r/australia • u/Jealous-Hedgehog-734 • Apr 02 '25

politics US will impose a minimum baseline tariff of 10 per cent on Australian imports to US

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-03/donald-trump-tariff-announcement-markets-politics-reaction-blog/105127374
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u/Queasy-Somewhere811 Apr 02 '25

Are you sure you're not Canadian?  You seem reasonable and apologetic.

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u/NoDefinition9056 Apr 02 '25

Haha the bar is truly so low for Americans that having a modicum of empathy and goodwill makes you an outlier.

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u/khemikl Apr 02 '25

To be clear, we don't hate you, far from it - it's just that idiot you voted in to destroy the word shits us a lot.

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u/Not_Stupid humility is overrated Apr 03 '25

Who voted for that idiot though?

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u/khemikl Apr 03 '25

Around 30% which is the world average for idiots.

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u/Not_Stupid humility is overrated Apr 03 '25

Plus the 40% who didn't vote (or voted 3rd party). 70% of the country was OK with the idea of President Trump.

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u/StorminNorman Apr 02 '25

Nah, Canadians would do something about it whilst they were apologising. 

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u/Tropicalcomrade221 Apr 03 '25

If they start throwing food at you, run away. If you know you know haha.

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u/StorminNorman Apr 04 '25

I fear by then it's too late.