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by spwa4 6 days ago
> It is functionally just a form of tax that can't be offshored.

Hey now, give the lobbyists some time. You know they don't do anything unless a pretty big dinner is involved and that takes a few weeks: https://www.politico.com/news/2026/07/24/trump-eu-tarriffs-t...

And while this sucks, it's not like Europe's motives are any better. It's just about the money.