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I wish we would call them "taxes on imports" instead to reflect what is actually happening.
by phaedryx 1mo ago
I wish we would call them "taxes on imports" instead to reflect what is actually happening.
- MattCruikshank 1mo agoMerriam-Webster: "The meaning of TARIFF is a schedule of duties imposed by a government on imported or in some countries exported goods." Apparently the dictionary is "woke." Wikipedia: "A tariff, or import tax, is a duty imposed by a national government, customs territory, or supranational union on imports of goods and is paid by the importer." Oxford Economics: "Tariffs are taxes imposed by a government on goods and services imported from other countries."
- phaedryx 1mo agoI know what tariff means, I just think many people don't realize it means "taxing US citizens" and not "sticking it to some country we don't like"
- MattCruikshank 1mo agoSorry, I didn't mean to imply you didn't know. I meant, "Yes, you're so damned right! It's even in the dictionary! I wish people would educate themselves and not believe lies!"
- edgyquant 1mo ago100% agree