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2025-04-03 10:46:22 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: E46DDC7D2CE01BFCF4873DC826DDB953F104A02E035FC48F1C2E5E0F814F4936
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Original Note:
The Trump admin presents the "Tariffs Charged to the USA" figures as the effective rate of foreign tariffs and trade barriers, which they are not. They were calculated by taking the US trade deficit with a country, and dividing by their exports to the US. Or a base rate of 10%. https://x.com/JamesSurowiecki/status/1907559189234196942
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