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If Trumps tariffs go thru would that not cause the countries the tariffs are imposed on just raise their prices? And a result of that hurt the american consumer? Why do it to begin with? (lemmy.world)
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[–] art@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago (2 children)

The dumbest thing Democrats did was not referring to tariffs as an Import Tax. A tax you pay to import the goods.

[–] mosiacmango@lemm.ee 7 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago)

Harris/Walz referred to tariffs as a tax over and over again. None of his supporters listened or cared.

Many of them could have been personally taken to dinner by a nobel winning economist and would have still have shouted "fake news!" when they were told how tariffs work.

[–] BartyDeCanter@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 23 hours ago

I mean, I wouldn’t say it is the dumbest thing, but it sure is up there.