Brussels’ zero-for-zero tariff offer not enough, U.S. president says, but indicates he’s open to a deal if the bloc commits to closing the trade deficit in goods.
The ridiculous thing is, digital earnings like the billions from Meta, Google etc. are not getting counted into the trade by Americans. Wonder how the trade deficit would look like if we did that. Apart from that, nobody wants to buy your ugly cars here, they wouldn’t even fit to our streets. It’s not like you couldn’t produce something for the European market, if you wanted. Nobody is interested in something like the Ford F150
Exactly… they earn billions with their tech stuff from us… It’s time to reduce that a little too!
Use European services where you can and boycott Meta, Google etc
I think they had a hard enough time explaining “goods” to him. They need that to sink in before introducing “services". He is still amused with the old-fashioned word “groceries“
There are a few of those pickup trucks around here. If they were easier to get in Germany I believe more fragile men would buy it. Even if it just sits in the driveway.
Fareed Zakaria said well on CNN (I like to binge watch it, sue me) recently, Trump is stuck in the 1950 and he’s obsessed with manufacturing, it’s why he just ignores tech companies, because his avocado brain just can’t compute that USA’s biggest export is really software and software/online services.
@gigachad@CAVOK oh don’t give the orange boy ideas, next headline will be “they ripp us off, EU must bring 90% of their citizens to truth network (or how ever his daily shitpost site is called) to get tariff relief!” 🤣 I hope EU does it like china, we can survive a view month longer with that than america.
The ridiculous thing is, digital earnings like the billions from Meta, Google etc. are not getting counted into the trade by Americans. Wonder how the trade deficit would look like if we did that. Apart from that, nobody wants to buy your ugly cars here, they wouldn’t even fit to our streets. It’s not like you couldn’t produce something for the European market, if you wanted. Nobody is interested in something like the Ford F150
Exactly… they earn billions with their tech stuff from us… It’s time to reduce that a little too! Use European services where you can and boycott Meta, Google etc
I think they had a hard enough time explaining “goods” to him. They need that to sink in before introducing “services". He is still amused with the old-fashioned word “groceries“
…JFC we are doomed
There are a few of those pickup trucks around here. If they were easier to get in Germany I believe more fragile men would buy it. Even if it just sits in the driveway.
I have already seen too many of those things in my city. But it is fun to watch them looking for a space to park their emotional support vehicles.
Fareed Zakaria said well on CNN (I like to binge watch it, sue me) recently, Trump is stuck in the 1950 and he’s obsessed with manufacturing, it’s why he just ignores tech companies, because his avocado brain just can’t compute that USA’s biggest export is really software and software/online services.
I doubt that thing would even fit in my drive.
@gigachad @CAVOK oh don’t give the orange boy ideas, next headline will be “they ripp us off, EU must bring 90% of their citizens to truth network (or how ever his daily shitpost site is called) to get tariff relief!” 🤣 I hope EU does it like china, we can survive a view month longer with that than america.
Doesnt Meta collect its money in Ireland?
If services are included, we’re almost even.
Given the amount of new giant pick ups around Ireland, I wouldn’t be surprised if the F150 is popular here.