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Re:Jeff Bezos' revamp of 'Washington Post' opinions leads ed... by fsckboy on Thursday February 27, 2025 @01:59AM (#43192008)
according to what Trump says (i have not researched it myself) the US in the recent past has paid tariffs many times over what it has charged in tariffs, and he wants to equalize the playing field. So yes, imposing tariffs is a regression away from free markets, but if what he says about foreign tariffs is true, it already wasn't a free market for trade.
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Re:Jeff Bezos' revamp of 'Washington Post' opinions leads ed... by drdeca on Thursday February 27, 2025 @03:54AM (#43192522)
Tariffs are paid by the people buying and selling, to the state imposing the tariff.
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Re:Jeff Bezos' revamp of 'Washington Post' opinions leads ed... by fsckboy on Thursday February 27, 2025 @01:57PM (#43197290)
a falling tide lowers all boats
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Re:Jeff Bezos' revamp of 'Washington Post' opinions leads ed... by throw0101c on Thursday February 27, 2025 @06:55AM (#43193508)
> So yes, imposing tariffs is a regression away from free markets, but if what he says about foreign tariffs is true, it already wasn't a free market for trade.

Except that in Trump 1.0, he signed a free trade deal with MX and CA and said:

> The USMCA is the largest, most significant, modern, and balanced trade agreement in history.

* https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefings-statements/pr...

But now it's a bad deal:

* https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-usmca-nafta-tariffs-can...

and wants to impose 25% tariffs on MX and CA—in violation of the free trade deal that he signed.

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