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Re:Trump's Tariff Formula Makes No Economic Sense. It's Also... by pj_mukh on Saturday April 05, 2025 @01:38AM (#43591087)
"incentivize higher wages in a way that set rates make producers more profitable if they paid workers more"

That sounds amazing..how would that work?

Re:Trump's Tariff Formula Makes No Economic Sense. It's Also... by SpicyLemonZest on Saturday April 05, 2025 @01:50AM (#43591162)
You can just put in the trade agreement that the goods are subject to tariffs unless the workers who made them are paid enough. The USMCA, for example, has requirements along these lines for auto assembly (https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/usmca).