Vietnam charm offensive fails to stave off 46% Trump tariff
46 per cent US tariffs to pose big challenges for Vietnam
‘Shocking’ : US tariffs worse than feared for Vietnamese exporters
From hormone-treated beef to tech taxes: what’s at stake in UK-US trade talks? https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/03/uk-trade-deal-us-concessions-food-safety-digital-services-vat #JonathanReynolds #Technologysector #Taxandspending #Internetsafety #Trumptariffs #Tradepolicy #DonaldTrump #Foodsafety #Politics #Business #Tariffs #UKnews #USnews #Tax
Pony.ai secures Luxembourg permit for Level 4 robotaxi testing - published 03 Apr 2025 #tax #China #UnitedStates #Tech #Grafa
https://grafa.com/news/auto-and-cars-pony-ai-secures-luxembourg-permit-for-level-4-robotaxi-testing-414139?utm_source=us_news_en&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=414139
I made this to help people understand: Tariffs Are Taxes
Tariffs are taxes, on Americans, companies and individuals like you and me, whenever they buy something imported.
Look at your food, your clothes, your electronics, even your house: a huge portion is imports or made from imported materials. Plus the gasoline used to get it all to us.
#TrumpTariffs are a #tax on us.
It took civilization thousands of years to build the global and broadly successful #economy that we enjoyed right up until about 4PM EDT today.
It took 
about 2.5 months to destroy it.
So congratulations #Republicans on bringing forth the largest (and perhaps most #regressive) #tax increase in the nation’s history. America’s #billionaires thank you for your support.
It took civilization thousands of years to build the global and broadly successful #economy that we enjoyed right up until 9:00EDT tonight.
It took about 2.5 months to destroy it.
So congratulations #Republicans on bringing forth the largest (and perhaps most #regressive) #tax increase in the nation’s history. America’s #billionaires thank you for your support.
“#Tariffs are a terrible mistake,” Paul said ahead of the vote. “They don’t work. They will lead to higher #prices.” He added that he believed they were a #tax & “have historically been bad for our #economy.” Paul also argued that the #EmergencyPowers #Trump used to justify the tariffs was an inappropriate circumventing of powers granted to #Congress, not the president.
So #Trump is saying that Taiwan is charging them too much tax, does he know how much the West buys trainers for from child labour sweat shops and then sell them on for. If you are going to rock the boat, you're going to get wet.
"Donald #Trump says the #tariffs he has announced will generate “$6tn in investments” but experts explain that tariffs are actually paid for by American businesses and consumers. That would make it the largest “#tax hike” in US history." - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/apr/02/donald-trump-tariffs-trade-latest-live-us-politics-news?page=with%3Ablock-67eda0f38f0800d4cb06c411#block-67eda0f38f0800d4cb06c411 what a moron #whoops
#GaryShapley was a longtime #IRS agent when he told Congress in 2023 that prosecutors slow-walked an inquiry into then-President Joe #Biden’s son for #tax offenses.… But Shapley’s testimony, along w/that of Joseph Ziegler, has made him a celebrated figure on the #FarRight & endeared him to advisers to #Trump, who in his first term openly mused about using #tax investigations to persecute his perceived #political #enemies.
That ofcl, #GaryShapley, was recently appointed to dpty chief of the #IRS’s #criminal division & to an “unprecedented” senior advisory role at the #Treasury Dept, he wrote to colleagues in a recent email…— giving #political appointees a direct line to #tax investigations for the first time since #Nixon.
Hunter Biden #tax *informant* set to control #IRS #criminal division
The #Trump admin is amassing influence over criminal investigations at the IRS, bypassing senior career ofcls to elevate an ofcl who previously raised concerns about an investigation into Hunter Biden’s #taxes to a key leadership role in the division.
#law #WeaponizationOfGovernment #TrumpEnemiesList
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/04/02/trump-administration-irs-politicization/
Probably dangerous to overlook people who only earn slightly more than MPs
'The “High Earner, Not Rich Yet” is the most overlooked voter in British politics'
https://www.economist.com/britain/2025/03/26/who-will-speak-for-henry
"At £100,000, the removal of the tax-free allowance creates a 60% marginal tax rate... When national insurance and student-loan repayment...are included, a young high-flyer can face a 71% rate."
"In England, however, earning one pound over £100,000 can cost thousands."
