What the drump admin is doing is not just "raising tarrifs". Too many people seem to take the claim at face value and this is not good analysis.
If you look closely what they are actually aiming to do is far beyond a matter of tarrifs. In every case they have immediately listed a whole bunch of that they call non-tarrif barriers. BY this they mean very "minor" things like regulation, public/government provision or services instead of privatrization. So for example having food standards that ban GMO products or that ban crops grown the the cancer causing chemical Roundup, or for example having government run medical services instead of the privatize catastropher they have in the US.
This in fact why the US was unable to come to agreement with the US. Note the EU already imposed its own tarrifs on China very gladly, inconcert with the US.
In short what is actually going on with this so called tarrif war is in fact the US's third or foruth attempt to impose what it previously called the TPP/TTIP "trade deal".
People need to wake up and look in the details. Not just headlines.
Your arguments and conclusions are so old school 19th century crap. I'm far from being an economist but in today's world this article seems so irrelevant to today's circumstances. Thomas think out side the box. We need contemporary ideas to deal with automation, AI, open and free trade between nations, consumerism. Stop boring me/us with old argument regurgitations.
That said I usually like and agree with much you have to say. But not here.
Never forget, the real target of Marx was Germany! After WW1, the streets of Germany were totally controlled by Marxist thugs! The target of the king of England was Russia! It was the British secret service that sent Trotsky with a trainload of money to Russia!
The Europeans are just vassals of the US.
Include this with Russiaphobia and you have the answer.
What the EU NEVER realised is: The competition between the 2 "nations."
In many ways we in your Europe have lived 'on the back' of US Imperialism which led us to EXPECT continued support in war.
Sanctions finally have led the Europeans to understand they are on their own....good.
I loathe and detest Trump BUT he has caused chaos in Europe. They were not prepared which they should have been.
Instead of Diplomatic relations with Russia (God forbid) they are running around like 'chickens without heads.'
Did Europe look forward? NO
As the US declines so will Europe AND the EU
What the drump admin is doing is not just "raising tarrifs". Too many people seem to take the claim at face value and this is not good analysis.
If you look closely what they are actually aiming to do is far beyond a matter of tarrifs. In every case they have immediately listed a whole bunch of that they call non-tarrif barriers. BY this they mean very "minor" things like regulation, public/government provision or services instead of privatrization. So for example having food standards that ban GMO products or that ban crops grown the the cancer causing chemical Roundup, or for example having government run medical services instead of the privatize catastropher they have in the US.
This in fact why the US was unable to come to agreement with the US. Note the EU already imposed its own tarrifs on China very gladly, inconcert with the US.
In short what is actually going on with this so called tarrif war is in fact the US's third or foruth attempt to impose what it previously called the TPP/TTIP "trade deal".
People need to wake up and look in the details. Not just headlines.
Your arguments and conclusions are so old school 19th century crap. I'm far from being an economist but in today's world this article seems so irrelevant to today's circumstances. Thomas think out side the box. We need contemporary ideas to deal with automation, AI, open and free trade between nations, consumerism. Stop boring me/us with old argument regurgitations.
That said I usually like and agree with much you have to say. But not here.
Ciao
PS
Pay walls inhibit free speach and the exchange of dialoge. I disllike payrolls. They're elitists
Never forget, the real target of Marx was Germany! After WW1, the streets of Germany were totally controlled by Marxist thugs! The target of the king of England was Russia! It was the British secret service that sent Trotsky with a trainload of money to Russia!
I wish I could judge the article’s argument…….but it is paywalled.