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Fox viewers STILL imagine that foreign exporters will simply reduce their profit margins to 0, or even go into debt, for the privilege of selling trinkets to Americans. (sh.itjust.works)
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[–] lorty@lemmy.ml 11 points 6 months ago (3 children)

Honestly the fact that this fake news got going makes no sense to me. If you even atop for a second to think about how tarrifs are collected you'd know this would never be the case

[–] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 8 points 6 months ago

stop for a second to think

I think maybe I see the problem.

[–] sowitzer@lemm.ee 6 points 6 months ago

He built a wall and Mexico paid for it. They remember that clearly, so what he says 10 years later must be true. Anyone surprised maga people believing this is surprising. lol.

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Trump complains that other countries have tariffs on the US. Yet no US manufacturer ever seems to have paid them. Odd that.

[–] Phoenicianpirate@lemm.ee 3 points 6 months ago

This is why debating or having any discussion with them is beyond worthless. If they have nothing. They will simply pull it out of their ass.