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Big Ben
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Husband and father of 3. phd candidate philosophy. Ecomodernist. German Centrist. old school politics. #StopSharia #GMO #nuclear #StopWomanface #neurodiversity #istandwithjkrowling #StopSelfID
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Plainly bullshit, and certainly including VAT as a tariff, which is just wrong. A stupid man surrounded by idiots about to plunge the world into a recession because he doesn't understand simple concepts.
April 2, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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23/ To be very clear what they've done here, is picked a random number that represents his perceptions of their general vibe... and then charged half of it in tariffs.
April 2, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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EU supposedly charges the EU 39%, US will charge them 20%.

(The EU weighted average tariff is actually 2.7%).
April 2, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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lol if this place is labeling ECONOMIST articles as intolerant, @bsky.app is going to have major echo chamber problems.

"oh no! a moderate voice in the discourse!"
December 7, 2024 at 1:58 AM