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Wiz Imp

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37. Harris and Walz should be hammering on this in every appearance between now and the election.
Mon Sep 16, 2024, 07:43 PM
Sep 2024

Also make some ads about it. It's not too hard to understand if explained correctly. Make it clear that Trump is lying. The Chinese government does not pay any costs of tariffs. If a Chinese company wants to continue to sell a product in the US which is subject to tariff, then the only way that is economically viable for them to do it is to raise the price for the American consumer. If the product is something US consumers really want (or need) to buy, then those consumers will be paying extra for that product moving forward. It doesn't hurt the Chinese government at all nor does it hurt the Chinese company making and selling the product. The price is entirely paid for by the US consumer.

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THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS! senseandsensibility Sep 2024 #1
Agreed. This represents yet another failure of the corporate media. Frank D. Lincoln Sep 2024 #3
Right elleng Sep 2024 #14
👆👆👆 all of this Docreed2003 Sep 2024 #26
If Trump voters were smart, they wouldn't be Trump supporters. You can't fix stupid. surfered Sep 2024 #76
Please dear God don't allow 56 percent to vote for trump. jimfields33 Sep 2024 #81
Wish I could rec a thousand times. yardwork Sep 2024 #90
I know exactly what it is, thanks to PBS and MSNBC and CNN. As far as I can tell... LAS14 Sep 2024 #93
Me too senseandsensibility Sep 2024 #95
Illustrating once again what polls do. dpibel Sep 2024 #2
Lots of people think we'd be better off eliminating foreign goods. They are wrong, especially Silent Type Sep 2024 #4
What is your position on the Biden tariffs? former9thward Sep 2024 #10
I'm not much on tariffs or protectionism. We live in a big world, and making trade enemies Silent Type Sep 2024 #12
Biden has kept the Trump tariffs and increased some of them. former9thward Sep 2024 #20
Kind of an America First on the billions of poor people worldwide. Thank gawd we had foreign car comepition in 70s Silent Type Sep 2024 #23
I was part of the chorus against NAFTA. former9thward Sep 2024 #27
I don't think it was. Of course, some folks take a global view of things. Silent Type Sep 2024 #31
Yes, they do. former9thward Sep 2024 #35
Tariffs should be targeted on domestic businesses Biden is trying to grow. haele Sep 2024 #24
Biden put tariffs on EVs, Ev batteries and steel. former9thward Sep 2024 #32
Not exactly True Wiz Imp Sep 2024 #25
What did he eliminate? former9thward Sep 2024 #33
Here's one article Wiz Imp Sep 2024 #74
And here is another. former9thward Sep 2024 #77
That's right. Ignore the part where you were proven wrong. Wiz Imp Sep 2024 #78
You can pretend there are significant differences between the Biden and Trump tariffs. former9thward Sep 2024 #82
Again, you're arguing against something I never claimed Wiz Imp Sep 2024 #84
These people don't realize it's going to cost them more money for stuff TommieMommy Sep 2024 #5
"Majority of voters" ? ? ? ? no_hypocrisy Sep 2024 #6
56% of registered voters Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Sep 2024 #45
Unreal - the ENTIRE purpose of a tariff is to raise the price of imported goods. Bleacher Creature Sep 2024 #7
Some people also believe that tariffs are passed along to consumers while corporate income taxes aren't MichMan Sep 2024 #52
Maybe start campaigning how much an iphone ALBliberal Sep 2024 #8
Does Kamala Harris support the Biden tariffs? former9thward Sep 2024 #9
Shocking, but maybe Trump actually had a good specific trade target that made sense? OAITW r.2.0 Sep 2024 #56
All presidents since Washington have imposed tariffs. former9thward Sep 2024 #60
You have to admit that Trump is taking the Republican economic theory 180 degrees. OAITW r.2.0 Sep 2024 #62
Yes, Trump is leaving the Wall Street Journal crowd behind. former9thward Sep 2024 #64
Started in manufacturing in 71. Started at the bottom, got a lot of great experience. OAITW r.2.0 Sep 2024 #69
I started in 74 as part of furnance crew in a steel mill. former9thward Sep 2024 #73
True that. OAITW r.2.0 Sep 2024 #80
No they do not. Not when they learn most of what they buy comes from China and will become more expensive to buy. Freethinker65 Sep 2024 #11
Most voters are misled to believe the tariffs are paid by the importers, they are paid by us consumers. Clouds Passing Sep 2024 #13
The consumer does not pay if you don't buy the product. former9thward Sep 2024 #21
There are some products that are needed Wiz Imp Sep 2024 #28
That is not what is happening. former9thward Sep 2024 #43
Sorry but your post is total nonsense Wiz Imp Sep 2024 #72
So there's no reason to dislike higher prices because we can simply not buy things and then everything's fine? Think. Again. Sep 2024 #36
There is a cost to living in a free country. former9thward Sep 2024 #39
Who suggested off-shoring anything? Think. Again. Sep 2024 #47
Tariffs help stop that. former9thward Sep 2024 #49
Yes, but this OP is about trump's tariff plans. Think. Again. Sep 2024 #55
There is an implication that Trump supports tariffs and Harris does not. former9thward Sep 2024 #59
I see no implication of that... Think. Again. Sep 2024 #63
Why don't they ask which plan they support? former9thward Sep 2024 #66
You didn't actually read the OP, did you? Think. Again. Sep 2024 #68
I read it quite close. former9thward Sep 2024 #70
Okay, I'm done. Think. Again. Sep 2024 #75
It would do the earth good if we stopped useless buying. Slow global warming. Clouds Passing Sep 2024 #87
Yes we should. former9thward Sep 2024 #88
That Chinese argument is specious and irrelevant. Tarzanrock Sep 2024 #15
Really? former9thward Sep 2024 #22
It's not "fair trade" when one side engages in "unfair trade" practices Tarzanrock Sep 2024 #38
Putting a 10% tariff on everything will grow inflation. applegrove Sep 2024 #42
Apparently they know very little on how tariffs work. Emile Sep 2024 #16
Of course, Harris supports this -- so does every patriotic American. Tarzanrock Sep 2024 #17
Harris' policies are different from trump's policies that the survey asked about. Think. Again. Sep 2024 #50
Those above-referenced "tariffs" which Harris and Biden support have almost zero impact on U.S. GDP. Tarzanrock Sep 2024 #18
Ye, but this article states it's trump's tariffs that the majority supports, not Harris'. Think. Again. Sep 2024 #34
Thank you. applegrove Sep 2024 #40
It seems to be deliberate. Think. Again. Sep 2024 #51
I think so too. applegrove Sep 2024 #65
A majority of voters never took an economics course Trenzalore Sep 2024 #19
Looks like some ADS need made and shown on the Foxy Newz!?! Brainfodder Sep 2024 #29
The majority of voters WANT higher prices? I doubt that. Think. Again. Sep 2024 #30
Harris and Walz should be hammering on this in every appearance between now and the election. Wiz Imp Sep 2024 #37
Kind of hard to do when Biden kept, and added to, Trump's tariffs Jose Garcia Sep 2024 #41
I responded to this before - your claim is not accurate Wiz Imp Sep 2024 #71
Tariffs on steel don't make sense Jose Garcia Sep 2024 #89
By most anlyses, the Trump tariffs on Steel did indeed have a negative impact on the US economy Wiz Imp Sep 2024 #91
And Biden kept those tariffs, simply to benefit a small Jose Garcia Sep 2024 #92
You seem intent on arguing against straw men Wiz Imp Sep 2024 #94
I think using specific examples of products people use regularly BannonsLiver Sep 2024 #48
Agreed Wiz Imp Sep 2024 #61
Every title that has the word "poll" in it gets the trash button. lees1975 Sep 2024 #44
These Chinese companies are not involved in pure capitalism. Tarzanrock Sep 2024 #46
And they're gonna wonder "howcum we cain't afford nuthin at Bass Pro Shops and Walmart no more???" BamaRefugee Sep 2024 #53
A majority of US voters don't understand how tariffs work. OAITW r.2.0 Sep 2024 #54
They are as stupid as him. They think it's free money, just like he does. captain queeg Sep 2024 #57
They don't understand tariffs Picaro Sep 2024 #58
They Rebl2 Sep 2024 #67
If we lose our democracy in November it will be our fault, or really the media. Eliot Rosewater Sep 2024 #79
Most tariffs are a tax paid by the consumer. Fox had my gf convinced that China paid all the tariffs. keithbvadu2 Sep 2024 #83
The majority of voters clearly have no understanding of tariffs.... Jack Valentino Sep 2024 #85
The orange turd puts out all sorts of things that will sounds good to a naive person with a poor understanding LymphocyteLover Sep 2024 #86
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