Comment on Trump wants to tax the world
Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 1 day ago
“Trump wants to tax the world” ???
That’s a horrible headline. It feeds the myth that tariffs are a tax on other countries. They aren’t. Tariffs are a name for a type of sales tax.
The title needs to be “Trump wants to raise taxes on Americans.” Because that’s what a tariff is. It’s a tax on Americans- not anyone else.
Fuck the media for not attempting to educate Americans.
Pronell@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Okay, so what’s the other side? He decides not to tariff them if he gets a personal bribe or policy concession.
That’s the Trump tax.