D The need must be huge in Washington. His numerous economic and political threats to countless countries – it is now really difficult to keep track – said the American president Donald Trump Now another added: He points out import tariffs on cars, reportedly up to 25 percent.
The official rationale is fire-threatening, so the White House is concerned about the national security of the United States. That’s the trade minister Wilbur Ross investigate now. And may have unintentionally disenchanted the suspicion itself. “There is evidence to suggest that imports from abroad have undermined our domestic auto industry for decades,” said the former hedge fund manager. How right he is and how crystal clear that is.
To bring this “evidence” to light, it does not even take a high-paying staff to do a meticulous analysis. This is what the economic system, for which not only the United States has quite rightly decided, is based on: a market economy is a rival event, since the point is to be more successful than competitors. BMW would like to offer more attractive cars than General Motors and Mercedes (yes, in Stuttgart sit from Munich view no mates, but competitors!), Boeing better aircraft than Airbus, Goldman Sachs better takeover services than the Deutsche Bank. Consumers are also concerned that some companies or industries are shrinking or even disappearing altogether. That’s how it is.
Economy is growing, unemployment is falling
And the business world has become even more complicated over the decades: large corporations produce internationally and not only in their home countries, the two largest American car exporters present are not Ford and GM, but BMW and Mercedes , both companies employ thousands of people in the United States, and tens of thousands of German-born cars roll off the line every year.
How does such trade threaten the national security of the United States? Is the American army weaker or is it the intelligence services or the police or other authorities because Americans drive cars from Germany or Japan? Just. Of course, the sparrows whistle from the rooftops of not only the White House that the reason is advanced – a legal gimmick, because for national security reasons, Trump can quickly become active alone, does not need the deputies on the Capitol.
It remains amazing in any case. The United States continues to be the largest economy in the world, recovering from the financial crisis, and in the past decade alone has increased its annual economic output by the order of magnitude of Germany. Unemployment has fallen sharply, inflation is low, and many companies report further billions of profits every three months. That it is not every single American is fine, that’s true, that could change this rich country very quickly, tariffs help by the way (long term) not.
Especially against this economic background irritate the constant threats from the White House, especially against longtime allies. And they are not without danger for Trump, because: The more often a threat has no consequence, as is currently the case in the trade disputes, and instead deadlines are postponed and new conversations are recorded, the more the suspicion arises that possibly there someone just clamor loudly, but then just do nothing. It sounds increasingly desperate at times.
Instead, there is even the danger that unintentionally constellations form, which are certainly not in the interest of Washington. The World Trade Organization has since been announced by a number of countries retaliatory tariffs against America. The group includes the EU, China, Russia, Japan. Does that really want the American president?