re: President Trump announces 30% tariffs on the European Union and Mexico.

Here are the countries Trump has sent letters to so far, and what tariff rate they will be charged effective Aug. 1.

Japan: 25 percent

South Korea: 25 percent

South Africa: 30 percent

Kazakhstan: 25 percent

Laos: 40 percent

Malaysia: 25 percent

Myanmar: 40 percent

Tunisia: 25 percent

Bosnia and Herzegovina: 30 percent

Indonesia: 32 percent

Bangladesh: 35 percent

Bosnia and Herzegovina: 30 percent

Indonesia: 32 percent

Bangladesh: 35 percent

Libya: 30 percent

Iraq: 30 percent

Algeria: 30 percent

Moldova: 25 percent

Brunei: 25 percent

Philippines: 20 percent

Sri Lanka: 30 percent

Brazil: 50 percent

Canada: 35 percent

Mexico: 30 percent

European Union: 30 percent
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Its all about control and he thinks he is controlling trade.

He doesnt care if they work or not, as long as it looks like he's doing something.

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things a petulant bitch would say

But they are working. They have been working. They will continue to work

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Here’s a real world example many of us lived the beginning of this year and are about to live again:

A small American company decides to build an American building and bids a job for a major construction project 3 months ago bringing economic windfall and improvement to an American city. All the funding is secured, multiple companies are ready to begin. They have their labor and permits and equipment ready to go.

They wake up Monday morning and their materials now cost 30% more without warning. The job is now shut down. A ton of money is lost in the new headache of securing new funding and trying to find materials. Middle class workers are out of a job because the job can’t start. Small business are screwed because the job they are counting on is now on hold.

The materials that are available are bought up by conglomerates with large pockets so smaller companies are fricked because they can’t absorb the price increase and they can’t afford to stockpile months of materials.

There is now a bottle neck due to increased orders trying to beat the price increase only now there is no material left because it was all bought during the Asian tariffs earlier this year and companies haven’t had time to adjust their manufacturing capabilities both in moving them and increasing production and so people are just fricked.

Small business and middle class are crushed by this stupid strategy of sudden and seemingly random massive tariff announcements. Private equity sharks rejoice, massive conglomerates stock rises. America continues is sad and retarded spiral of blight and depression.

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Folks, this is what a real Panican looks like

My abject stupidity has been corrected and I am re-educated.

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All the funding is secured, multiple companies are ready to begin. They have their labor and permits and equipment ready to go.

They wake up Monday morning and their materials now cost 30% more without warning. The job is now shut down.

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Why did they wait until the first day of work to order the supplies? That's just poor planning.

If financing, labor, permits, and equipment are ready, then supplies should be as well. They should have been acquired when the labor and equipment were acquired. Having the labor and equipment sit around while supplies are being procured isn't good management.

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Here’s a real world example

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And you blame Trump instead of EU who has had 6 months to iron out a deal which is fair. It is not like Trump is asking these countries for anything but a fair deal. 0 and 0, 20 and 20 both of those options are fair. 0 and 30 is NOT fair. It is really pretty simple. Stop the unfair trade practices are we will do our best to make you stop the unfair trade practices.

Why not 50% someone asked. Because Trump doesn't even want 30%. Higher tariffs are worse for the world. 0 tariffs are best for the world. Putting it at 30 causes pain. Like cutting off a finger. No need to start by cutting off and arm if a finger will suffice.

My abject stupidity has been corrected and I am re-educated.