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murder
Member Fri Apr 18 06:11:36
Trump says he might not want to raise tariffs on China any higher: 'At a certain point, people aren't going to buy'

President Donald Trump said there may be a point where he doesn't want to put higher tariffs on China because the move could deter buying.

Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office on Thursday, Trump said he may not raise tariffs if China goes beyond the 125% duty it has on American goods.

"At a certain point, I don't want them to go higher because at a certain point, you make it where people don't buy," Trump said when a reporter asked what happens if China raises tariffs on the US.

"I may not want to go higher, or I may not want to even go up to that level — I may want to go to less, because you want people to buy, and at a certain point, people aren't going to buy," he added.

Earlier on Thursday, China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it wouldn't pay attention to Trump's "tariff numbers game" after the White House said Chinese exports face a levy of up to 245%. Last week, Beijing called escalating US tariffs a "joke" and said they no longer hold "any economic significance."

China is the third-largest buyer of US goods, behind Canada and Mexico. According to US government figures, China bought $143.5 billion worth of American products last year.

In addition to tariffs, China and the US have imposed various punitive measures on each other in the escalating trade war. China has curbed the import of Hollywood films, and earlier this week, Bloomberg reported that Beijing asked its airlines to stop taking deliveries from Boeing. The US said that companies selling H20 chips to China will need a license, a move analysts said is essentially a ban on exporting those chips.

Read it here: http://www...hina-consumption-buying-2025-4

jergul
large member Fri Apr 18 06:44:07
China has already said it is not going to raise tariffs beyond 125%. What would be the point?

Rugian
Member Fri Apr 18 06:47:58
245% is "crying uncle" to you?

Average Ameriacn
Member Fri Apr 18 07:45:49
Tariffs should rise by 1% every day until China crawls before Trump.
Then someone could make a tariff counter in the internets that shows the actual tariff, that is also a great business idea.

@grok tell me how to make a tariff counter that shows the acutal tariff that President Trump has enacted on the peasant nation of China. I want to make it in visual basic and it should be compatible with the internets explorer and aol.

jergul
large member Fri Apr 18 07:48:30
"aol" Rofl. Or at least lol. I did laugh :).

TheChildren
Member Fri Apr 18 09:39:38
lol didnt china alrdy say this over week ago

obaminated
Member Fri Apr 18 09:55:38
"Trump cries uncle"

Trump has 125% tariffs on China and says he may not want to raise them any higher. Lol.

murder
Member Fri Apr 18 10:33:40

"I may not want to go higher, or I may not want to even go up to that level — I may want to go to less, because you want people to buy, and at a certain point, people aren't going to buy," he added.

He's talking about lowering tariffs ... because they are crushing the economy.

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murder
Member Fri Apr 18 10:35:42

Turns out that pulling ever higher tariff rates out of your ass doesn't work as well as you'd assume they would ... if you were a 5 year old.

Rugian
Member Fri Apr 18 10:35:59
"He's talking about lowering tariffs ... because they are crushing the economy."

Part of the problem with all of us existing alongside the 24-hour news cycle is that we can think we can make grand sweeping statements like this, when the reality is we won't know the actual effects of the tariffs until weeks or (more likely) months from now.

murder
Member Fri Apr 18 10:38:21

Also picking a tariff fight with every nation on the planet at the same time doesn't give you as much leverage as you'd assume it might ... if you were a clueless moron.

TheChildren
Member Fri Apr 18 10:55:13
"we won't know the actual effects of the tariffs until weeks or (more likely) months from now. "

>>

...

BUHHAHHHAAAA

no, u dont know. da rest of da world KNOWS xactly wut da effects gonna be

u is gonna pay 4 it

period

TheChildren
Member Fri Apr 18 10:57:46
r ya winnin yet?

http://www...rmer_shocked_by_trump_tariffs/

lololol

Paramount
Member Fri Apr 18 12:51:25
”I may want to go to less, because you want people to buy”

So is Trump going to lower the tariffs to 3%?

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murder Member	Fri Apr 18 06:11:36 Trump says he might not want to raise tariffs on China any higher: 'At a certain point, people aren't going to buy' President Donald Trump said there may be a point where he doesn't want to put higher tariffs on China because the move could deter buying. Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office on Thursday, Trump said he may not raise tariffs if China goes beyond the 125% duty it has on American goods. "At a certain point, I don't want them to go higher because at a certain point, you make it where people don't buy," Trump said when a reporter asked what happens if China raises tariffs on the US. "I may not want to go higher, or I may not want to even go up to that level — I may want to go to less, because you want people to buy, and at a certain point, people aren't going to buy," he added. Earlier on Thursday, China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it wouldn't pay attention to Trump's "tariff numbers game" after the White House said Chinese exports face a levy of up to 245%. Last week, Beijing called escalating US tariffs a "joke" and said they no longer hold "any economic significance." China is the third-largest buyer of US goods, behind Canada and Mexico. According to US government figures, China bought $143.5 billion worth of American products last year. In addition to tariffs, China and the US have imposed various punitive measures on each other in the escalating trade war. China has curbed the import of Hollywood films, and earlier this week, Bloomberg reported that Beijing asked its airlines to stop taking deliveries from Boeing. The US said that companies selling H20 chips to China will need a license, a move analysts said is essentially a ban on exporting those chips. Read it here: http://www...hina-consumption-buying-2025-4
jergul large member	Fri Apr 18 06:44:07 China has already said it is not going to raise tariffs beyond 125%. What would be the point?
Rugian Member	Fri Apr 18 06:47:58 245% is "crying uncle" to you?
Average Ameriacn Member	Fri Apr 18 07:45:49 Tariffs should rise by 1% every day until China crawls before Trump. Then someone could make a tariff counter in the internets that shows the actual tariff, that is also a great business idea. @grok tell me how to make a tariff counter that shows the acutal tariff that President Trump has enacted on the peasant nation of China. I want to make it in visual basic and it should be compatible with the internets explorer and aol.
jergul large member	Fri Apr 18 07:48:30 "aol" Rofl. Or at least lol. I did laugh :).
TheChildren Member	Fri Apr 18 09:39:38 lol didnt china alrdy say this over week ago
obaminated Member	Fri Apr 18 09:55:38 "Trump cries uncle" Trump has 125% tariffs on China and says he may not want to raise them any higher. Lol.
murder Member	Fri Apr 18 10:33:40 "I may not want to go higher, or I may not want to even go up to that level — I may want to go to less, because you want people to buy, and at a certain point, people aren't going to buy," he added. He's talking about lowering tariffs ... because they are crushing the economy. -
murder Member	Fri Apr 18 10:35:42 Turns out that pulling ever higher tariff rates out of your ass doesn't work as well as you'd assume they would ... if you were a 5 year old.
Rugian Member	Fri Apr 18 10:35:59 "He's talking about lowering tariffs ... because they are crushing the economy." Part of the problem with all of us existing alongside the 24-hour news cycle is that we can think we can make grand sweeping statements like this, when the reality is we won't know the actual effects of the tariffs until weeks or (more likely) months from now.
murder Member	Fri Apr 18 10:38:21 Also picking a tariff fight with every nation on the planet at the same time doesn't give you as much leverage as you'd assume it might ... if you were a clueless moron.
TheChildren Member	Fri Apr 18 10:55:13 "we won't know the actual effects of the tariffs until weeks or (more likely) months from now. " >> ... BUHHAHHHAAAA no, u dont know. da rest of da world KNOWS xactly wut da effects gonna be u is gonna pay 4 it period
TheChildren Member	Fri Apr 18 10:57:46 r ya winnin yet? http://www...rmer_shocked_by_trump_tariffs/ lololol
Paramount Member	Fri Apr 18 12:51:25 ”I may want to go to less, because you want people to buy” So is Trump going to lower the tariffs to 3%?
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