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And what you said in the OP is not necessarily true. Trump's tax plan is not necessarily unfair to European workers. It's possible it might even be unfair to American workers, for reasons myself and Brave New World explained.
That's GDP, US exports were 2.35 Trllion in 2014 (the last year I have figures for) and trade with the EU and the rest of Europe make up a significant percentage of this, indeed between 15 ro 20% of all US Trade.
What's more, other countries outside of Europe may also hit back at unfair legislation, whilst the WTO may also intervene if the US is breaking free trade rules, and it may impose sanctions, tariffs, fines etc on the US and US goods and services.
So having a unfairly high tax rate is fine. Having a lower tax rate is not?
Well Ireland has a 12.5% corporate tax rate and their economy grew 26% in 2015.
EU is also trying to pressure Ireland. Not working their either.
The US had a trade deficit with the EU to the tune of $153 billion in 2015. And a total imports from the EU tag of $426 billion that same year. That's a lot of goods-buying from Europe.
source
^ The EU countries together, would rank as the 2nd largest supplier of imports to the United States in 2015.
Waldo doesn't need nor wants facts...get in the way of a good case of confirmation bias
And what you said in the OP is not necessarily true. Trump's tax plan is not necessarily unfair to European workers. It's possible it might even be unfair to American workers, for reasons myself and Brave New World explained.
Logical fallacy.
Clearly the EU Ministers didn't want it to happen. Hence they wrote the letter directly to members of the US Congress.
EU Ministers are infuriated that Trump & GOP cut taxes for the American worker and American business.
This is a good thing.
maybe in the narrow minded binary world of a Trumpster.....but many of us live in a world of nuance where there can be positive outcomes through cooperation....
maybe in the narrow minded binary world of a Trumpster.....but many of us live in a world of nuance where there can be positive outcomes through cooperation....
Some of value sovereignty over world organizations telling how to do things.
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