• dekomote@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    The American Chamber of Commerce to the E.U. said the U.S. tariffs and E.U. countermeasures “will only harm jobs, prosperity and security on both sides of the Atlantic.”

    You don’t say…

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      23 hours ago

      My dude, what you forget to see is that this harms the EU a little, it harms the US a little. The same goes for Canada, goes for China, goes for Mexico, but it will add up for the US.

      In the meantime, the allies you try so hard to alienate are teaming up and using this opportunity to form tighter bonds, leaving you behind.

      (I mean the US politician, not OP)

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        15 hours ago

        Also, if Canada isn’t selling as much to the US, Canada can sell to the EU. It’s not as convenient but the EU, Canada and Mexico will happily trade with each other.

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        22 hours ago

        On the other side, we all know that he doesn’t give a rat’s ass about what happens to the country as long as his bank account gets swol.