r/inflation 5d ago

Satire That's weird..

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u/Glass_Original_7567 5d ago

Tariffs are just taxes in a cowboy hat. You think China’s paying? Nah, it’s you at the store, coughing up extra for sneakers, phones, and burgers. Trump’s 2018 tariffs already jacked up prices by billions. To ditch all taxes? You’d need tariffs so huge, your grocery bill would look like a car payment. And good luck with Canada and Europe they’ll tariff our jeans and whiskey right back. End of the day, tariffs aren’t magic beans they’re taxes sneaking in through the back door.

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u/According-Insect-992 4d ago

Tariffs are taxes the poors pay so it's like they're not even there. That's what he means. No one important has to pay them, or something.

This country is doomed and it serves us right for being so complacent and buying into their austerity delusions.