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Trump is right on this one -- this measure is definitely anti-competitive and specifically aimed at American tech companies. I hope he is swift to retaliate wit
by alt_f4 7y ago
Trump is right on this one -- this measure is definitely anti-competitive and specifically aimed at American tech companies. I hope he is swift to retaliate with appropriate tariffs.
Failing to do so will bring a wave of random EU taxes on American tech companies, which will eventually lead to lower profits and engineer salaries.
- simion314 7y agoHow, did you forgot how big US is? We are reminded here on HN how big US is, so it is natural that some US companies will also fall into that tax laws. What will Trump do? tax smaller companies so non US ones are hit harder ? Off topic, did the China tariffs had any good side effect so far?
- superkuh 7y agoWhich China tariffs? The extreme ones China had been using the last few decades or the recent US ones in response to China's longstanding tarriffs?
- simion314 7y agoThe ones we read on HN, were there any good consequences so far?
- fiter 7y agoArguably the China tariffs are resulting in manufacturing being distributed to other countries. This could be considered a good side effect from a fault tolerance perspective.
- simion314 7y agoAgree, also China,India and other countries will invest more into reducing their dependencies on US which is as you said good from a fault tolerance perspective
- fiter 7y agoThis trade war might help Chinese capital equipment manufacturers as they can sell to the new factories in other countries.
- kzrdude 7y agoOh no, won't someone please think of the U.S. software.engineers. And oh no, access to a market also means legal and tax responsibilities?
- alt_f5 7y ago> Oh no, won't someone please think of the U.S. software.engineers. Next time you're wondering why you're a Senior Software Engineer with 10 years of experience, but only making 45k EUR in a major European metro area and can never afford to own your own home, please don't forget to remind yourself that you'll get to stay for free in the hospital for the 2 weeks before you die in your late seventies.
- icebraining 7y agoThe HN guidelines ask us not to be snarky.
- kzrdude 7y agoI appreciate the frank comment. Thanks