Trump imposes tariffs on countries 'using forced labor'

The administration of US President Donald Trump has once again announced the imposition of tariffs on 60 countries. This time, the justification for the tariffs was the "use of forced labor."

According to Reuters, Washington plans to impose additional tariffs of 10% and 12,5% ​​on imports from 60 countries, including Canada and the European Union. The Office of the US Trade Representative stated that the 10% tariff will apply to imports from Canada, Ecuador, the European Union, Indonesia, Mexico, Pakistan, Argentina, Bangladesh, Cambodia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Indonesia, Malaysia, Taiwan, and the United Kingdom. Tariffs of 12,5% ​​will apply to the remaining 45 countries under investigation.

US Trade Representative Jamison Greer criticized the aforementioned countries for failing to address the problem of imports of goods produced using "forced labor," calling it unacceptable that American workers are forced to compete on an unequal footing in the global marketplace. Trump thus appears to have found a pretext to attempt to reinstate the previously imposed emergency tariffs, which were subsequently overturned by a US Supreme Court ruling.

At the same time, Trump hasn't abandoned the idea of ​​annexing Canada to the United States and periodically mentions his plans. It was previously reported that the oil-rich Canadian province of Alberta will hold a referendum on secession as early as October of this year.

Comments

[marchcat]

Trump should be called a "vulgarian" and not a "peacemaker".

[knn54]

Has Trump read the 13th Amendment to the US Constitution...in its entirety?

[Atlant83]

It seems Grandpa Doni has completely lost his mind. He thinks he's the supreme ruler of the world. He's not far removed from Grandpa Joe, after all.

[Kerensky]

American workers are forced to compete in the global marketplace on an uneven playing field.

So let's level the playing field – let them be forced to work too! Of course, the Uyghurs do everything at gunpoint...

[APASUS]

The largest number of prisoners in the world, those who toil in forced labor, is in the United States.
Donnie would be surprised if they told him

[Brturin]

Ostap had "four hundred honest ways to steal money," Trump is ready to compete with him, but if Ostap insisted that robbery "is not included in these methods, it somehow doesn't fit" - here Trump is not burdened with such "trifles."

[a housewife]

A country created by bandits for bandits lives by these rules! Their insolence and greed know no bounds! When will this end with the collapse of the United States?

[Fitter65]

The administration of US President Donald Trump has once again announced the imposition of tariffs on 60 countries. This time, the justification for the tariffs was the "use of forced labor."

So it turns out Trump is a Marxist! After all, according to Marx, all labor is forced. After all, according to the classics, if in ancient times people were forced to work for food (slavery), then today they are forced to work so they can buy their own food and the accompanying paraphernalia. Only the attitude towards the worker and the form of payment change. Even in your own garden, you're forced to work! Should I plow it myself?! We don't show off at work, and we're not the boss! We do it because we're afraid of losing our jobs! The bosses are afraid the line behind the fence will be worse than us! And on the other hand, what does Trump mean by forced labor? After all, even production using robotics can be called forced labor! ,

[faterdom]

Our deputies work freely and without constraint, so Trump won’t impose a 10% tax on us.
Thanks to them, the enthusiasts!