Yeah. Wtf is with the other comments. Yes Luxon sucks but this is the correct move and is probably informed by policy experts at RBNZ and Treasury.
Trump’s reaction to Canada actually implementing reciprocal tariffs shows how bad of an idea this is. I’m an economist, and this is the textbook definition of the prisoner’s dilemma. Both sides get hit with negative payoffs and it is the worst result overall.
Trump can stay irrational longer than NZ can stay solvent…
We have to wean ourself off that teat.
Lucky for us we already have free trade deals with other countries and they can buy everything se well.
Yeah. Wtf is with the other comments. Yes Luxon sucks but this is the correct move and is probably informed by policy experts at RBNZ and Treasury.
Trump’s reaction to Canada actually implementing reciprocal tariffs shows how bad of an idea this is. I’m an economist, and this is the textbook definition of the prisoner’s dilemma. Both sides get hit with negative payoffs and it is the worst result overall.
He backed off canadian tariffs several times when they retaliated.
As an economist what do you think is the benefit of only one side being hit with negative payoffs?
And I think the Senate has now passed a pull back of those tarriffs as well.
Actually that just just a book binding type of thing. It didn’t stop trump