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Re:US Administration announces 34% tariffs on China – 20% on EU by skyyler on Thursday April 03, 2025 @11:36AM (#43571264)
>It doesn’t raise prices of domestic goods and actually increases demand for domestic goods.

Have you ever tried to purchase electronics in Brazil? I don't know if that increased demand for domestic goods is necessarily a good thing...

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Re:US Administration announces 34% tariffs on China – 20% on EU by ccorcos on Thursday April 03, 2025 @12:50PM (#43572381)
Yeah, I think all of the arguments made for and against tariffs are only partly true depending on the context.

Interestingly, Lua came out of Brazil for these reasons...

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