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/haterofslimes 1d ago

The GOP does however give a shit that they vote for them in the future.

They will make sure to bribe them for their future votes.

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u/SerDuckOfPNW 1d ago

That’s cute that you think future votes will matter

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u/onefst250r 1d ago

"Elon really knows those voting machines"

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u/Johansenburg 1d ago

Didn't help in Wisconsin where he pumped a lot of money in only to have his candidate lose the supreme court vote.

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u/OrigamiOctopus 1d ago

I agree with you completely, I just think it's cute that you think that for a guy worth hundreds of billions, 20/30 million is 'a lot of money'.

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u/onefst250r 1d ago

Whats the difference between a million and a billion?

About a billion.

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u/Johansenburg 1d ago

Aww, isn't that cute. BUT IT'S WRONG!

20/30 million is a lot for someone to spend in a state's supreme court election. I never said he spent a large portion of his wealth. A lot is relative to everything, but you certainly misunderstood what I meant.

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u/haterofslimes 1d ago

If they won't matter then go give up somewhere.