Re:US Administration announces 34% tariffs on China – 20% on EU
by HDThoreaun on Thursday April 03, 2025 @04:14PM
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Everything at Walmart is about to be 34% more expensive but you think the rich are hurt more than the poor?
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Re:US Administration announces 34% tariffs on China – 20% on EU
by jollyllama on Thursday April 03, 2025 @04:19PM
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Yes, in as much as it can be true for anything, because they make their money from poor people spending.
Edit: as a follow up, you can basically think of this as the "Monkeys Reject Unequal Pay" experiment as implemented by those who are averse to socialism. If you're already poor, tanking the economy hurts you less than it hurts those who are benefitting.
Re:US Administration announces 34% tariffs on China – 20% on EU
by Jensson on Thursday April 03, 2025 @04:22PM
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Stock market went down a lot. And no, not everything at Walmart goes up 34%, food is not imported from China etc, most of the stuff poor people spend money on like home and food and used cars and services wont go up that much.
Re:US Administration announces 34% tariffs on China – 20% on EU
by dragonwriter on Thursday April 03, 2025 @04:58PM
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> food is not imported from China
No, but components used everywhere from agriculture to transportation to producing food products from raw agricultural output are imported from China.
Re:US Administration announces 34% tariffs on China – 20% on EU
by Jensson on Thursday April 03, 2025 @05:27PM
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But that doesn't make food 35% more expensive.
Re:US Administration announces 34% tariffs on China – 20% on EU
by HDThoreaun on Thursday April 03, 2025 @04:52PM
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Stock market is down 10%. Unless you’re gambling with leverage you’re fine. Much of our food is imported.