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Re:Will America's debt doom us? by zosterops on Monday September 23, 2019 @04:11PM (#21053066)
While I don't think that subsidies and trade wars are good things. The tariffs collected a lot more than was spent on those agriculture subsidies.
Re:Will America's debt doom us? by DFHippie on Tuesday September 24, 2019 @10:24AM (#21060489)
You are aware that the money collected by the tariffs was extracted from American pockets, right, not Chinese? So you are describing a tax and transfer program: Americans who buy Chinese goods are taxed to compensate Americans who are losing income due to the trade war with China.
Re:Will America's debt doom us? by zosterops on Wednesday September 25, 2019 @08:06AM (#21069910)
In the case when prices are increased to cover the tariffs, yes. However, right now the Chinese manufacturers are eating the costs.