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[–] Drusas@fedia.io 227 points 6 days ago (34 children)

Sorry for multiple posts, but my points are different.

Impose tariffs on Denmark? Do you all know what we import from Denmark? Medication and medical devices. So that would further increase the cost of healthcare in the US. He already signed an executive order to undo the $35 insulin cap for Medicaid recipients. He is actively raising healthcare prices.

Tariffs would only hurt both countries.

[–] andallthat@lemmy.world 46 points 6 days ago (4 children)

Tariffs seem to be Trump's go-to move nowadays. "Grab them by the wallet".

  • To Putin: stop the war or tariffs!
  • To Europe: buy more US oil or tariffs!
  • To Denmark: gimme Greenland or tariffs!
  • To Melania (probably): pretend you can still bear being in the same room with me or tariffs!
  • McDonald's - "cash or card, sir?" "Tariffs!"
[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 22 points 6 days ago (1 children)

His voters still don't seem to have figured out that just means things will cost them more.

[–] notsoshaihulud@lemmy.world 8 points 6 days ago

it's annoying that politicians don't call it what it is: import tax.

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