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Trump threatens 100% tariff on the BRIC bloc of nations if they act to undermine US dollar (apnews.com)
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His threat was directed at countries in the so-called BRIC alliance, which consists of Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran and the United Arab Emirates.

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[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 3 points 9 months ago

Raising the income tax to 100% might also give you a brief surge of revenue before people start starving and then burning things.