And because of #idiotmath.
Sorry for a tiktok link but I think the quality of the explanation justifise it. For those who are unwilling to view tiktok the presenter very clearly explains the real math that went into the fatally flawed logic & matches it to the seemingly complex, but actually embarrassing logic. Bottom line is that #Trump expects a 1:1 #tradebalance with every country. As if #Vietnam could ever manage that...
Walking through an #OldNavy store (budget clothing in USA) & noting that everything I'm checking is made in #Vietnam or #Bangladesh. I don't remember what the #tariff on Bangladesh was but 96% rings a bell for Vietnam. Old Navy, like most retailers in their space, has something like 7-10% margin. Prices here will effectively double leaving #lowincome & #middleincome folks in a pinch and Old Navy and similar companies in trouble. Everyone is in trouble.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/06/world/asia/vietnam-trump-tariff-delay.html
They are some flaws in this idea , for example :
- First it is the Americans who pay the taxes not the rest of the world.
- Second it works only if Americans agree to continue to buy products from other countries..
Trump tariffs come into effect in ‘seismic’ shift to global trade https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/05/trump-tariffs-come-into-effect-in-seismic-shift-to-global-trade #Trumpadministration #Internationaltrade #EuropeanUnion #Trumptariffs #Stockmarkets #DonaldTrump #Business #Vietnam #China
https://www.alojapan.com/1237959/trump-tariffs-leave-japan-manufacturers-in-thailand-vietnam-scrambling/ Trump tariffs leave Japan manufacturers in Thailand, Vietnam scrambling #Japan #JapanNews #JapanTopics #leave #Manufacturers #news #scrambling #tariffs #Thailand #trump #vietnam TOKYO — U.S. President Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariffs have undermined the “China plus one” offshoring strategy used by many Japanese manufacturers, as high duties on countries like Vietnam and Thailand make them less viable as production bases. Casio Computer makes…
As #landmines are in the news recently, a story about a rat who has uncovered more than 100 landmines and pieces of unexploded ordinance in #Cambodia. Unfortunately there are millions more in the country, a legacy of the #Vietnam war and other conflicts. A doctor I know used to live in the region- he told me innocent children are often the victims. But it's left to charities to clear up the mess
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2ewxjjw842o
"This kind of heavy-handed approach could undo years of careful work rebuilding U.S.-Vietnam trust after decades of war."
Giang via LinkedIn on #Vietnam and Trump’s #AI tariffs. 
And now orange man acts as if the US may renegotiate, when destruction is the only goal, still riding the QAnon ... https://stefanlaser.net/2025/04/04/this-kind-of-heavyhanded-approach.html
Trump insists he won’t back down from global trade war as markets slump https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/04/trump-tariffs-truth-social #USeconomicgrowthandrecession #Trumptariffs #DonaldTrump #USpolitics #USeconomy #Economics #Business #Tariffs #Vietnam #USnews
After delivering a potted #economic history of the country in which he bizarrely claimed that the #GreatDepression would have been avoided if high tariffs had been in place, #Trump announced that “reciprocal tariffs” would go into effect on April 9th, w/rates of 34% on goods imported from #China, 24% on #Japan, & 20% on the #EU. Some of the highest rates were reserved for export-led developing countries in #Asia: 46% on #Vietnam, 48% on #Laos, & 49% on #Cambodia.
#economy #recession #geopolitics
The Missouri’s National Veterans Memorial Vietnam wall in Perryville, Missouri gives you chills when you see all of those names of those lost during Vietnam War.
https://5-jennifer-white.pixels.com/featured/reflections-of-american-heros-grayscale-jennifer-white.html
#patriotic #photography #buyintoart #wallart #vietnam
Jaysus wept. #Nike lost nearly $10 billion in market value in less than an hour after Trump imposed a 46% tariff on #Vietnam, where the company employs over 450,000 workers across 130 factories.
The stock plummeted nearly 7%, triggering investor panic.
This isn't "America First"—it's undermining American businesses under the guise of patriotism.
The status right now 
#SiezeTheHouse #TakeTheShot #Tarrifs #US #Trump
https://www.alojapan.com/1236648/japanese-leader-to-visit-philippines-vietnam-in-diplomatic-push/ Japanese leader to visit Philippines, Vietnam in diplomatic push #Diplomatic #Japanese #leader #philippines #Push #vietnam #visit #VisitJapan TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is preparing to visit the Philippines and Vietnam in late April or early May, Nikkei has learned, doubling down on his diplomatic focus on Southeast Asia. Ishiba visited Laos last October, followed by Malaysia and Indonesia in January. With the upcoming tri…
Kafr Qana impallidisce al confronto per il livello di barbarie.
Nel primo caso, si potrebbe credere che Israele abbia ucciso inavvertitamente decine di persone innocenti; a Tel al-Sultan, invece, è evidente l'intento doloso e criminale di farlo.
Quello di Tel al-Sultan è la #MyLai israeliana.
Ma mentre My Lai ha segnato un cambiamento epocale nell'opinione pubblica americana contro la guerra del #Vietnam, Tel al-Sultan non ha interessato la maggior parte dei media israeliani.
L'America militarista e sottoposta al lavaggio del cervello di allora era in subbuglio; l'Israele di oggi ha chiuso gli occhi su Tel al-Sultan.
Questi massacri non solo non hanno suscitato alcun cambiamento nell'opinione pubblica né hanno portato a un arresto della guerra, ma sembrano incoraggiare altri massacri. 
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Tiny #Vietnam
Graciously hosts that orange shit gibbon’s offshore romantic get together with the infant king of North Korea,
And look what it got - 46% #tariffs slapped on it. The highest tariff rate of all.
Meanwhile, the rate of #Trump supporters amongst the immigrant Vietnamese population is astronomical.
The more you love him, the more he’ll fuck you.
US : we are going to tax China
US companies : Yeah , bad China bad. We open factories in Vietnam
US : we are going to tax Vietnam 10% more than China.
Today , it is going to be a bloodbath at Wall Street.
Good luck for your 401k and even the survival of businesses.
Some dude appears to have reverse engineered the formula Trump is using to determine each country’s tariffs:
> trade_deficit_of_country_X / imports_from_country_X
The trade deficit of a given country is just imports minus exports. Example:
* US Imports from Vietnam: $136.6 bn
* US exports to Vietnam: $13.1 bn
* US trade deficit w/Vietnam: $136.6 - $13.1 = $123.5 bn
* $123.5 / $136.6 = 90% tariffs
This is one of the dumbest things I’ve ever seen, except for the fact that Taiwan's existence is acknowledged as a real country.
https://x.com/orthonormalist/status/1907545265818751037
