This is just cruel. A 47 percent tariff against Madagascar, one of the poorest countries in the world. But a sharp Hub Blog reader senses opportunity:

“There is now a 47 percent tariff on Madagascar, which has a per capita income of <$2/day and produces 80 % of the world’s vanilla. We can make millions! Let’s start growing the tropical vanilla orchid in New England and selling them Ford Broncos in Antananarivo! It’s so simple! $$$$$$$. I’m a financial genius!”

Btw: Here’s the pathetic U.S. response to the onerous tariffs against Madagascar. …What are Malagasy officials expected to agree to? Import more American products that they can’t afford because 80 percent of the people in Madagascar live in poverty?