John Oliver 教你破解
川普關稅的十算方式
譯：姆斯捲
@BlueATLGeorgia
Unfortunately, that chart is ridiculous for a number of reasons.
For one thing, it features an estimate of tariffs charged to the USA by other countries that no one could figure out until a financial journalist realized it was just how much we export to that country minus how much we import from them divided by how much we import, which is just stunningly dumb because those things have nothing to do with tariffs.
It'd be like trying to figure out the square footage of your home by dividing your phone number by your dog's age or taking your temperature by measuring your head's distance to the sun.
It's not gonna get you the answer that you're looking for.
Now, the White House disputed that claim, releasing this more complicated looking equation they said they'd used, but people quickly pointed out that one symbol meant exports, one meant imports, and the other two numbers were variables set at four and one quarter, so they canceled each other out, meaning it's the same stupid equation everyone said it wasn't in the first place.