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for reference, the Deputy White House Press Secretary's tweet (providing evidence of (2): https://x.com/KushDesai47/status/1907618136444067901 https://x.com/Kus

for reference, the Deputy White House Press Secretary's tweet (providing evidence of (2): https://x.com/KushDesai47/status/1907618136444067901 https://x.com/KushDesai47/status/1907618136444067901

dragonwriter 2y ago
It also proves (1), since it is a response (QRT, rather than a comment) to a tweet describing the trade deficit/exports approach, and starts with "No we literally calculated tariff and non tariff barriers.", and then presents the formula proving (2).
- tailspin2019 2y ago
  What’s QRT?
  - MarcelOlsz 2y ago
    I assume quote retweet.
    - alfiedotwtf 2y ago
      The Onion couldn't even make half of this up without looking like bad writers... but here we are
      - stavros 2y ago
        Reality isn't constrained by quality bars.
      - BLKNSLVR 2y ago
        Someone quoted this headline elsewhere, so I looked up the actual article[0]. It would have been hilarious back in 2001. It's... scarily prescient in 2025. Can satire be just too good? [0]: https://theonion.com/bush-our-long-national-nightmare-of-peace-and-prosperi-1819565882/ https://theonion.com/bush-our-long-national-nightmare-of-pea...
- rtkwe 2y ago
  That formula just simplifies to trade_deficit/2*total_imports per country. It doesn't disprove anything it just looks fancier but the two extra terms are constants that simplify to 2. If you do the math it lines up for every country that didn't get the default 10% rate. https://imgur.com/a/jBTiz7T https://imgur.com/a/jBTiz7T