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One of the regions on Trump’s tariff list are Heard Island and the MacDonald Islands, both of which are inhabited entirely by penguins and zero humans. It should go without saying that these critters are not exporting any goods or services to the USA on which they could be taxed the 10% that the chart assigned them.
Heard Island / McDonald Islands penguins are fiercely independent and largely insusceptible to subjugation. These truths aggravated the Trump administration considerably. After careful deliberation, Trump's team of economic experts concluded that imposing 10% tariffs on the flightless birds would noticeably diminish their intrepid, self-reliant demeanor.
Penguins are the animal logo for Linux, that community-developed, er COMMUNIST SOCIALIST MARXIST alternative operating system that is free for anyone to use. See how his mind works? This is his way of rewarding Big Tech.
We were in Antartica (including several islands) just a few weeks ago. Let me tell you, those penguins are all over the place. Even in March, months after breeding season. In some areas you can hardly move without bumping into them. Why, they may even come right up to you and practically nip at your pants.
I say, if the penguins are going to be that aggressive, we must retaliate! And what better way than to slap a 10% tariff on their economy?
(Actually, the penguins were more nonchalant than aggressive. It was a delight to watch them walk, slide, dive, jump out of the ocean onto land, and swim like porpoises repeatedly arching up and out of the water.)
Regarding the 10% tariffs on unoccupied areas - that's just simple (simplistic) arithmetic. You start with a baseline of 10% worldwide regardless of whether the US trades with a region, let alone whether the region is even populated. So much for leveling the playing field with "reciprocal" tariffs.
"Yuge." I recall an SNL episode with both Bernie Sanders and Larry David. Just for (further) laughs, L. David prompted Bernie to REPEAT his version of pronouncing "Yuge." I needed a giggle amid the financial carnage today. How much further will it take me?
Real people are literally suffering and dying in violence and unspeakable junk around the world. Orange is dutifully doing his part to exacerbate it all. Doesn't feel like my own country anymore. Sigh.
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Then again, a pile of bricks would be smarter, too.
These truths aggravated the Trump administration considerably.
After careful deliberation, Trump's team of economic experts concluded that imposing 10% tariffs
on the flightless birds would noticeably diminish their intrepid, self-reliant demeanor.
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-tariffs-heard-and-mcdonald-islands-penguins/
I say, if the penguins are going to be that aggressive, we must retaliate! And what better way than to slap a 10% tariff on their economy?
(Actually, the penguins were more nonchalant than aggressive. It was a delight to watch them walk, slide, dive, jump out of the ocean onto land, and swim like porpoises repeatedly arching up and out of the water.)
Regarding the 10% tariffs on unoccupied areas - that's just simple (simplistic) arithmetic. You start with a baseline of 10% worldwide regardless of whether the US trades with a region, let alone whether the region is even populated. So much for leveling the playing field with "reciprocal" tariffs.
Real people are literally suffering and dying in violence and unspeakable junk around the world. Orange is dutifully doing his part to exacerbate it all. Doesn't feel like my own country anymore. Sigh.