CriticalResist8@lemmygrad.ml to chapotraphouse@hexbear.netEnglish · 24 days agoDesperate tariffs gamble to reshore production to the US announces global instability for everyonecriticalresist.substack.comexternal-linkmessage-square2linkfedilinkarrow-up118arrow-down10cross-posted to: worldnews@lemmy.mlgenzedong@lemmygrad.ml
arrow-up118arrow-down1external-linkDesperate tariffs gamble to reshore production to the US announces global instability for everyonecriticalresist.substack.comCriticalResist8@lemmygrad.ml to chapotraphouse@hexbear.netEnglish · 24 days agomessage-square2linkfedilinkcross-posted to: worldnews@lemmy.mlgenzedong@lemmygrad.ml
minus-squareVeryInterestingTable@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·24 days agoThe use of “reciprocal” is interesting because, at least in the dictionary, it has a positive conotation as in help each-other kind of meaning Retaliatory tariffs makes more sense no?
minus-squareCriticalResist8@lemmygrad.mlOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·22 days agoI think that’s what they were counting on. The White House later published the equation behind the tariffs rate but it was exactly the same (exports-imports/imports). They just made it look more complex but the symbols cancelled each other out. Trying to obfuscate what they’re doing.
The use of “reciprocal” is interesting because, at least in the dictionary, it has a positive conotation as in help each-other kind of meaning
Retaliatory tariffs makes more sense no?
I think that’s what they were counting on. The White House later published the equation behind the tariffs rate but it was exactly the same (exports-imports/imports). They just made it look more complex but the symbols cancelled each other out.
Trying to obfuscate what they’re doing.