⚯ Michel de Cryptadamus ⚯ @cryptadamist@universeodon.com
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Some dude appears to have reverse engineered the formula Trump is using to determine each country’s tariffs:

> trade_deficit_of_country_X / imports_from_country_X

The trade deficit of a given country is just imports minus exports. Example:

* US Imports from Vietnam: $136.6 bn
* US exports to Vietnam: $13.1 bn
* US trade deficit w/Vietnam: $136.6 - $13.1 = $123.5 bn
* $123.5 / $136.6 = 90% tariffs

This is one of the dumbest things I’ve ever seen, except for the fact that Taiwan's existence is acknowledged as a real country.
x.com/orthonormalist/status/19

Table of calculations for various countries
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