Why don’t you look up how they came up with those tariff numbers and come back a...

ggm · 2025-04-03T07:46:40 1743666400

I didn't say this is sophisticated.

I said they expect the outcomes people are complaining about. They've workshopped this, and are aware how this is playing out. I would be very surprised if there is a significant leak of "we didn't expect this" anytime soon.

Trump believes in tariffs, I don't.

briandear · 2025-04-03T08:19:06 1743668346

Apparently much of the rest of the world believes in them as well: almost every country has tariffs and had them long before Trump.

amanaplanacanal · 2025-04-03T11:34:21 1743680061

Usually targetted tariffs to protect specific industries, not across the board like this. This is next level.