Trump Starts Global Tariff Wall, Thailand Hit with 36% Tax

[wozzlegummich]

Thailand should just eject 36% of any American Nationals that agree with Trumps tariffs.

[KhunBENQ]

  On 4/3/2025 at 3:15 AM, frank83628 said:

We can all Google things, so don't try to make out you knew everything the US/TH trade beforehand.

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You can, I can.

But as seen above others just spit out their ignorant nonsense.

[arick]

Canada  has no tariffs finally the senators have sense.  Tairffs are just a federal tax in disguise the trouble is tariffs are very hard to collect takes a lot more manpower a lot more confusion and you're looking at retaliation from other countries so if Trump had any balls which he doesn't he would have just been better off charging a VAT or a GST on all goods 

[Walker88]

  On 4/3/2025 at 2:53 AM, hotsun said:

Is that why trump is only charging half the price that other countries are doing to the US? Seems like hes being generous

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I'm kind of surprised you have so much time to post. I would have thought you'd be buying up land in the US to start growing jasmine rice, or at least setting up a factory to produce Sri Racha chili sauce.

[arick]

Most Americans don't even realize that Ford and Chevy are all produced in Thailand

[Walker88]

  On 4/3/2025 at 2:48 AM, SLOWHAND225 said:

So I was correct, no American has ever told you that. Noted
Why would I be talking about anyone else ? America is going to finally put America first. The rest can fend for themselves.
Nobody has demanded a single thing from you.

America is hardly running to Ukraine for anything. Its called negotiations, happens all the time and we have many options for minerals that we need. That also can be obtained by (wait for it) NEGOTIATIONS !  Negotiations are really simple to follow, we each have something the other wants. But you know all of that already.

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No doubt you'll be taking your $billions and buying up US Treasury securities to fund the 30% of the deficit currently funded by foreigners.

 

Yessiree, let America fend for itself.

[lordgrinz]

  On 4/3/2025 at 3:38 AM, wozzlegummich said:

Thailand should just eject 36% of any American Nationals that agree with Trumps tariffs.

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I just got my 1 yr extension, so I should get at least another year to gloat 🤪

[soalbundy]

  On 4/2/2025 at 10:59 PM, hotsun said:

You people vastly underestimate the power of american consumerism. Thailand is toast

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Consuming with maxed out credit cards might be a tad difficult, especially when the products are no longer in stock.

[Walker88]

  On 4/3/2025 at 3:38 AM, wozzlegummich said:

Thailand should just eject 36% of any American Nationals that agree with Trumps tariffs.

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Deport the MAGAs, Thailand.

 

M T G A

[Gknrd]

  On 4/3/2025 at 3:38 AM, wozzlegummich said:

Thailand should just eject 36% of any American Nationals that agree with Trumps tariffs.

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I don't think you have anything to worry about. Allot more than 36% will leave and 100% will never go. Good or bad, that is the reality now.

[Thaindrew]

  On 4/3/2025 at 3:24 AM, 10baht said:

Correct Good Luck! with Chinese crooked businesses, and Chinese JUNK! 

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take a look where your MAGA cap was made, still wearing it now? 

[Presnock]

  On 4/3/2025 at 2:48 AM, frank83628 said:

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Some protests and arson attacks at Tesla dealers by the extreme left are not exactly representing the whole country.

Millions marching together against a war is.

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Well those millions years ago was after Kent State if I recall correctly but I was in VN so had no issue against that war, just want to survive as any military person does.

[hotsun]

  On 4/3/2025 at 3:40 AM, Walker88 said:

I'm kind of surprised you have so much time to post. I would have thought you'd be buying up land in the US to start growing jasmine rice, or at least setting up a factory to produce Sri Racha chili sauce.

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Maybe you fail to realize the point is for thailand to drop their tariffs? They are unnecessary and its going to decimate thailands economy. Bad news for anyone living there

[Thaindrew]

  On 4/3/2025 at 3:46 AM, Gknrd said:

I don't think you have anything to worry about. Allot more than 36% will leave and 100% will never go. Good or bad, that is the reality now.

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 possibly the other way around, USA will become so expensive that its population will look to migrate to lower cost countries,

[Ste78]

but only to me this way of calculation base on trades deficit makes no sense?

 

One country could even apply 0% import duty to US products, but not buy much because not interested.

 

But sell a lot because for example US need clothing.

 

You will still be taxed 30/40/50% because of you sell much more than you import.

[Gknrd]

  On 4/3/2025 at 3:49 AM, Thaindrew said:

 possibly the other way around, USA will become so expensive that its population will look to migrate to lower cost countries,

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Definitely a possibility, I am in South America at the moment. Hopefully they won't all start coming here. ugggggg. And I have a home in the US.   I live here like I used to years ago in Thailand. Very enjoyable.

[Walker88]

  On 4/3/2025 at 3:47 AM, Thaindrew said:

 

take a look where your MAGA cap was made, still wearing it now? 

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MAGA Cap? Toss in his Golden Sneakers, watches, ties....even his autographed Bible was printed and bound in "godless" commieland.

[lordgrinz]

I guess this boils down to, if you believe in tariffs, reciprocal tariffs, or no tariffs at all. The list provided clearly shows reciprocal tariffs, which can be easily fixed.

[Thaindrew]

  On 4/3/2025 at 3:52 AM, Walker88 said:

MAGA Cap? Toss in his Golden Sneakers, watches, ties....even his autographed Bible was printed and bound in "godless" commieland.

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yep, do as I say not do as I do ......

[LosLobo]

  On 4/3/2025 at 2:37 AM, radiochaser said:

Beware loslobo's misinformation.  Tariffs are tariffs  regardless of what the reason is.   

 

Tariffs are a form of punishment put on another country for various reasons regardless of why.   

 

As to cherry picking, it was the result of looking on the internet for tariffs put in place by biden.   He even like the tariffs that Trump put in place and kept them.    I just did a quick copy and paste with what I posted.  

 

Some of you on aseannow write as if Trump is the first and only president to place tariffs on other countries.   He isn't and you either don't know that or don't care and use your aseannow pulpit to do character assassination. 

 

biden put other tariffs on other countries products as well, tariffs that Trump had nothing to do with. 

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Trump’s tariffs—aka taxes—mirror Hoover’s 1930 Smoot-Hawley disaster. Supposed to protect U.S. industries, they instead raised costs, triggered retaliation, failed to revive manufacturing, and helped plunge the world into the Great Depression.
 

His obsession with trade deficits is pure economic illiteracy. A deficit isn’t a loss; it often signals a strong consumer economy. But bully Trump sees it as a scoreboard, and his policies will backfire—hurting businesses, consumers, and global trade, potentially steering us toward another depression.
 

But hey, when has he ever let history or basic economics get in the way of a bad decision?

[Walker88]

  On 4/3/2025 at 3:48 AM, hotsun said:

Maybe you fail to realize the point is for thailand to drop their tariffs? They are unnecessary and its going to decimate thailands economy. Bad news for anyone living there

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Well, getting spare parts for your F-150 is going to cost you more now, as that isn't "American made".

 

I know MAGAs usually only put their confederate flags at half mast on the anniversary of the "Bowling Green Massacre", but maybe now they'll add "Liberation Day".

 

I also suspect some MAGA is going to shoot up a Walmart again, upset about the massive price hikes.

[LetsGoJoe]

Yup, there's a new Sheriff in town and he ain't interested in making friends. He's cleaning House. 🤠

[Gknrd]

  On 4/3/2025 at 3:53 AM, lordgrinz said:

I guess this boils down to, if you believe in tariffs, reciprocal tariffs, or no tariffs at all. The list provided clearly shows reciprocal tariffs, which can be easily fixed.

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I bet you won't see any or much easing even when he is gone. Biden doubled down on China and didn't reverse many of the tariffs. So, time will tell. Personally I would say this is here to stay.

[spidermike007]

A lot of his supporters seem to think these tariffs are a good idea, and a lot of them state the fact that many nations that are being taxed have been charging the US quite a lot in import fees for many years now. This certainly relates to Thailand, no doubt.

 

However one of the reasons why the US has been a major economic force and the largest economy worldwide has been the relatively low tariffs that it charges on Imports, it has created a very dynamic economy and all of that's about to change under the Goombah, who has absolutely no understanding of either globalization nor the inherent ecosystems involved.

 

This will likely cause significant inflation, huge job losses in the US and worldwide, and it will likely cause the US economy to slow down. The entire experiment is likely to turn out to be a disaster, which is my new nickname for the president. Disaster Don. 

 

 

[frank83628]

  On 4/3/2025 at 3:47 AM, Thaindrew said:

 

take a look where your MAGA cap was made, still wearing it now? 

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Official ones were made in the US, buying from Amazon youre probably buying a copy

[MikeandDow]

  On 4/3/2025 at 4:01 AM, spidermike007 said:

A lot of his supporters seem to think these tariffs are a good idea, and a lot of them state the fact that many nations that are being taxed have been charging the US quite a lot in import fees for many years now. This certainly relates to Thailand, no doubt.

 

However one of the reasons why the US has been a major economic force and the largest economy worldwide has been the relatively low tariffs that it charges on Imports, it has created a very dynamic economy and all of that's about to change under the Goombah, who has absolutely no understanding of either globalization nor the inherent ecosystems involved.

 

This will likely cause significant inflation, huge job losses in the US and worldwide, and it will likely cause the US economy to slow down. The entire experiment is likely to turn out to be a disaster, which is my new nickname for the president. Disaster Don. 

 

 

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America is heading for a depression like in 1929

[daejung]

  On 4/3/2025 at 3:39 AM, arick said:

Canada  has no tariffs finally the senators have sense.  Tairffs are just a federal tax in disguise the trouble is tariffs are very hard to collect takes a lot more manpower a lot more confusion and you're looking at retaliation from other countries so if Trump had any balls which he doesn't he would have just been better off charging a VAT or a GST on all goods 

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VAT is neutral and Applies to all goods, not only imported gonds

[Walker88]

  On 4/2/2025 at 11:42 PM, hotsun said:

A photo for you to understand. Americans are the white guy there in the middle, the rest of the world are the two girls

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What is it about $10,000,000,000,000 in foreign owned USTs that you don't understand?

 

Nice selfie, by the way.

[Gknrd]

  On 4/3/2025 at 4:06 AM, MikeandDow said:

America is heading for a depression like in 1929

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Been hearing that forever, just listen to YouTube hahaha. 

[LosLobo]

  On 4/3/2025 at 2:11 AM, Dave0206 said:

He already knows the cure inject bleach you can buy it easily with your groceries such a lovely word groceries I think I invented that word too

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Groceries—those things you need ID to buy. You forgot ‘us’ and ‘US’—and Trump’s favorite covfefe!