The Tariff Talk

[James48843]

From the WhiteHouse presentation just now:,

Did you notice who ISN’T on the list of Trump tariffs?

Russia.

 

[Buffalo_Nickle]

Russia

ustr.gov

 

[nasa1974]

Russia

ustr.gov

Do we actually import anything from Russia? I know we pay them a lot of money for their space craft going to and from ISS.

 

[nasa1974]

So I just figured this out. I couldn’t understand what they are using as “tariff rates” imposed by other countries.

. He’s using the differences in Import/export trade deficit- NOT the actual tariffs tax rates of other counties.

He isn’t using what tariffs other countries are applying- he is using THE TRADE DEFICIT.

OMG I can’t believe he is that stupid. But it’s true. He is.

He’s going to crash the markets.

Person, woman, man, camera, TV. He's listening to Lutnick and Navarro

 

[tsptalk]

Wilber Ross just said that, as bad as we think the tariffs will be on our economy, it will be much worse on the other countries, so he thinks the negotiations will start pretty quickly.

 

[weatherweenie]

Wilber Ross just said that, as bad as we think the tariffs will be on our economy, it will be much worse on the other countries, so he thinks the negotiations will start pretty quickly.

Oh Wilber. Yeah, I'm Mr Ed, reruns, old.

 

[JTH]

"Yawn" another day of shock & awe.

Every day my wife comes home from work and reports to me "Did you hear what Trump did?" and waits for some expression of surprise on my face (that I am incapable of giving).

Someone recently said, the US is the #1 consumer of goods across the world, we are the #1 customer and the customer is always right. DJT perhaps has only 1 viable tool in the shed for tariffs, "If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail."

 

[evilanne]

Do we actually import anything from Russia? I know we pay them a lot of money for their space craft going to and from ISS.

My first thought was Vodka but it is not very much, https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrob...imports-into-us-are-almost-at-asterisk-level/ Per AI : The U.S. primarily imports fertilizers, non-ferrous metals, and inorganic chemicals from Russia. In 2024, the total value of U.S. imports from Russia was approximately $3.0 billion, with fertilizers being the most significant commodity.

 

[nasa1974]

My first thought was Vodka but it is not very much, https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrob...imports-into-us-are-almost-at-asterisk-level/ Per AI : The U.S. primarily imports fertilizers, non-ferrous metals, and inorganic chemicals from Russia. In 2024, the total value of U.S. imports from Russia was approximately $3.0 billion, with fertilizers being the most significant commodity.

Thanks.