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2025-04-05 15:57:57 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: D929B80B5FF339ADA3FC081819C60FFEC537198A452CBFF5D2E3B5BEDA8D1982
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Trump's tariffs are based on trade deficits, not reciprocal tariffs. The "other countries" tariffs were substantially overstated: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c93gq72n7y1o https://time.com/7274651/why-economists-are-horrified-by-trump-tariff-math/ For example, Switzerland has no tariffs on U.S. goods, but the Trump administration claimed they did: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/04/business/trump-tariffs-switzerland.html
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