Was he actually thinking that those $450 were just gifted by the exporter?
How does this benefit me?
Is the satisfaction of making dear leader and his rich friends richer not enough for you?
In theory by making him not buy from a Spanish supplier and choosing a cheaper American one (given the tariffs), strengthening America’s industry, creating a stronger economy that leads to prosperity, better education, healthcare, habitation and salaries.
IN THEORY
Okay so pretend they are right, pretend that the Spanish manufacturer pays the tariff:
Do you think they will still sell it at the same price if they had to pay $450? They’d just charge you more to cover their fees, lmfao.
Edit: Oh someone here already commented this, oops
At first you think he may just be naive of how tarrifs work. Which is still true, but it doesn’t explicitly label him as maga.
Then he says this…
How does this benefit me?
And there it is. The selfish attitude that tells me he voted for this exact outcome without a clue what that outcome actually was. Just voted for his team, and didn’t bother with the details. Oh well. Have the day you voted for.
Not only that but imagine if he was right and the seller paid the tariff, does he honestly think they would just eat the loss?
What you mad at lil bro? that’s called making america great again! Next time you order your equipment from USA 🏈🦅
“But they don’t make it here, everything is offshored.”
“Oh, well, should have thought of that first.”
Aside from everything else, apparently this guy doesn’t understand how “Asking for a friend” is supposed to work.
Ive seen that / swim used as ‘totally embarrassed that i was that dumb’ before. I think its that?
Swim?
“somebody who isn’t me”, in a tongue-in-cheek way.
This is literally how tariffs work. They don’t benefit you. They fuck you in your anus. We tried to tell you.
“But…I didn’t think it would be my anus!”
It’s all those woke economists’ fault (and literally anyone else who understands anything)!
If all the SMART people weren’t so WOKE then MAYBE I’d listen to them and we’d get some ACTUAL WORK done around here!!!
(Sorry to steal your comment, BigMacHole)
Thanks Obama!
For fairness here, tarrifs can be beneficial and useful when specifically targeted at industries which you can compete globally in with commensurate subsidies. In other words, universal tarrifs is the same as shooting your own nuts off, but targeted tarrifs can be helpful in growing specific industries you can grow.
All tarrifs are paid by the population of the country doing the tarrifing, but when it’s well thought out and specifically targeted it can be a good thing.
Lastly, for clarity, fuck trump, what he’s doing is incredibly stupid and will only hurt US citizens.
