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Bernardo de La Paz

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38. Well, Afghanistan got more favourable treatment on his big chart than any other country

Reply to Otto_Harper (Original post)

Wed Apr 2, 2025, 09:51 PM

Apr 2

It was the only country with purported over 20% "tariffs" against US products that got less than half. It is purported to tax with tariffs at a rate of 49%, but it got only 10% tariff tax in US retaliation for it.

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Well, Afghanistan got more favourable treatment on his big chart than any other country Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2 #38

I guess he forgot that it's an illegal market Meowmee Apr 2 #39

That does actually fit the way he's decide tariffs - the more imports from a country, the higher the tariffs muriel_volestrangler Apr 3 #40

Not the Onion Hekate Apr 3 #43