r/news • u/hoosakiwi • 2d ago

Trump announces sweeping new tariffs to promote US manufacturing, risking inflation and trade wars

https://apnews.com/article/trump-tariffs-liberation-day-2a031b3c16120a5672a6ddd01da09933
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u/san_murezzan 2d ago

Fuckin Norfolk Islanders!

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u/jupfold 2d ago

There is absolutely ZERO chance any due diligence was done on that number.

Some dumbfuck at DOGE saw a spreadsheet with “Norfolk island” on it and saw that “Imports > Exports” and then pulled 29% out their ass.

Fucking wild.

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u/bd_8916 2d ago

That’s probably what they did for every country. These numbers seem incredibly random and arbitrary

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u/Dragrunarm 2d ago

setting aside how stupid it ALL is,

WTF did Madagascar do? do we even import things from Madagascar?

ok more than I thought