https://x.com/PawlowskiMario/status/1909796735167221797 

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https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-tariffs-trade-war-donald-trump-republican-states/

EU slaps tariffs on US trucks, cigarettes and ice cream to target Trump’s red states

European trade officials sure know how to have fun.

The EU’s response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to impose so-called reciprocal tariffs on all of America’s trading partners may be less aggressive than expected, but it does show some creativity in its bid to hit the U.S. where it will hurt the most.

These include (but are not limited to) ice cream from Arizona, handkerchiefs from South Carolina, electric blankets from Alabama, ties and bow ties from Florida (unless they’re made of silk, which Democratic California will be more than happy to provide), and washing machines from Wisconsin.

Pasta from Florida and South Carolina will also face some tariff heat, though Italy will likely be delighted to fill the market gap.

Overall, retaliatory measures imposed by China, Canada and the EU will hit nearly $90 billion of American exports.

Beijing has mainly targeted U.S. produce, slapping a 15 percent duty on commodities like chicken, wheat and corn along with 10 percent on soybeans, meat, fruit and other farm exports. Canada, meanwhile, has imposed two sets of tariffs — 25 percent on a range of agrifood products, and another 25 percent on steel and aluminum products.

As a last resort, the bloc could wield its “trade bazooka” to hit U.S. services, which would take the trade war to a whole new level — something not all EU countries are ready to do just yet.

 

Očekivano, napadaju se crvene države, fun. Trade rat sa svima odjednom, art of the deal 🤣 Ameri će smršavit.

"As a last resort, the bloc could wield its “trade bazooka” to hit U.S. services, which would take the trade war to a whole new level — something not all EU countries are ready to do just yet."

 

Ovo Dumpff niti ne spominje, to ustvari Amerikanci prodaju, glazba, filmovi, IT kao Microsoft Win, Google, razne usluge. Ako to uračunamo da li uopće postoji deficit.

Kod toga je problem kaj baš i nema alternativa. Možeš ti udariti po proizvodu koji sam proizvodiš ili imaš neke alternative ali proizvode i usluge koje imaju praktički samo jedan izvor (poput Microsoft proizvoda koji su standard u svim granama) više štetiš sebi. Samo će se dići cijene za tvoje potrebe a njima neće ići ništa manje novca natrag pošto jednostavno nemaš izbor.

Amerika se postavlja prema Kini iz pozicije apsolutnog šefa, zanemarujući pritom da je Kina izrasla u gotovo jednaku silu. 

To me podsjeća na ovu scenu, kad se Billy Bats odnosi sa disrespektom prema Joe Pesci-u, ne prihvaćajući da to više nije onaj mali bjednik, već ozbiljan igrač.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-RwaVhhV_8 

 

A jednostavno EU moze zatvoriti oci na pirateriju. To je Rusija ucinila. Nisu Rusi odjednom izmislili svoje alternativne software ili se prebacili na neke kineske. Jednostavno su piratirali sve sto se moze. 

EU nikad neće pristati na ilegalne verzije softwarea u svojim javnim ustanovama, službama i tvrtkama. Ono kaj može je skinuti kazne koje neke države imaju za piratizaciju tako da običan čovjek može lakše sebi "nabaviti". Isto vrijedi za filmove, igre i glazbu. To bi generalno bio dobar potez bez da uopće staviš neke službene carine. Ti zakoni su ionako stavljeni primarno radi američkog lobija...pa nek sad pokažu malo muda.

Pa upravo to mislim. Da zazmiri i ukloni trenutne blokade kad privatni gradjani ili tvrtke zele piratirati Windows, skidati filmove s torenta i sl. 

To i evenutalno skidanje paypala i druge americke sustave placanja su isto opcije. Postoje eurpske alternative tipa Wise i Revolut.