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Have they shown tariffs before on their prices?, I don't think the US had zero tariffs before Trump increased them
by roman_soldier 1y ago
Have they shown tariffs before on their prices?, I don't think the US had zero tariffs before Trump increased them
- PaulDavisThe1st 1y agoHow does that matter if the purpose is to show the effect of recent, chaotic, ill-conceived policies of the current administration?
- roman_soldier 1y ago"recent, chaotic, ill-conceived policies of the current administration" So it's not political?
- PaulDavisThe1st 1y agoRecent: indisuputable matter of fact. Chaotic: one might disagree on the magnitude of flip-flopping that can be labelled "chaotic", but the unpredictable on-again, off-again nature of the policies is well-described by "chaotic" I think. Ill-conceived: if you can find me one serious economist who agrees with the Trump tariff policy (i.e. agrees on the goal, the means and the ends, and the match between them), I'll consider retracting this. Otherwise, yep, ill-conceived describes imposing tariffs without any apparent understanding of how they work or their likely effects. Also, did I say it's not political at any point?
- roman_soldier 1y ago> Also, did I say it's not political at any point? Then we agree!