Source: The American Prospect
by David Dayen
“One of the biggest biases in American life is the idea that Republicans are ‘good for business’. But if you’re a business with any need to receive commercial parcels from other countries, Republicans are pretty bad for you right now. Numerous industrialized countries throughout Europe and Asia have suspended business parcel shipments to the U.S. in advance of a Friday change to the so-called de minimis rules. In most countries, only letters and gift parcels under $100 are being let through, though postal services in Italy, Lithuania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Thailand, the Czech Republic, and others have suspended sending all packages to the U.S. regardless of value. E-commerce firms like Etsy and eBay have also suspended shipping of U.S.-bound parcels from some countries. Private shippers like FedEx could be used, though that will be much costlier.” (08/28/25)
https://prospect.org/economy/2025-08-28-judge-actually-existing-trump-economy/