This article explains that it's not correct the tariffs are just reciprocal. I don’t think he deliberately lied as my guess is that he perhaps doesn't understand the maths so went for an explanation that was easy for him to exlain, although he was economical with the truth when he said it was "simple"! I wonder how many of his supporters would understand the maths anyway? https://www.npr.org/2025/04/03/g-s1-58094/tariffs-price-raises-economists This next link explains the equations and the variablesin it. Actually, the equation is simple, it's the determining of the parameters, such as the elasticity of import prices, which would require economics knowledge an data, although I guess the principle isn't too difficult:; https://ustr.gov/issue-areas/reciprocal-tariff-calculations

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Topic	Date Posted	Posted By
Trump's Tariffs	03/04/25 07:57:00	Sue Hammond
Re:Trump's Tariffs	03/04/25 16:32:00	Sue Hammond
Reply	03/04/25 17:52:00	Michael Ixer
Re:Reply	03/04/25 19:30:00	Ivonne Holliday
Reply	03/04/25 21:59:00	Michael Ixer
Reply	03/04/25 22:36:00	Michael Ixer
Re:Trump's Tariffs	03/04/25 19:26:00	Ivonne Holliday
Re:Re:Trump's Tariffs	03/04/25 20:19:00	Steven Rose
Re:Re:Re:Trump's Tariffs	03/04/25 20:40:00	Ivonne Holliday
Reply	03/04/25 22:40:00	Michael Ixer
Reply	05/04/25 17:41:00	Michael Ixer
Re:Trump's Tariffs	03/04/25 21:36:00	Gerry Boyce
Re:Re:Trump's Tariffs	03/04/25 22:13:00	Philippa Bond
Re:Re:Trump's Tariffs	03/04/25 23:32:00	Ed Robinson
Re:Trump's Tariffs	05/04/25 21:11:00	Gerry Boyce
Re:Re:Trump's Tariffs	05/04/25 21:16:00	Ivonne Holliday
Re:Re:Re:Trump's Tariffs	05/04/25 22:53:00	Ed Robinson
Reply	05/04/25 23:11:00	Ed Robinson
Reply	06/04/25 00:10:00	Michael Ixer
Re:Reply	06/04/25 01:38:00	Ed Robinson
Re:Trump's Tariffs	06/04/25 13:21:00	Gerry Boyce
Reply	06/04/25 13:43:00	Michael Ixer
Re:Reply	06/04/25 15:30:00	Gerry Boyce
Reply	06/04/25 16:18:00	Michael Ixer
Reply	06/04/25 17:32:00	Michael Ixer
Re:Reply	06/04/25 18:07:00	Ivonne Holliday
Re:Reply	06/04/25 18:26:00	Gerry Boyce
Re:Re:Reply	06/04/25 18:06:00	Ivonne Holliday
Re:Re:Re:Reply	06/04/25 18:29:00	Gerry Boyce
Reply	06/04/25 20:40:00	Michael Ixer
Reply	09/04/25 11:10:00	Michael Ixer
Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply	06/04/25 21:16:00	Sue Hammond
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply	06/04/25 21:23:00	Steven Rose
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply	06/04/25 22:51:00	Michael Ixer
Reply: (Retribution & Reward?)	06/04/25 23:21:00	Sue Hammond
Reply	06/04/25 23:35:00	Michael Ixer
Re:Reply	07/04/25 00:18:00	Ed Robinson
Re:Re:Reply	07/04/25 00:39:00	Ed Robinson
Reply	07/04/25 11:13:00	Michael Ixer
Re:Reply	07/04/25 20:35:00	Ed Robinson
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply	07/04/25 11:26:00	Gerry Boyce
Re:Trump's Tariffs	07/04/25 11:24:00	Jonathan Callaway
America significantly less great.	09/04/25 19:29:00	Ed Robinson
Reply	09/04/25 19:56:00	Michael Ixer
Re:Reply	09/04/25 20:33:00	Ivonne Holliday
Reply	09/04/25 20:50:00	Michael Ixer
Re:Reply	10/04/25 19:10:00	Philippa Bond
Re:Re:Reply	11/04/25 10:17:00	Philippa Bond
Reply	11/04/25 11:08:00	Michael Ixer
Re:Reply	11/04/25 20:25:00	Ed Robinson
Reply	12/04/25 07:08:00	Michael Ixer
Re:Reply	12/04/25 18:53:00	Jonathan Callaway
Reply	12/04/25 19:06:00	Michael Ixer
Re:Reply	12/04/25 22:00:00	Ed Robinson
Re:Re:Reply	13/04/25 09:38:00	Jonathan Callaway
Re:Re:Re:Reply	13/04/25 12:03:00	Elizabeth Balsom
Reply	13/04/25 13:20:00	Michael Ixer
Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply	13/04/25 15:43:00	John Hawkes
Reply	13/04/25 17:11:00	Michael Ixer
Reply	13/04/25 20:22:00	Michael Ixer
Re:Reply	13/04/25 20:44:00	Robert Wheeler
Reply	13/04/25 21:21:00	Michael Ixer
Re:Reply	14/04/25 08:45:00	Robert Wheeler
Re:Reply	14/04/25 11:03:00	Jonathan Callaway
Reply	15/04/25 00:20:00	Michael Ixer
Reply	18/04/25 23:45:00	Michael Ixer
Reply	18/04/25 23:58:00	Michael Ixer

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