Dumbest tariff ever?

[Lacessit]

Fact 1: American domestic beef supply is constrained due to drought.

 

Fact 2: MacDonald's has about 14,000 outlets in America, all serving Big Macs.

 

Fact 3: The tariff on Australian beef is 10%. The shipping distance is 7500 miles.

 

Fact 4: The tariff on Brazilian beef is 50%. The shipping distance is 4000 miles.

 

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-02/australian-cow-market-up-as-tariffs-loom-burger-price-roars/105599526

 

Is this the dumbest tariff ever?

 

 

[Will B Good]

19 minutes ago, Lacessit said:

Fact 1: American domestic beef supply is constrained due to drought.

 

Fact 2: MacDonald's has about 14,000 outlets in America, all serving Big Macs.

 

Fact 3: The tariff on Australian beef is 10%. The shipping distance is 7500 miles.

 

Fact 4: The tariff on Brazilian beef is 50%. The shipping distance is 4000 miles.

 

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-02/australian-cow-market-up-as-tariffs-loom-burger-price-roars/105599526

 

Is this the dumbest tariff ever?

 

 

 

 

 

There's some stiff competition for that title.....but it might be....

 

 

[Will B Good]

20 minutes ago, Lacessit said:

The tariff on Brazilian beef is 50%

 

But one of his bezzies, who wanted to orchestrate a coup, is not being treated nicely!

[sqwakvfr]

Trump imposes 50% tariffs on Brazil, citing trial of ally Bolsonaro

[phetphet]

1 hour ago, Lacessit said:

Fact 1: American domestic beef supply is constrained due to drought.

 

Fact 2: MacDonald's has about 14,000 outlets in America, all serving Big Macs.

 

Fact 3: The tariff on Australian beef is 10%. The shipping distance is 7500 miles.

 

Fact 4: The tariff on Brazilian beef is 50%. The shipping distance is 4000 miles.

 

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-02/australian-cow-market-up-as-tariffs-loom-burger-price-roars/105599526

 

Is this the dumbest tariff ever?

 

 

The 145% one on China was up there.

[spidermike007]

2 hours ago, Lacessit said:

Fact 1: American domestic beef supply is constrained due to drought.

 

Fact 2: MacDonald's has about 14,000 outlets in America, all serving Big Macs.

 

Fact 3: The tariff on Australian beef is 10%. The shipping distance is 7500 miles.

 

Fact 4: The tariff on Brazilian beef is 50%. The shipping distance is 4000 miles.

 

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-02/australian-cow-market-up-as-tariffs-loom-burger-price-roars/105599526

 

Is this the dumbest tariff ever?

 

 

Likely not. But it's probably amongst the 50 dumbest Trump tariffs levied so far. More to come, no doubt. Just say one unkind thing about him, just to annoy him a tiny bit, and here comes another tariff. 

 

It's called (VITO) very insecure 13 year old economic policy. It would appear that his mother and father were absent on the job when he was growing up, someone sure dropped the ball. 

[ronnie50]

4 hours ago, Lacessit said:

Is this the dumbest tariff ever?

It's up there.

Why doesn't the US import Canadian beef? It's as good as USDA, and of course it's so much closer - just truck it across the border. Or is Canadian beef getting hit with that 36% tariff? Both countries must protect their beef industries because I've never seen a Canadian steak in the USA nor a USDA steak in Canada.