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Elon Musk sides with Trump on trade with China, citing 25% import duty on American cars
CNBC ^ | 3/9/2018

Posted on 03/08/2018 5:41:29 PM PST by cba123

Tesla's Elon Musk is complaining to President Donald Trump about China's car tariffs on Twitter.

"Do you think the US & China should have equal & fair rules for cars? Meaning, same import duties, ownership constraints & other factors," Musk said in response to a Trump tweet about trade with China. "I am against import duties in general, but the current rules make things very difficult. It's like competing in an Olympic race wearing lead shoes."

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat
KEYWORDS: america; china; trade
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"The Auto Executive said no American car company "is allowed to own 50% of their own factory" in the Asian country, but China's auto companies can own their factories in the US."

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Completely, right on.

It only took 30 years for someone to say that China has been ripping America and the world off, for a generation and a half.

1 posted on 03/08/2018 5:41:29 PM PST by cba123
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https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/elon-musk-sides-with-trump-on-trade-with-china-citing-25percent-import-duty-on-american-cars/ar-BBK1DJp?li=BBmkt5R&ocid=spartandhp


2 posted on 03/08/2018 5:41:52 PM PST by cba123 ( Toi la nguoi My. Toi bay gio o Viet Nam.)
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To: cba123

Oh, man—Musk done stepped in it now.


3 posted on 03/08/2018 5:48:55 PM PST by Arm_Bears (Hey, Rocky--Watch me pull a rabbit out of my hat!)
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To: Arm_Bears

Yep.


4 posted on 03/08/2018 6:05:51 PM PST by RushIsMyTeddyBear (Screw The NFL!!!!!! My family fought for the flag!)
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To: Arm_Bears

Well, what’s he gonna step in? He’s Elon Musk! He’s IT!


5 posted on 03/08/2018 6:15:59 PM PST by dr_lew
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To: Arm_Bears

He wants to keep those subsidies coming.


6 posted on 03/08/2018 6:59:27 PM PST by marktwain (President Trump and his supporters are the Resistance. His opponents are the Reactionaries.)
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To: Arm_Bears

Musk done stepped up!

Can Millenials ignore him?


7 posted on 03/08/2018 7:11:16 PM PST by TigersEye (13 Russian Facebook trolls ... and a Siberian partridge in a Russian Olive tree.)
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To: cba123

Good man. Well done, Mr. Musk.


8 posted on 03/09/2018 3:09:10 AM PST by familyop ("Welcome to Costco. I love you." --Costco greeter in the movie, "Idiocracy")
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