President Donald Trump is threatening a 100% tariff on imports from any country that imposes a tax on digital services provided by United States companies
  • k0e3@lemmy.ca
    5·
    12 hours ago

    This kind of behaviour is exactly what’s driving Europeans and every other country from even using yank digital services so removing the taxes won’t even matter. I’ve unsubscribed from every yank subscription service and have not even bought games from that country. It sucks, but I’ve also not bought anything off Steam either for over a year.

  • Miller@lemmy.world
    3·
    10 hours ago

    He also said the war with Iran was won three months ago but the Strait of Hormuz is still not open after threats, pleadings and offers of $300 billion.

    • AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world
      2·
      1 hour ago

      The war with Iran has been won so many times. No other war has been won more than that one. Many people are saying it. Very great people.

  • 𝙈𝙞𝙖@quokk.auEnglish
    13·
    15 hours ago

    Oh he’s going back to the tariff threat? Guess he has no other options except to play this tired thing out.

    • RestrictedAccount@lemmy.world
      8·
      15 hours ago

      The court has taken this away from him per the rule of law

      He must be losing on the Epstein front and is reluctant to start another war

      • pdxfed@lemmy.world
        6·
        13 hours ago

        Imagine when spastically making alternating claims of illegal global tariffs on one of your strongest trading partners and holders of 1/4 of your sovereign debt is your 3rd-worst conversation piece.

    • dudeface@lemmy.world
      2·
      7 hours ago

      Would be nice if we started blocking these big US tech companies who don’t pay their share, their value is questionable

      EU alternatives should be regulated better and I am sure they would pop up almost immediately

    • Jay@lemmy.ca
      25·
      17 hours ago

      Nothing. He just tends to lash out when he gets worse diaper rash than usual.

    • JeeBaiChow@lemmy.world
      2·
      12 hours ago

      If everyone is working in unhealthy working conditions for unreasonably low pay with no hope to afford the things they need to live or access to information they need to lift themselves out of their situation, the billionaires will own everyone.

      If everyone is simply slave property, no one will have time to complain.

    • Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world
      2·
      14 hours ago

      It helps push the tax burden further down the wealth hierarchy in combination with tax cuts. It also raises the price of goods, temporarily boosting profit margins. It’s actually a really effective way to suck capital out of the population, and it will benefit hundreds if not thousands of Americans.