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[–] TallonMetroid@lemmy.world 39 points 1 week ago (2 children)

And also that the companies won't just raise prices on domestic goods anyway because what are you gonna do about it? You either pay the inflated price for domestic, or pay the tariff.

[–] sxan@midwest.social 20 points 1 week ago

You get it.

The supply chain costs often never existed, and they certainly never went away even after the "crisis."

[–] waigl@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

Allowing domestic producers to raise their prices by removing international competition is precisely the point of tariffs.