Trump's Tariffs
The cluster centers on discussions of Donald Trump's tariff policies, including their motivations, strategic intentions like renegotiating trade deals, economic impacts, and criticisms of their mercantilist approach.
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There is no "aim". The tariffs are something Trump has been "wanting to do" for decades, and now that he has almost absolute power and is surrounded by sycophants, he gets to do whatever he wants. This is a flex. A way for him to "play hardball" with the rest of the world but without any clear notion of what the next step us. He's said that other countries will have to "pay a lot". What does it even mean? There is no plan. There is no ask. There is no
Additional citation:Inside Trump's tariff brain - https://www.axios.com/2025/04/19/inside-trump-mindset-tariff... - April 19th, 2025https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43747737
Isn’t Trump the one doing the tariffs? Isn’t the point to get you to buy products without tariffs? I’d think this plays directly into what Trump wants.
Wonder if this was one of the secret requirements Trump made to avoid more draconian tariffs
Trump appears to earnestly believe tariffs are good. He's a mercantilist unfortunately.
What are Trump’s tariffs a lever for?
Symptoms of Trump Tariffs and Trump trade "Deals"
Isn't it obvious that Trump's goal are not these tariffs, but renegotiated trading agreements? But everybody just seems to love to proclaim this the end of US.
yeah mostly picking on trump due to recent absurd tariffs logic (see: europe VAT lmfao)anyways, hoping its not so bad!
This should not be flagged as it gives us an idea as to the business environment we are coming into once Trump's tariffs go into effect.