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Re:Trump temporarily drops tariffs to 10% for most countries by tock on Wednesday April 09, 2025 @11:24PM (#43640301)
This is like saying income tax is a tariff because it stops people from buying more imported product.
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Re:Trump temporarily drops tariffs to 10% for most countries by thaumasiotes on Wednesday April 09, 2025 @11:48PM (#43640444)
It's like saying income taxes and tariffs do their damage in similar ways. They do. Income taxes are another thing that mostly just hurts the country introducing them.
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Re:Trump temporarily drops tariffs to 10% for most countries by tock on Thursday April 10, 2025 @02:28AM (#43641232)
Lets extend your logic then: VAT is another thing that mostly just hurts the country introducing them.

Is the United States trying to free Europeans from the tyranny of their government? Americans should also stop paying sales tax and income tax.

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