If I can play devils advocate for a second…if the EU are currently imposing tariffs on the US, why shouldn’t the US reciprocate?
The tariffs are much harsher than expected for some. While the EU was expecting around 20%, China will be pretty shocked by a 34% tariff, and the pain doesn’t stop there. Vietnam had been a “loop hole” as Chinese manufacturers moved their factories there. Now they’ve been slapped with a 46% tariff.
But anyway did I tell you about the eggs?
I hope the EU is in a position and willing to impose retaliatory pressure that will genuinely result in some hardship to the average US citizen in response to this.
This stuff goes way over my head! Does it have a really big impact or just a lot of noise ?
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All this news is giving me a geopolitical tension headache and work stress fractures…
On a scale of 1-10, how bad is this for us?
>Mr Trump said the move will mean “lower prices for consumers” in his country and that “jobs and factories will come back”.
He has no idea how tariffs work
20% tariffs on imports from the EU
Fucking gobshite
**Additional articles across Irish media**
RTÉ – [Explainer: Trump’s tariffs and threatened trade actions](https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2025/0402/1505450-trumps-tariffs-threatened-trade-actions/)
Irish Independent – [‘Liberation Day’ US tariffs: Donald Trump makes tariffs announcement including 25pc on auto imports | Irish Independent](https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/politics/they-rip-us-off-its-so-pathetic-donald-trump-announces-20pc-tariff-on-eu-goods/a616185087.html)
TheJournal – [LIVE: Trump says US has been ‘pillaged’ by foreigners as announces fresh wave of global tariffs](https://www.thejournal.ie/liveblog-donald-trump-tariffs-announcement-ireland-6665950-Apr2025/?utm_source=thejournal&utm_content=top-stories)
BusinessPost – [Breaking: Donald Trump touts ‘golden age of America’ as he slaps tariffs of 20% on EU goods | Business Post](https://www.businesspost.ie/news/breaking-donald-trump-touts-golden-age-of-america-as-he-slaps-tariffs-of-20-on-eu-goods/)
Irish Times – [Trump tariffs: US to charge 20% tariffs on all EU imports – The Irish Times](https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2025/04/02/trump-tariffs-us-to-charge-20-tariffs-on-all-eu-imports/)
If I can play devils advocate for a second…if the EU are currently imposing tariffs on the US, why shouldn’t the US reciprocate?
The tariffs are much harsher than expected for some. While the EU was expecting around 20%, China will be pretty shocked by a 34% tariff, and the pain doesn’t stop there. Vietnam had been a “loop hole” as Chinese manufacturers moved their factories there. Now they’ve been slapped with a 46% tariff.
But anyway did I tell you about the eggs?
I hope the EU is in a position and willing to impose retaliatory pressure that will genuinely result in some hardship to the average US citizen in response to this.
This stuff goes way over my head! Does it have a really big impact or just a lot of noise ?
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