> "The Inflation Reduction Act is very worrying," said Dutch Trade Minister Liesje Schreinemacher. "The potential impact on the European economy is very big."
Which parts specifically?
> As they attempt to reduce their reliance on Russian energy, EU countries are turning to gas from the U.S. instead — but the price Europeans pay is almost four times as high as the same fuel costs in America.
Ok...? The US supplies less than 25% of the EU's energy, it's not America's fault that the EU made shitty energy policy decisions. This sentence makes it sound like America's fault.
> Then there’s the likely surge in orders for American-made military kit as European armies run short after sending weapons to Ukraine.
A 'surge'? EU countries have been far short of their commitment to spend 2% of GDP on their military for decades. So now they're complaining about needing to replace whatever aging junk they offloaded to Ukraine instead of freeloading off of Article 5.
One could start with the exclusion of electric vehicles and batteries that aren’t produced in the US from the tax credit. Effective immediately as of mid-August. Really great for VW, don’t you think?
> "The Inflation Reduction Act is very worrying," said Dutch Trade Minister Liesje Schreinemacher. "The potential impact on the European economy is very big."
Which parts specifically?
> As they attempt to reduce their reliance on Russian energy, EU countries are turning to gas from the U.S. instead — but the price Europeans pay is almost four times as high as the same fuel costs in America.
Ok...? The US supplies less than 25% of the EU's energy, it's not America's fault that the EU made shitty energy policy decisions. This sentence makes it sound like America's fault.
> Then there’s the likely surge in orders for American-made military kit as European armies run short after sending weapons to Ukraine.
A 'surge'? EU countries have been far short of their commitment to spend 2% of GDP on their military for decades. So now they're complaining about needing to replace whatever aging junk they offloaded to Ukraine instead of freeloading off of Article 5.