• @markovs_gun@lemmy.world
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      1414 days ago

      Isn’t that what Canada last time he announced a Tariff then dropped it? They just said “Nope not dropping ours until you calm the fuck down”

      • @rebelsimile@sh.itjust.works
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        514 days ago

        You can’t manufacture leverage like that. The “imbalance” he’s talking about didn’t exist in the first place. If he drops tariffs, he’s still in a materially worse position than when he started. He would need to provide concessions to get other nations to drop tariffs.

        • alaphic
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          514 days ago

          Or as I like to call it: The “Play Shitty Games, Win Shitty Prizes” Principle