You are astute. The Americans to which I refer, are the 80% to 90%, that live their lives on Facebook. Draw your own conclusions, on my opinion of the plebiscite, political affiliations notwithstanding.

Which new regime? The increase on machines will be essentially split. Increase on domestic game prices will accelerate at a faster clip now.

Lol, sadly true....

Do not expect the EU additional tariff to go away any time soon. In fact, expect more imbedded taxes, whatever they may be named, to appear. With a population that is already conditioned to accept shut downs, and a fragile economy when it is hitting on all cylinders, the future looks as if the EU will have to squeeze every last euro from those that have them.

Lock down is not the main point of my comment, it is just the factor dujour, in a population that is quite well conditioned to various and sundry taxation. Hardly nonsense. That the US is now becoming quite like the very status, that the Revolutionary War sought to repel, is distressing to many here.

Historically the US has been able to rely on the threat of tariffs, certainly since the industrial revolution, and that has achieved, most trade related goals. In that same time frame, European nations have always had more imbedded taxes on their own populations, and that basically is a tariff, because it results in higher cost to it's consumers. Historically higher taxation in Europe, is a matter of fact, not invective.

The indicator is, the population on both sides of the Atlantic are letting it happen, without so much as a collective wimper. As far as shut downs go, in the US alone on a yearly basis there are a minimum of 71000 drug overdose related deaths, and 38000 automobile deaths(and 4.4 million injuries that require hospitalization). I would imagine the numbers are around the same, per 100000 people, in most industrialized nations. You cannot shut down life because of death, and what about Sweden, look at their Covid statistics with virtually no shut downs or mandates. I myself prefer a dangerous freedom to a safe captivity.

Hopefully most understand my underlying point. Not discounting the moral responsibility for people to take action, to not contract, or transmit Covid 19. I subscribe that there is an individual responsibility, to not drive like an idiot, or abuse drugs(prescribed or otherwise).
None of this takes away the fact that taxation in all forms is more prevalent in Europe.

You obviously did not understand my post, as most here in the US, are not fooled into thinking that we are taxed considerably lower than the EU.
The US has been taking cues from Europe for years, concerning taxation in all forms and immigration policies, and it does not bode well for western civilization.

Disgusting! Transport there is no way around, but another approximate 15%, is terrible.