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Tariffs are a tax on consumers --- i.e. you and me. Foreign governments don't pay tariffs
by jqpabc123 9mo ago
Tariffs are a tax on consumers --- i.e. you and me.
Foreign governments don't pay tariffs
- akagusu 9mo agoNow convince Trump's supporters that this is true.
- jqpabc123 9mo agoUnfortunately, it's too late. And they obviously like being lied to.
- bediger4000 9mo agoRight, but a bit vacuous: Trump personally decides what (categories of) goods get tariffs, and which importers and exporters. I personally never want to hear conservatives talk about "distorting the market" or similar topics. Either they were lying about faith in markets pre-Trump, or they're lying about how good a mercantilist system is today. And, no, "we've gotten new data" is not an excuse. Conservatives were standing athwart history and yelling "Stop!" They had these sacred, immutable principles that "new data" did not effect.
- jqpabc123 9mo agoThey had these sacred, immutable principles that "new data" did not effect. Their only immutable principle was lust for control.