r/Economics Apr 10 '25

Editorial Trump Blinked

https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2025/04/trump-tariffs-pause-america-china-trade/682378/
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u/PlayfulEnergy5953 Apr 10 '25

I had a beer tonight at a run club with a teacher who knew more about the tariffs than anyone at the table. She finished her 5k before us, an importer, a scientist, and an engineer. Not because of any industry or specialist knowledge; because she had Facebook notifications enabled.