I am surprised that the EPP mentions the loe taxes American Digital Companys pay in the EU. Fixing that is long overdue.
The EU does not tend to wage wars with protective tariffs, those are already in place anyway, but by specifically hurting the interests (monetary, pissed-off voting base, etc) of those in charge. It’s how the last time around we ended up with tariffs on motorcycles and peanuts, last I checked Harley-Davidson still didn’t recover and the peanut butter in my next-door supermarket is still Dutch. With all kinds of stars and stripes and bald eagles on it, though.
Look where influential senators have their districts, have a look at their economy, that’s what’s going to get targeted. In Musk’s case they can just target him directly.
The EU does not tend to wage wars with protective tariffs, those are already in place anyway, but by specifically hurting the interests (monetary, pissed-off voting base, etc) of those in charge. It’s how the last time around we ended up with tariffs on motorcycles and peanuts, last I checked Harley-Davidson still didn’t recover and the peanut butter in my next-door supermarket is still Dutch. With all kinds of stars and stripes and bald eagles on it, though.
Look where influential senators have their districts, have a look at their economy, that’s what’s going to get targeted. In Musk’s case they can just target him directly.