- cross-posted to:
- news@lemmy.world
- cross-posted to:
- news@lemmy.world
The U.S. government said Monday it is immediately placing a 17% duty on most fresh Mexican tomatoes after negotiations ended without an agreement to avert the tariff.
The U.S. government said Monday it is immediately placing a 17% duty on most fresh Mexican tomatoes after negotiations ended without an agreement to avert the tariff.
All while deporting as many farm workers as they can get their hands on. The US is headed for a self-inflicted famine.
You know it was always one of the big points that got brought up in hypothetical WW3 scenarios that the US has enough food to support itself even if it went totally isolationist. Kind of incredible that they found a way to fuck up one of their greatest advantages.
don’t worry, they’ll blame someone else
Why would Obiden do this?