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It’s basically a 10% increase in consumer prices for most goods, so…that has to stoke a few points of inflation. Not enough to move production back to the USA,
by seanmcdirmid 2y ago
It’s basically a 10% increase in consumer prices for most goods, so…that has to stoke a few points of inflation. Not enough to move production back to the USA, since that would cost even more money, we just pay more.
The Mexico/Canada tariff is weird since we would basically be drastically curtailing business with our biggest trading partners, which is not in any way one way. He says it’s fentanyl related…it’s definitely not something you’d come up with sober.
- Terr_ 2y ago> He says it’s fentanyl related…it’s definitely not something you’d come up with sober. I find myself thinking of scrambled domestic-abuse logic, except scaled up: "Why did you make me do that, Mexico!? Now look at the mess you caused."