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Hear me out here. This topic is for discussion. So as we know Trump has now isolated the USA from the entire world (except for Russia, NK, etc.) with his totally insane massive tax hike on all but wealthy Americans. He's killed globalism from a U.S. perspective. HOWEVER, trade will go on as before between all other countries. So lets take an example. Sneakers made in Vietnam now much more expensive for Americans living in the U.S. That's the tax hike Trump in his infinite idiocy has mandated. But will they be more expensive for American expats elsewhere? Correct me if I'm wrong, but it doesn't seem so. Also traveling Americans will be able to stock up on cheaper goods when they travel, but then they would have to deal with possible customs penalties on reentry. So why am I posting this exactly? This new reality has me wondering -- will the Trump regime realize that expats are outside his massive tax hike bubble and in response craft a financial penalty targeted at expats? I know some will say that's paranoid, but nobody can confidently say that the Trump regime is not capable of such a thing.

Trump doesn't understand anything except that his diseased ego needs to be constantly massaged. I was raised to believe one man can make a difference in the world. For good or evil.

If Trump had announced a still aggressive tariff policy based on ACTUAL FACTS about tariff rates from other countries, done in a rational, precisely targeted reasoned manner in which the reasons were clearly explained and justified, while it still would have been stupid and damaging, it would have been minor compared to what he's actually done. Damage to the American brand that will last for generations. Total idiocy and anyone who supports what Trump has actually done which was totally based on LIES at the very least deserves no respect from decent Americans.

Total idiocy. So the US should sell as much coffee to Colombia as Colombia sells to the U.S.? Trade imbalances aren't good or bad per se. They are very dependent on the specifics. Trump's tariff formula which he les to the American people as being based on tariff rates which it is not is indeed totally insane and basically a massive tax increase on non-billionaire Americans. This can't be defended.

For most of the cult, that's wishing the impossible.

The number Trump came up has nothing to do with Thailand's tariff rates. It's a fornula based on trade imbalance only. Not the same thing at all. Normally countries that use tariffs in sane ways vs. Trump's all out trade world with the world (except for Russia, North Korea, etc,) target the targets to very specific industries, not overall tariff rates for everything.

Nothing's All Bad 2010 Danish movie Nothing's All Bad (Smukke mennesker) - Cineuropa www.cineuropa.org/en/film/150965 I got hooked watching this charming but very odd Danish pastry as I quickly noticed the influence of one of my favorite filmmakers Todd Solondz (known for Happiness, etc.) . Another definitely not for everyone type thing, though the near the ending deliciously awkward guess who's coming to Christmas dinner scene is worth the buildup.

Have you ever seen anything this STUPID?!?

There are scientific research camps sometimes but the penguins have feelings too.

That's stupid. It would be covered by Australia already. But everything about the Trump Tax Tariffs is stupid, so no surprise.

Those two are very major and apparenely still in flux,.

Bonkers, ignorant, unfair and cruel. Cruel both to American consumers and the targets. But with maga, cruelty is the point.

Oh no. Something critical about a hero of yours.

I think Zelensky is stalling as he knows Putin's goal is not peace, but complete control of all of Ukraine and more but he needs time to transition away from now fascist pro Putin USA towards Europe. Ukraine is not going to surrender.

Hungary especially as it's led by an explicit Putin poodle.

Trump doesn't want negotiation. He wants to replace income taxes with tariffs as much as possible. if he cuts deals and ends tariffs, that goal can't be met. Yes, the policy is insane.

Tuhlaajapoika is a 1992 Finnish film that you are very unlikely to have heard of unless you're an older Finn. English title The Prodigal Son. I am attracted to novelties and the plot line of an ex-con happening upon a new vocation of beating up people for a living sounded original. So I watched the entire movie. I do regret it. That said, the subtext of dated Finnish homophobic themes was somewhat interesting. Perhaps best paired with the excellent Tom of Finland documentary Daddy and the Muscle Academy.

Yes and no. Trump's epic idiocy will make Americans much poorer and more aftaid to spend money on anything. So the trade deficits will naturally shrink because of that self inflicted Trump pain. The world will suffer too. American consumer spending is normally 70 percent of the American economy but also 20 percent of the global economy.

Anyone American that actually believes the Liberation Day branding has clearly been liberated from their rationality long ago.

Yes the USA as leader of the free world is over. Now the USA isn't even leader of the autocratic world. The USA has now "brexited" away from the entire world. Sure the USA can produce a lot of things efficiently but nowhere near everything. It's tragic but I guess we deserve it. Champagne is popping in Moscow and especially Beijing.

You bought the big lie. Trump's so called "reciprocal tariffs" (actually Trump's Massive Tax Hike for American consumers) is not based on the target nation's tariff rates. It's shocking ow many ignorant people are buying his garbage sleazy lies. They are actually computed by trade imbalances. This is so incredibly stupid. Trade is usually good for both parties. So Americans buy more Thai goods than Thai's buy American goods. DUH! The USA has a much bigger population and is much richer than Thailand. Do you think Americans should now grow all the rice noodles they need at home? WHY? Take Colombia another irrationally hard hit nation. The USA produces about 1 percent of their coffee (basically in Hawaii). So now moron knows nothing about economics Trump thinks what? That the USA should grow all if's coffee now? Pure self destructive idiocy. Tariffs can be useful when narrowly and strategically used to help specific local industries. The exact opposite of Trump's self destructive tarriff the entire world self destructive iNSANITY. Now even if Trump backed out of all of this tomorrow which of course ge won't the damage has already been done. The entire world now knows (tragically) that the USA is not a serious nation and should never be trusted at all. Americans are going to be paying in pain for the mistake of putting Trump 2,0 for generations to come.

The idiocy of the Trump Tariff Tax is epic! I heard a great suggestion about this. Retailers should include how much is the Trump Tariff Tax on all items. Americans -- stock up on on the old prices quickly!

Trump trying to rewrite history. Much like Putin and other historical autocrats.

Trump's speech was full of lies. As usual.