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[โ€“] starlinguk@lemmy.world 11 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

The US needs to become unimportant.

[โ€“] Jhex@lemmy.world 2 points 11 hours ago

Don TACO is working hard at this

[โ€“] jlh@lemmy.jlh.name 11 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago) (1 children)

EU exports to the US are as big as China. And that's not including Norway and Switzerland.

Also, the EU imports twice as much as China, the incredibly valuable US tech sector is heavily dependent on the EU.

https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=USA-EU_-_international_trade_in_goods_statistics

The US is screwed if they keep pissing off Europe like this.

[โ€“] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 2 points 16 hours ago

dont we "import" alot of tech workers from the EU too, and many from the stem sector too.

[โ€“] nul9o9@lemmy.dbzer0.com 18 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago) (1 children)

Even if you capitulate, there is a high chance he'll announce new arbitrary tariffs for you the very next moment. His word is worth less than the shit stains in his diaper.

Congress should be setting terms for these deals. His tariffs are 100% illegal, and is doing irreversible damage to our economic power on the world stage.

[โ€“] Hirom@beehaw.org 2 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

Great point. Announcing tariffs should be painful for the US, not an easy way to get a sweater deal. If the EU accepts an unfair deal under pressure, the US will announce new tariffs again to put further pressure, and further change terms.

The commission is pushing back on tariffs, as it should. Each time the US' shameful leader announces upcoming tariffs, the EU executive prepares and publishes a list of US product that will be hit by retaliatory tariffs.

[โ€“] renamon_silver@lemmy.wtf 11 points 20 hours ago

Bro is trying to impoverish other nations the same as he impoverishes US citizens

[โ€“] morgunkorn@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

sure they have money, but they're also only 4% of the world population, i'm sure well be fine doing business with the other 96%

[โ€“] Eyekaytee@aussie.zone 4 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

tbf it's not the people we care about, it's what they output

The amount they produce is fuggin ridiculous:

California is now the 4th largest economy in the world

https://www.gov.ca.gov/2025/04/23/california-is-now-the-4th-largest-economy-in-the-world/

[โ€“] morgunkorn@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 13 hours ago

yup, and with less buyers they'll have also less incentive to produce that much, giving the opportunity for others to grow