Kiel Institute Analysis: US Americans pay 96% of tariff burden

Re:Kiel Institute Analysis: US Americans pay 96% of tariff b... by lcnPylGDnU4H9OF on Monday January 19, 2026 @12:34PM (#46681923)

Let's keep in mind that a tariff is, by definition, a tax that is paid by an importer to their own government for importing some good.

> the educated economists who also support the position

> the tariffs are something other countries are paying the US

I'm quite sure the provided definition of a tariff is accurate. Given that, who are these economists and what are the reasons they give for supporting this belief that the exporters (other countries) pay the tariff?

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Re:Kiel Institute Analysis: US Americans pay 96% of tariff b... by groundzeros2015 on Monday January 19, 2026 @12:55PM (#46682226)

Is your position that nobody educated in economics would ever support a tariff?

edit: in the context of giving good economic advice.

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Re:Kiel Institute Analysis: US Americans pay 96% of tariff b... by lcnPylGDnU4H9OF on Monday January 19, 2026 @01:02PM (#46682345)

My position is that nobody educated in economics would believe that a tariff is something exporters from other countries pay the government of the importer's country.

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