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@BrianCAlbrecht

Literally the worst possible tariffs ft.com/content/d9509d

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Erica York

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Mar 11

Trump just announced higher tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum effective March 12. The Section 232 steel and aluminum tariffs are slated to kick in on March 14. Does this mean tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum will reach 75%?

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@BrianCAlbrecht

Econ 101 is wrong about tariffs

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Worst possible tariffs *so far*

Sadly, Trump's electorate is largely economically illiterate. There's a significant chunk who will cheer for anything he does, no matter how predatory and insane. The market is down because it is discounting a future of reduced trade emanating from these tariffs. The extent of

Ricardo V. Lago

Brian, the big picture is the destruction of the rules- based multilateral trade system that the US established with GATT in 1948 and the successive rounds of phasing out of trade barriers. Demand and supply diagrams ( A Harberger ) and effective protection calculations ( Max

Zero Data Retention

No? They hurt his base the most. I want to see manufacturing layoffs then those people quit politics for good.

So much new material to teach!

@santiagoclassic

Nice post

Runar Hagelund Wiksnes

Corrosive memory

@ZaxxonGalaxian

I wonder if a domestic steel manufacturer paid him off.

Wait, it's early in his term. I'm sure he can do worse.

Something Trump wouldn’t know, of course. But the Russian economists who advise their Intelligence services definitely would …

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