[kkingston57]

[QUOTE=SoCalGal;2422975]You understand why uninhabited islands were included, right?

Tariffs, which imposed a baseline 10% tax on imports from over 180 countries and territories, included remote and uninhabited locations like the Heard and McDonald Islands, an Australian territory in the sub-Antarctic with no human population. Several explanations have emerged for this unusual decision.

One key rationale, articulated by U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, is the aim to close potential loopholes in trade policy. Lutnick argued that listing even uninhabited territories prevents other countries from exploiting them as conduits to ship goods into the U.S. and evade tariffs. This perspective suggests a deliberate strategy to ensure no region, regardless of its population or economic activity, could be used to circumvent the tariffs, drawing from past experiences where countries like China rerouted exports through third parties during Trump's first term.[/QUOTE

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Originally Posted by Tvflguy

Almost all of these drops were due to the CHINA virus. Others, recent, in attempting to right our global trading and finances.

And finally, yes he IS Great! And will make America even Greater. What’s wrong with that?

The hate is palpable. I will continue to wear my MAGA hat and drive our Tesla. And pray for our country.

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