So you wanted trump to go through with the tarrifs so we have certainty? Im confused.
Of course you are confused. You see things through a lens that has to boost or excuse Trump.
And you are ascribing "wants" to me that I did not express.
Try re-reading the first words in my opening statement. Then cross reference to the title of the topic.
Trump's face-saving move is a half measure he jsut came up with out of desperation when he saw he was cratering his own economy. The leading indicator of which is the tens of trillions of dollars lost in the US stock markets.
His sycophants all claim it was all part of his genius Master Plan. Which may have some truth to it as Trump's negotiating style is as predictable as negotiation in a Turkish Rug Bazaar.
even IF that bullshit were true, and he planned tis all along... his 90 days bullshit only causes continued uncertainty in the USA and the rest of the world. From governments, to big and small companies, to simple workers, the confidence that stability brings has vanished like a pecker in ice water . 90 days of more "wait and see" means people not spending money, not investing etc. But it has woken non-American countries, governments and citizens to understand how they have been foolish to put so much faith and investment into the USA. Now they realize that the country is even more ignorant and fucked up than they thought because they elected this incompetent egomaniac.
At least it has moved Canada out of our comfy chair and are going to broaden our markets and strengthen our bonds with LIKE-MINDED, honourable and trustworthy societies.
Specifically targetting China is the correct move, who has engaged in unfair trade practices since being ushered into the WTO. The CCP has been at war with the west for decades. Im glad people are opening up their eyes to it finally
Absolutely "TARGETTING CHINA IS The CORRECT MOVE". You are right, they not only engage in unfair trade practices, they engage in commercial fraud on a national, cultural basis, safe behind the Chinese Wall from repercussions. I've been involved in companies who were outright ripped off for millions of dollars of defective, substandard products, and who have never even shipped subsequent orders once the relationship has developed where big deposits on huge orders were made.
And yes, China is also ACTIVELY targetting western industry and tech, passing off counterfeit US branded goods and selling patent protected products with absolute impunity. And are THE source country for fentanyl and precursor chemicals. So yeah... TARGET CHINA! Enact trade embargoes on specific companies, industries, products, derivative products etc that infringe on US IP. Heck, here on TERB I bet we could come up with 10 refined to be highly effective trade measures to effect such change in behaviour.
Even apply tariffs on specific goods.
But fucking Know-it-All Trump, a simpleton at best, just pulls nice round numbers out of his flabby white ass and applies global tariffs on everyone and everything (except Russia!) . When someone starts the double the asking price, then looks for a counter-offer, then offers to split the difference... that person is not negotiating from a point of knowledge and being rational, they are letting their ego's run their brain. I used to deal with fucking goofs like this all the time in the trades. If I take the time and money to invest in a proper take-off and RFQ, invite a trade to quote and that trade eitehr lowballs me or tries me on for size and then offers big discounts etc... I know they are either or both didn't do their homework, don't know what they are really doing or are jsut playing negotiating games, I tell them to their face to fuck off.
Same if I am giving a quote or proposal. Or if I'm selling something. I figure out my costs, consider my situation, crunch the numbers factoring in my interest in the job or product and then post a fair price.
Trump just pulls numbers out of his ass. And if he wants to show he is serious, he doubles it. In a good mood or feels pushback , cuts it in half. This is such a primitive, rudimentary approach to selling shit on Kijij ffs, never mind fucking with the global economy and lives of so many billions of people. Or even just the 300 million Americans ... or even just the millions that voted for this traitorous skidmark.
