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Old 02-13-2025, 09:25 AM
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Originally Posted by Unruly View Post
If you buy American goods instead of Chinese crap there's no tariff. Simple fix for tariffs...
Unless those American goods use imported materials (steel, aluminum, avocados, etc).

Plus, even if the materials come from American producers, a tariff on a competing import is a free ticket for the American producer to increase prices. Sure, I don't pay the tariff, but my wallet is still lighter.
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