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"There are the tariffs against countries that have actual goods and services on which US consumers depend. China: 54 percent. Vietnam: 46 percent. Cambodia: 49 percent. South Korea: 25 percent. No corner of the US consumer economy will go untouched. Prices will rise."

wired.comThe Trump Tariffs Are How Everything Works NowElon Musk and DOGE have taken a blowtorch to federal agencies. But the tariffs are a helpful reminder that it's Donald Trump who's fiddling while it all burns.
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And while we have yet to see if Taiwan's chips will face US tariffs, here's some context: Enforcing the tariffs on Taiwan would be difficult, and they wouldn’t necessarily be enough to meaningfully increase semiconductor manufacturing in the United States, experts told WIRED.

wired.comTrump Still Considering Tariffs on Taiwanese Chips, Despite $100 Billion TSMC DealEnforcing the tariffs on Taiwan would be difficult, and they wouldn’t necessarily be enough to meaningfully increase semiconductor manufacturing in the United States, experts told WIRED.

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Lias
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Surely not, but knowing what I've read about the paucity (ignorance) of their knowledge about the world beyond their country, who knows.The Trump govt knows no bounds.

Florence
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When is the United States and the world willing to stop dark donald in his tracks? He is mentally deranged with incompentent people surrounding him and many republican puppets! He is attempting to destroy the United States and Allies and destroy the stability of our world. Take the needed action!