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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
KimPerales@toad.social ("Kim Perales") wrote:

"Spare a thought for the small bus owners who'd to beg & borrow to pay a $145,000 tax on that $100K shp of product that happened to arrive while the most extreme CN tariff was in place, only to see their pres back down with 0 Chinese concessions.

Could have been worse -it's good Trump is caving again. Now?🚨Aggregate #tariffs on CN stay ~55%. CN could repkg some promises on fentanyl to get that down a bit more but not by much. We seem stuck with a 10% tariff/tax on all foreign imports."

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A screenshot of two tweets from Tom Malinowski discussing the impact of inflationary taxes and tariffs on industries in the USA, specifically mentioning the effects on companies that manufacture domestically and higher tariffs on aluminum and steel.
A tweet by Tom Malinowski discussing the current global trading system, criticizing Trump's approach to building coalitions against countries like China, and mentioning the consequences of attacking U.S. allies. The tone reflects concern over the resulting harm despite averting a potential…