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The crux of the issue with the tariffs lies in their implementation. Rather than being truly reciprocal, they appear to follow a flawed mathematical formula based on trade deficits. As a result, countries that actually run trade surpluses with the U.S. still face significant tariffs, impeding any possibility of negotiated reductions. For instance, the U.S. has a trade surplus with the UK, yet a 10% tariff was still imposed. If tariff rates are calculated without consideration of actual reciprocation, they create an unsolvable economic conundrum that is bound to attract retaliatory measures from trading partners.