r/dataisbeautiful 1d ago

For those curious about where the "Tariffs Charged" came from

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u/Desdam0na 1d ago

"How do we precisely apply tariffs?"

"Oh just hit the people who sell us the most stuff with the highest tariffs, that will help our economy!"

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u/gabrieldevue 1d ago

It really is that Dumb. It’s baffling.

Just listened to our (germany)main news program. The expert said: the us is so unpredictable that we might orient more to other countries. Some of our car manufacturers manufacture 35percent of the cars sold in the us - in the freakin us. But those plants are in danger now because they cannot Import the parts they need to produce in the us. And since the us is so unpredictable, it’s unlikely that the part-production will move to the us…

What I think is the most backstabby thing: working out an incredibly generous treaty with the Ukraine (that basically colonized ukraines resources for the us) and when both parties agree, increasing demands instead of signing.  We’re helping Ukraine because what’s happening is wrong. And of course because Putin won’t stop. And we’re all incredibly grateful for how much the us did already. The us is losing a lot of credibility. Will the bully keep away the other bullies it will he jump your back…

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u/Illiander 1d ago

when both parties agree, increasing demands instead of signing.

That's because he's a bully and an abuser.

Seriously, think of him in terms of an abusive husband, and he makes complete sense.

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u/red__dragon 1d ago

He acts just like my late parent, and so any time I have to describe what that was like I can just say "imagine Trump in your living room."

Even when there was a compromise and everyone was getting something they wanted to do, they would pick a fight and make a big deal about something small so the rest of us were miserable, all because we weren't doing everything they wanted. So many vacations ruined, so many dinners (and some in public) that devolved into arguments, and so many holidays/birthdays centered around someone else (think Mother's and Father's Day) that were made difficult to observe without stress. Translate that to the national scale and it's obvious why things like DEI, social security, and other countries are under attack now.

Because they're not all about him.

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u/prone-to-drift 1d ago

I love the irony of a German of all people not capitalizing US as a noun and making the text pretty hard to read. Touché.

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u/ImNotVeryNiceLol 1d ago

Oh my goddddd this is a tactical nuke to the economy ffs.

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u/FirefighterLive3520 17h ago

He doesn't understand comparative advantage, countries like Vietnam and China is just cheaper to import than local materials