Where did the idea originate that the tariffs are permeant? Trump is looking for balanced trade, reciprocal trade, a fair shake for US products to be sold abroad. Trump is negotiating, he wrote a book on negotiating called: "The Art of the Deal."
Negotiation is always what Trump does. There are many countries now looking to come here to sit down with him and talk it out, where as before we have been ignored. We in the US have always paid more than other countries, and we continue to be robbed by giving money to useless scams like NATO, Climate Change, and Neocon nonsense. If people will just sit tight, this will work out to our advantage. The man has only been in there for 3 months.
Your analysis while not wrong on its face entirely misses the overarching goal of the tariffs.
Yes, the tarrif rates announced are a) far too high and b) calculated via an absurd method, and c) irrelevant. The rates are just Trump’s usual way of getting his negotiating partners to accept his frame by metaphorically slapping him in the face. It’s the start of negotiations, nothing more. And the smarter countries understand this; they are either caving very publicly or refraining from retaliating, because they know US tariffs are a) necessary, b) justified, and c) long overdue.
I know, it’s difficult to swallow. But again, the tariffs embody an opening move to a game that not only must be played, but is on a clock. This move has already precipitated more positive results than anticipated, that otherwise may have consumed more time than our country can afford. China understands the dynamics and won’t capitulate overnight, but now they are playing the game, and that is precisely by design.
Where did the idea originate that the tariffs are permeant? Trump is looking for balanced trade, reciprocal trade, a fair shake for US products to be sold abroad. Trump is negotiating, he wrote a book on negotiating called: "The Art of the Deal."
Negotiation is always what Trump does. There are many countries now looking to come here to sit down with him and talk it out, where as before we have been ignored. We in the US have always paid more than other countries, and we continue to be robbed by giving money to useless scams like NATO, Climate Change, and Neocon nonsense. If people will just sit tight, this will work out to our advantage. The man has only been in there for 3 months.
Your analysis while not wrong on its face entirely misses the overarching goal of the tariffs.
Yes, the tarrif rates announced are a) far too high and b) calculated via an absurd method, and c) irrelevant. The rates are just Trump’s usual way of getting his negotiating partners to accept his frame by metaphorically slapping him in the face. It’s the start of negotiations, nothing more. And the smarter countries understand this; they are either caving very publicly or refraining from retaliating, because they know US tariffs are a) necessary, b) justified, and c) long overdue.
I know, it’s difficult to swallow. But again, the tariffs embody an opening move to a game that not only must be played, but is on a clock. This move has already precipitated more positive results than anticipated, that otherwise may have consumed more time than our country can afford. China understands the dynamics and won’t capitulate overnight, but now they are playing the game, and that is precisely by design.
excellent.
your writing style allows for easy understanding.
Ain't just bad maths. He's giving Putain a pass.