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		grey-area on April 13, 2025 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Trump exempts phones, computers, chips from ‘recip... Reciprocal is inaccurate, you should stop using that term - this label was chosen to obfuscate what is going on and confuse those who don't know better.

PoignardAzur on April 13, 2025 | [–]

I'm told it was chosen because the executive only has the power to impose tariffs without legislative approval if they're reciprocal.

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