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>Try to ship a spare part of a child's stroller from the US. I paid a $40 tax for a part that cost me $25. Duties, tariffs and other taxes are oppressive and th
by pravda 7y ago
>Try to ship a spare part of a child's stroller from the US. I paid a $40 tax for a part that cost me $25. Duties, tariffs and other taxes are oppressive and the US should fight back
The US should fight back? Shouldn't EU consumers fight back against the actions of their government?
If a European country has a 10% tariff on American-made autos, who is the victim? The European auto buyer. Who is the beneficiary? The stockholder of the European auto manufacturer.
- prepend 7y agoThe victim is also the US manufacturer. So the EU is punishing EU buyers and US manufacturers to help EU manufacturers.