r/worldnews • u/Significant-Colour • 1d ago

China strikes back at Trump with 34 percent tariff — bans rare earth exports to the U.S.

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/china-strikes-back-on-trump-tariffs-bans-rare-earth-exports-to-the-u-s
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u/CanadianCompSciGuy 1d ago

Super great for the tippity top of the ultra rich. Less so for those dirty working poors.

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u/Oerthling 1d ago

99% of the population.

From the POV of multi-billionaires, millionaires are poor people.

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u/soldiat 1d ago

Yup. Add another .999 to that number.

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u/guarddog33 1d ago

Just you wait buddy, that trickle down is gonna be yuge!

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u/zookytar 1d ago

I can taste the piss already

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u/ArcticISAF 1d ago

Gold palaces for the rich in their underground bunkers. Everyone else can eat dirt.

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u/IAMA_Plumber-AMA 1d ago

Let them hide in their hoards until the end of days. It'll be a miserable existence.