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    “If you keep doing what i don’t like, i’m gonna shoot my own foot!”

  • TigerAce@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    Trump: TARIFFS!

    Court: they are illegal.

    Trump: Again TARIFFS!

    Sure mate, bring it on. Let your inhabitants pay more for our products. Threatening us with torturing your own people, because you still don’t understand how tariffs work. The Onion needs to give this guy a job.

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      Based on how they worked last time, theyre just an excuse to increase the price of goods on the consumer and then rebate the companies.

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      I wish I had an online store now. I would hand out EPSTEINFILES coupon codes.

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    So if US companies violate our laws and we fine them for it, the US will impose fines on the US too, out of solidarity?

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    It sounds like EU standing up against the oligarchy is working.

    Therefore, let’s hope more fines are imposed on all the tech giants - and we should do our best to cut our ties with them and pick alternatives.

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      Unfortunately EU are well and truly in bed with them. This is all a smokescreen to make it look like something is actually being done.

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        “Sorry Google just gotta fine you 1bil so the proles think we give a shit. Hope you understand xx”

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        I agree. They’ll fine a company 0.5% of its annual revenue and then agree to a merger that creates an effective duopoly.

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    Illegal tariffs in retaliation over companies that are punished for repeatedly breaking the law. The united snakes is truly governed by lawlessnes.

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    At this point, we should just be ignoring Juche America.

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    Hey Trump! If you don’t want the EU to pretend to be restricting US Big Tech, instead of trying to dupe the rest of us with them, why not ban EU from having access to these amazing US tech firms? See how they like that.

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      See how they like that.

      i’d love that but it will never happen :( they are to fond of advertising and stealing our data

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      (Gasp) Not the very popular Microsoft, Google, Meta, Amazon, Twitter, all of the big AI guys… Don’t slash their revenue and kickstart a European tech boom. We would hate that, right guys? But Trump is so strong and high-IQ, he could do it whether we like or not. Oh noooo…

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    They - actually everyone - should just tell him to fuck right the fuck off. Its all just bollocks.