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Re:Kiel Institute Analysis: US Americans pay 96% of tariff b... by j16sdiz on Monday January 19, 2026 @12:01PM (#46681426)
For that to work, the tariff should be targeted and selective. A tariff on everything can hardly be justified
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Re:Kiel Institute Analysis: US Americans pay 96% of tariff b... by bee_rider on Monday January 19, 2026 @01:11PM (#46682448)
The granularity of the targeting seems like a separate issue (I could be wrong though). The tariff should shift people to buying from non-tariffed suppliers. Targeted means it could shift people to importing from other counties. Broad should shift people to buy domestic, right?

I mean, just to be clear, I think the tariffs are a bad plan. But targeted vs broad seems more like an implementation detail… the big picture plan is the bad part!

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