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Trump's threat of a 200% tariff on European wine is the dumbest thing he's ever proposed.
The US wine industry is already suffering on multiple fronts, and now this guy suggests just another way to destabilize the economy and create more unemployment. The US is one of the world centers for wine sales, and with this proposal he will make London the world center of wine, in just one stroke of the pen. That is light years beyond dumb. Many of us thought that Trump was unhinged, unstable and at least partially insane, but the last two months have proven that theory to a startling degree. His latest threats to put a 200% tariff on imported wine from Europe is so spectacularly dumb, so phenomenally ignorant, and so devoid of reason and common sense. It could cost the US tens of billions of dollars in lost revenue, the wine industry in the US is very dynamic and the domestic industry is just a small part of it. The entire industry is intertwined, a concept that Trump's tiny brain could never comprehend. Holly Seidewand, owner of First Fill Spirits, a shop in Saratoga Springs, New York, said before Trump threatened the tariffs on European alcohol, the spirits industry was already reeling from layoff announcements in the Kentucky Bourbon sector and the tariffs planned by the EU on American spirits. “This ongoing tariff war doesn’t just harm importers — it weakens domestic brands, disrupts distributors, and squeezes retailers who rely on global selections,” she said. “In the end, consumers will bear the brunt of it all.” Gabriel Picard, who heads the French Federation of Exporters of Wines and Spirits, said 200% tariffs would be “a hammer blow” for the sector. He said the U.S. market is worth 4 billion euros ($4.3 billion) annually for French exporters of wines and spirits. “Not a single bottle will continue to be expedited if 200% tariffs are applied to our products. All exports to the United States will come to a total, total, halt,” Picard said in an interview with The Associated Press. “With 200% duties, there is no more market.” As of now, Europe seems unwilling to back down. “Trump is escalating the trade war he has chosen,” Laurent Saint-Martin, the French delegate minister for foreign trade, said on X. “France, together with the European Commission and our partners, is determined to fight back. We will not give in to threats and will always protect our industries.” Trump’s latest tariff threats suggested that even companies that have publicly stood by him could be collateral damage, raising questions about whether the wider business community would be willing to openly challenge a series of trade wars that have hurt the stock market and scared consumers who worry about inflation worsening. https://apnews.com/article/trump-tariffs-eu-whiskey-cb259623a25ca1bfdb4673262ceef85b -
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Elon Musk Claims X Was Targeted in a ‘Massive Cyberattack’ from the ‘Ukraine Area’
I don't see it that way at all. Carry on with the hate if that's your choice. -
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Divorce on overstay
Don't even think about it. Exit Thailand via airport and clear up any overstay. Return at some point visa exempt and attend to divorce. 60 day except stamp can be extended by 30 days. Plenty of time to sort out the divorce side of things. -
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Do you consider yourself smarter than the average Thai?
I know, you never shut up about how smart you are. -
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Police Raid Soi Nana, Arrest Foreign Women for Suspected Prostitution
Because the foreigners are "taking jobs away from Thai girls". Not kidding, I bet that's the thinking. Can't say I blame them. So what are you saying? Do you not read the news? Thailand is cracking down on lawbreaking foreigners, which they're entitled to do, it's their country, it's none of our business. Why, are you considering a career move, maybe a little surgery? -
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She has started asking for money
What's her name? I'm in Phuket for a few days I'll do a test run and tell you if she's worth it
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