To me Trump's tarriffs look increasingly like blackmail. eg Trump is now suggesting he might ease tarrfiis on China if they sell him Tik Tok.
Trump floats easing tariffs on China in return for TikTok deal. What has supposed economic policy to bring industrial production back into the US got to do with US buying Tik Tok?
Similarly looking like UK is offering to cancel Digital Service Tax on the likes on Musk and Zukiniberg so avoid tarriffs on US car imports. What has economic policy to return vehicle manufacturing to domestic US got to do withUS Social Media paying tax in the UK?
And if it's blackmail should we be paying the demands?
Ian
To me Trump's tarriffs look increasingly like blackmail. eg Trump is now suggesting he might ease tarrfiis on China if they sell him Tik Tok.
Trump floats easing tariffs on China in return for TikTok deal. What has supposed economic policy to bring industrial production back into the US got to do with US buying Tik Tok?
Similarly looking like UK is offering to cancel Digital Service Tax on the likes on Musk and Zukiniberg so avoid tarriffs on US car imports. What has economic policy to return vehicle manufacturing to domestic US got to do withUS Social Media paying tax in the UK?
And if it's blackmail should we be paying the demands?
Ian
That's always been one of his tactics. He's a mobster through and through.
Is it 'mobster' or is it a 'businessman' trying to cut deals? Trump sees being president as lots of commercial opportunities*. Not much else really. Legislation, the judiciary, the constitution, democracy, borders, war even etc is just an impediment to business.
*Re.: We've already witnessed the Whitehouse being turned into a showroom.