>Sure, but then the other side can do the same That's expected. The other side already imposes some tarrifs (as did the EU - it's BS that Trump's tarrifs to EU

>Sure, but then the other side can do the same That's expected. The other side already imposes some tarrifs (as did the EU - it's BS that Trump's tarrifs to EU are some unprecedented move, the EU already had tarrifs of US cars and other products). The problem we're discussing (at least according to a parent comment) is that the US has a lot more "digital services" products than actual physical products where EU tarrifs are currently applied. So, what's discussed is how to tax those (and how to sidestep "but it's a European subsidiary, not a US company" hurdle). So, sure the US can counter EU digital services by also using the same sidestepping. But it's not like EU has many such worth talking about. All the big players are from the US (Facebook, Google, Amazon, MS, etc).