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5 percentage points should be easy enough for them to change then by moving a few supply chains.
by throwaway48476 1y ago
5 percentage points should be easy enough for them to change then by moving a few supply chains.
- kasey_junk 1y agoSo make it 90% and don’t give Tesla the special treatment.
- moralestapia 1y ago[flagged]
- JumpCrisscross 1y ago> Then the exact same discussion will come up with a different number No? The point is there is no reason for the number 85 other than benefiting Tesla. The metacognitive question should be how one should estimate that variable in a way which balances disruption with incentivising the desired outcome.
- moralestapia 1y agoExplain how the number 90 would be different than the number 85? Provide source for any claims you make.
- JumpCrisscross 1y ago> Explain how the number 90 would be different than the number 85? Qualitatively? Tesla wouldn’t qualify. Practically? It isn’t. The same way there isn’t a difference between 85 and 80 other than keeping out Ford. There is no methodology presented for how 85 was estimated. There probably wasn’t one, given the track record with the tariff rates.
- moralestapia 1y agoYou got it!
- jrflowers 1y agoYour answer to the question “Is the 5% between 80 and 85% worth a double-digit tariff?” here is “Yes. A double digit tariff on a car that is 80% made in America makes sense.” Right?