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tuna-piano on April 4, 2025 | parent | context | favorite | on: Growing trade deficit is selling the nation out fr...

What's funny is the tariffs announced a couple day sago explicitly excluded semi conductors and pharmaceuticals. We are literally about to tariff t-shirts but not those more strategic industries.

re-thc on April 4, 2025 | [–]

> What's funny is the tariffs announced a couple day sago explicitly excluded semi conductors and pharmaceuticals.

They're "excluded" because they're coming later. It was announced they'd be specific 1s in that area.

mk89 on April 4, 2025 | [–]

Because you need them, otherwise a car would cost you 3x.

anothernewdude on April 4, 2025 | [–]

Americans own too many cars as it is.

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