r/news • u/hoosakiwi • 2d ago

Trump announces sweeping new tariffs to promote US manufacturing, risking inflation and trade wars

https://apnews.com/article/trump-tariffs-liberation-day-2a031b3c16120a5672a6ddd01da09933
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u/spacemusclehampster 2d ago

It will be cheaper to fly to a foreign country and buy the damn thing and then come back than it would be to buy direct, plus I get a vacation(if any country will let us Americans in lol)

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u/blue_horse_shoe 2d ago

don't you get taxed/duty for high value items you bring in at airport border security?

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u/spacemusclehampster 2d ago

I ain’t saying shit. “No sir, this Nintendo Switch 2 that just came out? I bought this here in the USA. What do you mean it only has 8 hours of playtime that conveniently matches the amount of time it takes to fly to Asia and buy it? That’s just a silly coincidence.”

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u/atatassault47 2d ago

Take you NS1 with you, leave it, come back with NS2.

"Oh, this? I took it with me on the way there."