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		lreeves 2 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: US businesses and consumers pay 90% of tariff cost... I mean no shit though? People calmly said this in Trump's first term where he (unsuccessfully) first tried to go tariff crazy. What does it add though? Nobody is freaking out saying "all tariffs are bad", they're saying "blanket tariffs for no/the stupidest reasons possible are bad".

macintux 2 days ago [–]

And "tariffs that are utterly unpredictable and can change after barely-concealed bribery" are unhelpful to plan a business around.

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