Washington Auditor Senior Writer David Harsanyi expressed suspicion over the course of President Donald Trump‘s taxes, questioning whether they would give the United States a greater good playing area on the international market.
Trmp’s tariff were ann unc d Wedne da , wh ch the ad ini materials. Harsanyi contended that even though the world is never a “utopia”, the U. S. lives” a very fine living” on the international market. He said these taxes should be “targeted” instead of being issued widely.
Harsanyi clarified that he does not feel the U. S. did” decline” under these new taxes, but they will put the country through “unnecessary pain”.
He even pointed out that some countries with low taxes are all “rich places” compared to other countries with higher taxes, including China and India, which are “far poorer than us”. As such, Harsanyi expressed uncertainty as to why the U. S. did observe the , economic , laws of poorer places, saying , this “makes no sense to me”.
However, Marlin Steel CEO Drew Greenblatt was more friendly of Trump’s taxes, arguing how his firm is charged when it exports material boxes to England. Surprisingly, copper baskets imported to the U. S. are charged much less, which represents the “wildly cruel using area”.
Will TRUMP HAVE A PLAN B IF HIS TARIFFS PLUNGE US INTO RECESSION?
In the wake of Trump’s newly announced tariffs, leaders of the European Union, which was hit with 20 % tariffs, expressed a willingness to negotiate with the U. S. Meanwhile, Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te said he was looking “forward to working closely with the U. S. to ensure a fair, mutually beneficial approach” after his country was hit with a 32 % tariff, which does not extend to semiconductor imports into the U. S.
My advice to foreign officials is that if you have not already reached out to President @realDonaldTrump, you need to do so soon. Trump is, at his base, a dealmaker who sees the world as a series of trades.
Based on his track record to meeting with foreign…
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On X, Pershing Square CEO Bill Ackman advised unusual officials to reach out to Trump “immediately. He predicted the president do” gift the first dealmakers with fairer deals” compared to those who wait.  ,
