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Thanks for the links. I don't think there is as much daylight between Bernie's targeted tariffs and Trump's blanket then negotiate exceptions tariffs though. I

Thanks for the links. I don't think there is as much daylight between Bernie's targeted tariffs and Trump's blanket then negotiate exceptions tariffs though. I guess we will see. Or Congress could decide it wants to do its job again and stops delegating its authority to the Executive.

ceejayoz 2y ago
> I don't think there is as much daylight between Bernie's targeted tariffs and Trump's blanket then negotiate exceptions tariffs though. The fact that you thought Bernie and AOC were quietly supportive of his tarrifs perhaps indicates the value of this opinion. Tarrif rates have been steadily dropping to near-zero, since the 1930s, under both political parties. We're now returning to a rate not reached in over a century. https://www.statista.com/chart/34236/average-effective-tariff-rate-on-us-imports/ https://www.statista.com/chart/34236/average-effective-tarif...
- megaman821 2y ago
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  - ceejayoz 2y ago
    > Bernie is for tariffs in his own words. If you read only half of them, sure. I’m for jailing some people, but if you say you’re gonna jail everyone we disagree, yes? > AOCs comment was from months ago. Thats during Trump’s current and second term, during which he promised these tariffs as a campaign issue. Pretending her comments aren’t related is getting a bit desperate now.