Kim Perales on Nostr: Trump is set to impose a 104% in levies on Chinese imports on Wed -already set to see ...
Trump is set to impose a 104% in levies on Chinese imports on Wed -already set to see #tariffs⬆️by 34% as part of Trump’s “reciprocal” tariffs pkg +50% after CN didn’t back off its promise to impose 34% retaliatory tariffs on US goods by noon Tues adding: 84% in duties.
CN was America’s 2nd largest source of imports last yr, shipping: $439B worth of goods to the US. US: exported $144B to CN. Mutual tariffs threaten to hurt dom IDUs & result in #LAYOFFS.
#Idiocracy #USPol
https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/08/business/trump-china-tariffPublished at
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