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dealing with Trump tariff

 Actually, it’s pretty easy. Ignore them. You have no choice, Trump will change his mind every week for the next 3 1/2 years. That’s how Donald Trump operates, what’s important is the Donald Trump show. Nothing else.

everyone knows that industrial investment in the US is lower now than since Covid. When the economy was effectively shut down. No one is building anything, firstly, because ice is continually harassing building sites, but more importantly companies cannot budget. From one Monday to the next, the whole trading world can be completely different.

worse, yet, for the Americans, you’re better off, not investing in the United States at all, and just getting hit by the tariff once. What it does to America, is unclear. One thing for sure, for the next 18 months, there will be no industrial investment to the country. Maybe after the midterm, if and only if the Republicans are-chastised, will things get back to normal. But whatever normally is now, we bear no resemblance to what was normal before Trump arrived in power.

So what’s next, nothing nothing nothing. More posting more BS, and very little reaction. The three trade deals he signed, with Japan, Vietnam, and the United Kingdom, he already trashed. Actually, the trade agreement with Vietnam was not signed yet. It’s unlikely to be signed now, since Trump announced that Vietnam will face a 20% tariff, not the 10% had been agreed. as for Japan they’re so pissed with Donald Trump, they’re just ignoring the bastard. As for my country, well , I’m not very impressed with ourprime minister, he’s not covered himself with glory over the past few months. Still, maybe he’ll get some backbone out of all this. Maybe he’ll learn with the Europeans of learned, as you can’t trust the bastard.

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