Society level up: taxing imaginary goods

[u/Alithis_]

[u/m4m249saw]

They are going to be pissed about it and are probably gonna revolt.

[u/AnswerGuy301 → u/m4m249saw]

The penguins who live there don’t export anything to the US anyway.

[u/m4m249saw → u/AnswerGuy301]

At least the tariffs won't affect them.

[u/JuventAussie → u/AnswerGuy301]

All they produce are eggs.... Americans can't afford them.

[u/IKillZombies4Cash]

Trump will probably deport some people to those islands just to call this fake news.

[u/Firlotgirding]

Yes, the administration is completely incompetent. But would there be any special rules for the territory for minerals or fish, etc. That would necessitate its own set of trade rules? More than likely, it’s incompetence.

[u/sweetbreads19]

wait what did Norfolk Island do damn

[u/chet_brosley → u/sweetbreads19]

Knowing them, it'll end up destroying Norfolk Virginia. But at least it'll take down Virginia Beach as well. Finally.

[u/Kafshak]

Those poor penguin

[u/GanjARAM]

probably a known billionaire hiding place

[u/Germandaniel]

He was worried someone would setup a freight forwarder there IG. There goes my retirement.

[u/chromane]

Norfolk island isn't even a separate country - it's a territory of Australia with a population of like 2000 🤣

[u/chesterforbes]

He probably thinks he was tariffing McDonald’s in the hopes to get a few free Big Macs or something

[u/justflushit]

But not Russia or Belarus