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imanamerican63

(14,960 posts) Tue Apr 22, 2025, 04:34 PM Tuesday

Bessent said to a group of business leaders....

“the trade war with China is going ease soon”, until Trump decides to crank up more tariffs! The damage is already done and no matter how it ends? It’s going to be disastrous outcome for everyone!

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Bessent said to a group of business leaders.... (Original Post) imanamerican63 Tuesday OP

This administration's whipsawing of other countries with tariffs/no tariffs calls into question America's stability. Efilroft Sul Tuesday #1

Their strategy, such as it is, rests upon an enormous and critical falsehood: RockRaven Tuesday #2

Efilroft Sul

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1. This administration's whipsawing of other countries with tariffs/no tariffs calls into question America's stability.

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Tue Apr 22, 2025, 04:53 PM

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That's not "the art of the deal"; that's practiced faithlessness, and Trump is its poster child.

RockRaven

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2. Their strategy, such as it is, rests upon an enormous and critical falsehood:

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Tue Apr 22, 2025, 05:05 PM

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that reversing the tariffs will restore the trade eliminated by the imposition of the tariffs. This is untrue, especially in regards to China.

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