This whole situation is just embarrassing and scary, as is the entire Trump presidency, but I’d like to point out that the US exports a fuckton of goods and services around the world. At least, the US used to export a fuckton of goods and services around the world.
The US’s largest “share” of exports to china vs other countries are soybeans and jet engines. China has spent the past decade and a half working to diversify their imports so this exact thing wouldn’t destroy their economy.
Yeah. I’m hard pressed to think of any physical goods of American origin that I would have in my home. I have noticed grapes and mandarines from the US at the supermarket but definitely no household items.
You’re right about services, like digital products and software. In my own personal case there isn’t much but I don’t think I’m indicative of Australians generally.
I think this is why the Australian government chose not to implement tariffs. We buy American things like airplanes and microsoft windows. There’s no substitute for them locally so what would be the point of a tariff ?
This whole situation is just embarrassing and scary, as is the entire Trump presidency, but I’d like to point out that the US exports a fuckton of goods and services around the world. At least, the US used to export a fuckton of goods and services around the world.
The US’s largest “share” of exports to china vs other countries are soybeans and jet engines. China has spent the past decade and a half working to diversify their imports so this exact thing wouldn’t destroy their economy.
Yeah. I’m hard pressed to think of any physical goods of American origin that I would have in my home. I have noticed grapes and mandarines from the US at the supermarket but definitely no household items.
You’re right about services, like digital products and software. In my own personal case there isn’t much but I don’t think I’m indicative of Australians generally.
I think this is why the Australian government chose not to implement tariffs. We buy American things like airplanes and microsoft windows. There’s no substitute for them locally so what would be the point of a tariff ?
I was thinking about buying a Schiit headphone amplifier (no joke on the name!), now the USA can get focked.