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Queue the HN cheerleaders for tariffs. Not sure why everyone seems to think politicians meddling in the economy is a good thing (subsidies or tariffs).
by resters 7y ago
Queue the HN cheerleaders for tariffs. Not sure why everyone seems to think politicians meddling in the economy is a good thing (subsidies or tariffs).
- Zarath 7y agoAs opposed to not meddling? Has that ever happened in the history of government? Economics and politics are tightly coupled.
- mtnGoat 7y agoexcellent idea, but that would require ALL politicians do the same. sometimes retaliation is necessary, when some dont play with the same rule set as the rest.
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- spamizbad 7y agoHN has tariff cheerleaders?
- onepointsixC 7y ago...these are tariffs explicitly allowed by the WTO in retaliation to politicians meddling in the global economy in the form of illegal subsidies.