U.S. President-elect Donald Trump pledged Monday to quickly impose tariffs on China, Mexico and Canada – the country’s top three trade partners – raising the prospect of trade wars and higher prices for U.S. consumers.

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    26 days ago

    It will suck, but this is what America voted for. Choke down the shit sandwich my fellow countrymen and women; this is what you wanted. Eat the shit, and eat it hard.

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      25 days ago

      Choke down the shit sandwich my fellow countrymen and women; this is what you wanted

      Well, the minority of people that voted for donvict wanted this. Not most of us.

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    26 days ago

    Could Biden give them a -25% tariff right now so when Trump comes in it just evens it out?

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    26 days ago

    Popcorn sales will go through the roof coming January 20th.

    How long will it take the orange turd to tank the American ecenomy? Bets are open!

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        26 days ago

        He’s not a gambler. Gamblers at least have a chance to win but tend to lose anyway. He goes straight to losing. Which is quite impressive, giving that he grew up with a big fortune.

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      25 days ago

      Such a good businessman

      The showrunners for that terrible game show have so much to answer for. A whole lot of this country even still thinks he’s some kind of accomplished businessman (*)… sigh.

      (*) And don’t get me started on how stupid it is that so many Americans think businessmen should be in charge in the first place…facepalm.

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    26 days ago

    really depends on what Mexico and China etc decide to do. For example if China were to print 25% more of their currency then there would be no effect on US consumers but Chinese citizens would get some more inflation. Considering the state of the Chinese economy at the moment, that’s not out of the realm of possibility.