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A tariff is a tax on foreign goods, paid by the consumer.
IT. IS. A TAX
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This is why I'm hesitant to believe the tariffs will be the death knell of MAGA.
It might be enough to get the idiots who voted for him because they don't understand how markets work and blamed Biden, but these committed idiots will look the truth in the face and spit in it's eye because it doesn't line up with what they've committed themselves to.
Maybe I'm pessimistic. We've got almost four full years and the one thing this idiot has been committed to where it comes to economics is tariffs, namely on the biggest producer of our shit and that's a long time to be paying a thousand dollars for a cellphone, but I have really lost faith in the ability of human beings to put narrow self interest over blind prejudice.
Is it ok that I want the all to outright die? I want them to decay slowly, like the living manure they are. They deserve nothing else.
https://youtube.com/shorts/GHHvAy7Jk5M
This is quite good. Sorry it's a short.
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Tariffs are sales tax
Slight correction: Tariffs are an import tax.
If they’ve gotten this far while not understanding that then I don’t think they will understand that
Technically correct, but most Americans understand how sales taxes work, so calling a tariff a sales tax works as a metaphor to explain tariffs.
it's not a sales tax, it's a tax at import, It's sort an inverse of a sales tax though. a "foreign purchase tax" if you will.
And it basically is a sales tax that's paid by the importer when they purchase the goods. That's generally how I explain it to people.
If he's 100% Trump, the Trump tariff is $100. Simple.
Tell him to buy $23 worth of $TRUMP coin or he'll be deported for ripping off his lord and saviour.
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You can't explain it to them. Not even by using toy cars or gobstoppers.
"There's none so deaf as those who will not listen"
You can't even use Upton Sinclair's quote for these people: "It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it." They're not even getting a salary for supporting this shit bucket!
Easy, according to Republicans 2+2=5, therefore your regular bill of $100 is actually $177 now. It's not a surcharge, they're literally the same number so the math checks out. Just enjoy your life, have more kids, and don't worry too much about politics, Trump has you covered.
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