• turnip@lemm.ee
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    23 hours ago

    Why does Europe like tariffs so much if tariffs are so bad?

    I’m assuming its Europeans themselves that are asking for the tariffs, and they have tariffs between countries in the EU as well, so what makes Europeans different from Americans. You’d assume they wouldnt have too different an outlook.

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      22 hours ago

      The problem isn’t that tariffs are being applied. There are many reasons to apply them, such as ensuring local production remains competitive with imports. The problem is that the tariffs are being just thrown up without careful calculation of what they are trying to achieve.

      It’s not the tariffs, it’s the unhinged way in which the US is applying them right now.

    • Noobnarski@lemmy.world
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      22 hours ago

      No, we don’t have any tariffs between countries in the EU for the most part, it’s one of the reasons the EU is so great.