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[–] Revan343@lemmy.ca 16 points 1 hour ago (1 children)
[–] whostosay@lemmy.world 7 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

Sir, your /ich_iel is leaking

[–] N0t_5ure@lemmy.world 36 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Any trade deal they strike with Trump is illusory and not worth the paper it's written on. See, e.g., what happened to the NAFTA deal Trump signed during his first administration. The EU should refuse to play his games and quietly start dumping their substantial holdings of U.S. Treasury bonds.

[–] hitmyspot@aussie.zone 17 points 4 hours ago

Yes, I don't see how they don't see that. I get trying to drag it out while opening other markets, but as china showed, he responds to shows of strength. There I no point negotiating in good faith. He won't honour it.

Europe should not be looking at what's the best way to trade with the USA, but look at what's the best way to support European companies being alternatives to the USA monopolies.

That's Trunos plan for the USA. Europe has an opportunity to take the lead and spread worldwide while other countries have the same issue.

If the large blocs, like EU can't stand up to Trunos tariffs, smaller countries have no chance and that is to everyone's detriment. If the EU stands up, china stands up, then medium economies like Canada and Australia can stand up too. He only has leverage when people are divided.

[–] ccunning@lemmy.world 118 points 7 hours ago (4 children)

The anti-coercion instrument, known as the “big bazooka” of the EU’s trade arsenal, would give the commission powers to go after US multinational companies, slapping extra taxes on the digital revenues of tech firms.

[–] rc__buggy@sh.itjust.works 12 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

And the very next line:

This is a major escalation the Irish Government wants to avoid.

Have they tried going back to before they were a crooked tax haven for unethical corporations? I knew as soon as they decided to be a tax shelter that they would become what I believe the Br*tish call, "A cunt in the machinery."

[–] Protoknuckles@lemmy.world 83 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

PLEASE do. Maybe that will get enough companies pissed at him that they push him and his support out.

[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 16 points 5 hours ago

Agreed.

Our own government isn't doing anything to stop him. Let Europe do something to stand in his way.

[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 3 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago) (1 children)

Then the tech firms raise prices in the EU. That's what happened to Canada and Canada backed down. The only difference is the EU may want to encourage their own tech companies to grow.

[–] MuskyMelon@lemmy.world 2 points 34 minutes ago

If the EU gives more incentives to their companies, US tech firms will come back begging like little bitches to claim EU domicile.

[–] SharkAttak@kbin.melroy.org 32 points 7 hours ago

A literal bazooka would work too: KABOOM and no more orange idiot rambling about things he doesn't understand.

[–] redsand@lemmy.dbzer0.com 21 points 6 hours ago (1 children)
[–] NotSteve_@piefed.ca 13 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

That's the nuclear bomb that I think every country is holding off using (for now)

[–] redsand@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 4 hours ago

That would be an embargo. This is more Akim to sustained shelling between friends.

There's one thing you need to think about - isolationism is still popular in the USA.