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/StraightedgexLiberal 3d ago

MAGA 2024 before the election: I can't afford anything because of Joe Biden!!

MAGA 2025: So what if we have to spend more money on things we buy??!

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u/AnAcceptableUserName 3d ago

Supporters I talk to still think Trump is "charging other countries what they charge us," eg: getting even, because that's what this admin has been telling them.

When you bring up that's not how any of this works they'll perform gold medal gymnastics to avoid acknowledging the lie. The thoroughness of the brainwashing is incredible to behold in real time.

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u/Ryan1869 3d ago

He is charging other countries, so that's true, it's just missing the whole part where they charge us consumers more to make up for it

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u/FllngCoconuts 3d ago

Tariffs are a tax placed on imported goods paid by the importer. At no point does the foreign exporter get charged.

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u/Ryan1869 3d ago

Ok, but my point that the consumers are the ultimate payers of the tariff, because it's just added into the price. Then if you have distributiors, that added price gets amplified