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Written by The Conversation U.S. on 2025-02-05 at 02:33

Politicians often frame #tariffs like those Trump proposed as punishment for other countries, but they hit Americans hardest—raising grocery bills and disrupting businesses. An economics professor explains: https://buff.ly/40EOQVM (Bedassa Tadesse, University of Minnesota Duluth)

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Written by LisPi on 2025-02-05 at 03:06

@TheConversationUS I really hope said retaliation follows @pluralistic 's suggestions regarding "IP" monopolies & Right to Repair/Interoperate.

It would be very easy to frame it as for the good of the nation doing it, and the best part is that it actually would be too (to the great displeasure of oligarchs & corposcum).

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Written by Cavyherd on 2025-02-05 at 03:45

@lispi314 @pluralistic @TheConversationUS

I'd go further: it would be good for the world.

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Written by Ben Waber on 2025-02-05 at 03:11

@TheConversationUS This is true of already developed countries, but China and South Korea both used them when they were much earlier in development to great effect. Obviously they're bad for the US in all but extreme cases (e.g. dumping, human rights violations)

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Written by Bradley Stowers on 2025-02-05 at 03:15

@TheConversationUS This is a thing an economics professor would notice.

This is not a thing a businessman with six bankruptcies under his belt would notice.

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