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nikibatts

(2,198 posts) Thu Jun 1, 2017, 07:57 PM Jun 2017

So, China's solar panels will flood the USA and while a few coal mine will struggle to break even.

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So, China's solar panels will flood the USA and while a few coal mine will struggle to break even. (Original Post) nikibatts Jun 2017 OP

Trump just asked the WTO to put emergency tariffs or quotas on imported solar panels. Eugene Jun 2017 #1

What a dick! NightWatcher Jun 2017 #2

This is why we kept saying Trump would torpedo the economy. Oneironaut Jun 2017 #3

Ivanka branded solar panels. yeah that's what we want... nt msongs Jun 2017 #4

Eugene

(61,872 posts)

1. Trump just asked the WTO to put emergency tariffs or quotas on imported solar panels.

Reply to nikibatts (Original post)

Thu Jun 1, 2017, 08:02 PM

Jun 2017

US seeking tariffs on solar panel imports (The Hill)

http://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/335565-us-seeking-tariffs-on-solar-panel-imports

NightWatcher

(39,343 posts)

2. What a dick!

Reply to Eugene (Reply #1)

Thu Jun 1, 2017, 08:04 PM

Jun 2017

Oneironaut

(5,492 posts)

3. This is why we kept saying Trump would torpedo the economy.

Reply to Eugene (Reply #1)

Thu Jun 1, 2017, 08:05 PM

Jun 2017

"They're flooding the market with good X, let's slap massive tariffs on it!" is a 100-year-old newbie mistake. Anyone who passed intro to economics would know what a mistake it is.

Trump isn't listening to people who know what they're talking about. This is a huge mistake.

msongs

(67,395 posts)

4. Ivanka branded solar panels. yeah that's what we want... nt

Reply to nikibatts (Original post)

Thu Jun 1, 2017, 08:11 PM

Jun 2017

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