Originally Posted by Rob B.
Marty,
I’ll give it one last try because you’re slowly but surely making a fool of yourself.
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Am I Rob? Or am I just refusing to follow into your rabbit holes?

I'll try one more time to cut to the core...

Total trade 976 billion (Call it 1 trillion)
EU buys $370 billion from US
US buys $606 billion from EU

Going forward lets call these numbers "THE BROAD STROKE."

I expect for people who want this status quo to remain in place unchallenged, to squeal like the pig that is next in line at a slaughterhouse, and to throw anything that they can think of... about chocolates, cars or anything else ..."at the wall." But I am never going to stop seeing those three numbers. Unfortunately for you Europeans, neither is Trump.

Originally Posted by Rob B.
I gave you the numbers. In 2023, the tariffs on EU goods going to the US were higher than US goods going to Europe. I gave you the formula Trump used to calculate his reciprocal tariffs. The calculation works but it’s too simple for you to believe.
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Rob
I don't think that your emotions allow you to read and comprehend what I write.
I challenged your simple formula. I showed a link to what the Trump Admin is displaying as the actual formula. I think that your version is possibly just a dumbed down version of the actual formula that was easier to propagandize. I'm still hoping for clarity on that from some reliable source, but am not willing to accept your version of events as accurate.

I also explained to you why ranting about the formula is a side-show.

Believe what you will. We get to watch this play out.

HERE IS WHAT I PROPOSE!

The total trade is 1 trillion.
Let's set the EU minimum purchase of American goods by the EU at 520 billion
and the minimum AMERICAN purchase of EU goods at 480 billion.

I think that is real fair and wonderful...cars, chocolates and all. Do you agree?

THE BROAD STROKE is the elephant that IS the room.

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