The US had a trade-weighted average tariff rate of 2.2% in 2023, compared with 2.7% for the EU, 1.9% in Japan, 3.4% for Canada, 3% for China and 1.7% for Switzerland -- hardly a huge disparity. @anaswanson.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/04/02/u... - ThreadSky

peterbakernyt.bsky.social • 7 days ago

The US had a trade-weighted average tariff rate of 2.2% in 2023, compared with 2.7% for the EU, 1.9% in Japan, 3.4% for Canada, 3% for China and 1.7% for Switzerland -- hardly a huge disparity. @anaswanson.bsky.social https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/02/us/politics/trump-tariffs-global-trade.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c&pvid=160B7F14-4176-4DA3-B65E-A7744363DCE0

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michaelhardrada.bsky.social•6 days ago

Why let the facts get in the way of the lies.

bearcats44.bsky.social•7 days ago

He doesn't know a fair trade rate, if you drew it with colorful sharpies smh

bond-jamesbond.bsky.social•6 days ago

There’s a reasonable chance that in 2 months time Trump will say “I never introduced new tariffs - it was Joe Biden”

arlenetrebbefowler.bsky.social•7 days ago

Yeah…those damn penguins. They’ve been screwing us over for years.

hershovitz.bsky.social•7 days ago

Hey headline writers at @nytimes.com, don’t say “is he right?” or “does he have a point?” when you know the answer—that Trump a lying scumbag or mentally ill. Some people only read headlines, and your pathetic headlines that don’t lead with the cold, hard truth does a disservice to your readers.

fourmilerider.bsky.social•7 days ago

Never let facts get in the way of a good story

fourmilerider.bsky.social•7 days ago

Never let facts get in the way of a good story

norwtx.bsky.social•7 days ago

The tariffs are wrongly increased bcs America consume more than they can sell …
Funny that the American economy is mainly driven by consumption…

dubs104.bsky.social•7 days ago

The orange felon is never right.

screamingsclady.bsky.social•7 days ago

Somehow I think he’s starting to actually believe his own bullsh*t and now we are really in trouble.

larryt3647.bsky.social•7 days ago

Of course not. Started with a bad formula and lied about everything.

gmonorail.bsky.social•7 days ago

tariffs are (domestic) economic levers of control. ask sen murphy

southst1.bsky.social•7 days ago

Trump can’t do math

henrymn44.bsky.social•7 days ago

Total insane.

henrymn44.bsky.social•7 days ago

Out of 161 million employeed in US in 2024, 13 million are in manufacturing. Let's say in 4 years when new plants are built, and 2 million new jobs are created? All this tarriff damage for MAYBE 2 MILLION JOBS? Total delusional.

henrymn44.bsky.social•7 days ago

the kind created by men with too much ego and not enough experience with accounting.

margotsibley25.bsky.social•7 days ago

While people wonder w Trump so crazy and Elon quiet do u think they r moving on Ft. Knox? Elon suspects gold is missing. They r very transparent.

fedup58.bsky.social•6 days ago

Not the alternative facts that Trump loves to rely on.

larrybndc.bsky.social•7 days ago

You know goddamn well he isn’t right.

susubrooks.bsky.social•7 days ago

Why do these stories continue to be written so credulously? Trump has no idea what tariffs do or how they work. We all know that. Yet the press continues to write this stuff "straight", looking for some rationale that makes it make sense, when everyone knows this is yet another fit of pique.

melissahbuckner.bsky.social•7 days ago

Astounding. Serious analysis unlike whatever “calculations” happened at WH. As pointed out: Trump is performing a quadruple bypass on an economy that didn’t need it. And just cut an artery. 🩸

jefflee65.bsky.social•7 days ago

jmayday.bsky.social•7 days ago

By default-“Trump says….” Is a lie.

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