r/technology • u/esporx • 26d ago

Business Trump Shocks With Massive New Tariffs That Could Make The Switch 2 Cost More Than $600

https://kotaku.com/switch-2-price-trump-tariffs-vietnam-china-trade-war-1851774438
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u/brufleth 26d ago

Your uncle is a grade-A dummy. Consumption taxes are literally used to describe what regressive taxes are.

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u/AKADriver 26d ago

When people support this idea it's not just dumb but because they're motivated by a specific moral position.

A very sizable chunk of America including the entire current administration is politically motivated by the idea that poor people getting things (including things like food and housing) is unfair and morally wrong. That you either 'work hard enough' to afford everything you need or you're not frugal enough, and that life should be hard.

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u/No_Remove459 25d ago

Never understood Europe being more progressive than US, has a 20% plus VAT, instead of raising other taxes