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"Personally I think it's a mistake but hot takes "they have no idea what's coming" are I believe naive." They slapped 10pct tariffs on the Heard and McDonald i
by 4ndrewl 2y ago
"Personally I think it's a mistake but hot takes "they have no idea what's coming" are I believe naive."
They slapped 10pct tariffs on the Heard and McDonald islands. Literally uninhabited islands in Antarctica.
- dev0p 2y agoThe defending theory for that is that it doesn't allow for loopholes by trading through tax exempt countries. It's certainly an interesting strategy. Let's see how it plays out.
- 4ndrewl 2y agoExcept those islands are Australian territories. And they've given Australia higher tariffs, so in theory they could reduce these tariffs (which will be paid at least in part by US citizens) by exporting through there? There's nothing strategic about a 4 column excel spreadsheet and one formula.
- dev0p 2y agoBy all accounts, it doesn't make sense. Hence why it's ... well, interesting, to say the least.