@slrpnk.net 4 points 4 days ago (2 children)

I forgot humans and cats have the same level of agency to you.

[–] belastend@slrpnk.net 1 points 5 days ago (4 children)

Only stupid people take health advice from the secretary of health.

 
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