Originally Posted by jmclaugh:
“Actually a FTA allows the participants to set whatever tariffs they agree to.
I never said the US can single out Mexico for punitive tariffs, send a tweet to Trump about it.”
“Actually a FTA allows the participants to set whatever tariffs they agree to.
I never said the US can single out Mexico for punitive tariffs, send a tweet to Trump about it.”
Yes they can set whatever tariffs they agree to mutually. That's not what Trump's saying though - he's threatening to put a 25% punitive import tax on Mexican goods, with no hint of mutual agreement about it. The Japanese don't seem to be buying it, so they presumably also know about WTO rules.
