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For anyone with a basic understanding of a tariff as a measurable levied tax on a product vs inflation as a general measurement of price increases, this has to
by evolve2k 1y ago
For anyone with a basic understanding of a tariff as a measurable levied tax on a product vs inflation as a general measurement of price increases, this has to be one of the most wild and best example I’ve seen in many decades of Doublespeak as defined in Orwells 1984.
“Why didn’t Amazon do this when the Biden administration hiked inflation to the highest level in 40 years?” the White House press secretary asked.
The statement is delivered with authority but is utterly nonsensical.
- xk_id 1y agoBiden’s federal spending undoubtedly contributed to inflation. So will tariffs, just in a different way. So why suddenly start caring about prices and what influences them? It’s interesting how people develop this kind of analytical blindness, when they are presented with a fact which challenges their political preference.