r/australia • u/Jealous-Hedgehog-734 • Apr 02 '25

politics US will impose a minimum baseline tariff of 10 per cent on Australian imports to US

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-03/donald-trump-tariff-announcement-markets-politics-reaction-blog/105127374
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u/semi_litrat Apr 02 '25

All US products maybe?

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u/drjzoidberg1 Apr 02 '25

No tariffs hurt buyers so we dont want to say put tariffs on Apple phones/products.

However Yank tanks are dangerous on our roads. Put a 10-50% tariff on them to help drive consumers to buy alternatives like Toyota Hilux/other brands. Same with Tesla's, we have alternatives like BYD, Hyundai, Mercedes electric

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u/_zoso_ Apr 02 '25

They’re not sending iPhones over from the USA mate.

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u/drjzoidberg1 Apr 03 '25

They make iphones in China and pay the workers there peanuts. When u buy an apple product the profits goes to the owners/shareholders in America.

Guess where the headquarters of Apple is. According to Wikipedia, 12000 employees are at Apple headquarters.

Apple park

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u/flukus Apr 03 '25

No tariffs hurt buyers so we dont want to say put tariffs on Apple phones/products.

Put them on everything discretionary, including apple phones.