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- A : You know how i blocked all news sites at the start of 2021 to avoid spoiler for Avatar 2, and then forgot to checking them again
- B : Yeah, we have been meaning to talk to you about that…
- A : Well i just checked the news for the first time, and why is the economy tanking ?
- B : Uh, the president is mad at other countries and imposed lot tarrifs.
- A : Wait who’s the president now ?
- B : Donald Trump
- A : …Still ??
- B : No, again.
- A : Ok, fine, what’s a tarrif ? Why he is doing it ?
- B : You know that pizzeria your company order from ? They don’t buy anything from you right ?
- A : Why would they ? We do geotechnical landscape surveys.
- B : Right so they are ripping you off ! You are paying them tons of money and what are you getting for it ?
- A : I mean…pizza
- B : See ? They are not helping your buissness at all. What a ripoff !
- A : What would they even buy from us ? I guess we could survey a pizza
- B : Yes, perfect ! You refuse to let the delivery driver past your security desk unless they venmo you for a equivalent value of a lidar scans
- A : Wouldn’t they stop taking our orders ?
- B : Perfect, balance restored !
- A : Ok, but still i want pizza.
- B : Can’t you just make one ? You have all that gear.
- A : i don’t think a pizza made with lidar diodes would be very good.
- B : Uh ? Why is everyone so picky about about toppings ?
I find the comic accurate as it depict well market manipulation and extorsion.
Beside the comic, the tarrif is doing an amazing job :