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Six months into tariffs, businesses have no idea how to price anything

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462 points JumpCrisscross | 1 comments | 30 Aug 25 20:56 UTC | HN request time: 0.203s | source
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breadwinner ◴[30 Aug 25 22:33 UTC] No.45078577[source]▶
Trump is even using Tariff threats to strong-arm other countries to retreat on their climate goals [1]. If the Supreme Court agrees that the Trump can do this then that means we have a dictator — one that will do way more harm than the one in North Korea.

[1] https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/climate/trump-internation...

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1. EasyMark ◴[31 Aug 25 23:28 UTC] No.45088018[source]▶
He's a very simple-minded person with a hammer that up til now (court case) seemed to be working. He doesn't understand nuance or negotiation or any of that, he understands having the upper hand (military, economic power) and how to bludgeon people with it. That's why when he comes up against similar sized bullies (Putin/Xi) he is flummoxed and beaten every single time because they're much more cunning than him. Sure, he can bully Laos or Thailand and get deals, but the big dogs beat him every time.