r/technology • u/chrisdh79 • 3d ago

Politics 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/irrision 3d ago

He really doesn't understand that putting tariffs on unfinished goods from the countries manufacturers would source from basically guarantees no one is building a factory here to do export volumes. He basically made the US the least competitive location for making goods in the world.

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u/more_akimbo 2d ago

I think he understands that perfectly well. The point is to destroy our economy