[devuo]

Comparing VAT to an Import Tax is unbelievably stupid.

[ronbenton]

It's important to remember that the point is not to be technically correct, the point is increased American isolationism and a weakened West

[drawkward]

A page straight from Aleksandr Dugin's playbook for Russian dominance:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foundations_of_Geopolitics

[r0ckarong]

That's what it says on the flag don't it?

[marcosdumay]

On a tangent, Trump decided to punish Brazil be setting the import tax on ethanol as whatever Brazil sets for importing US ethanol.

Now that our government controls the domestic price of fuel in the US, it's too bad Lula doesn't seem to be in a trolish mood...

[frereubu]

I dunno, given the quality of talent at the top of the Trump administration I'd probably describe it as believably stupid.

[dasil003]

Do you mean the leading producer of unbelievable stupidity?