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Explain Like I'm Five

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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? (self.explainlikeimfive)
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[–] art 9 points 2 days 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.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days 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.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

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