Comment on Trump says he plans to put a 100% tariff on computer chips, likely pushing up cost of electronics

• artyom@piefed.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I honestly don't get whatever "it" is. Again, if you don't understand what a tariff it, it's very simple to look it up. Don't take my word for it.

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  • Petter1@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    If there is no alternative from US, the price of that product category as whole will rise, ultimately being paid by US citizens, meaning it is just a hidden tax rise 😘

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    • artyom@piefed.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I agree but that's not what we were discussing

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  • ifItWasUpToMe@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Read all of the comments here, there are many stating why this would drive costs way up.

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    • artyom@piefed.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      We were not discussing driving up prices, we were discussing tariffs on American products, which don't exists, because that's not how tariffs work.

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      • can@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        This feels like semantics. Sure, domestically made products wouldn’t have tariffs directly applied. But they will still increase in price as a result of this policy.

        Which most of us here have reduced to “prices will rise on USA made products as a result of these tariffs”.

        So yes, tariffs aren’t applied to domestic productions directly, but the end product will still cost more and the reason will be the tariffs.

        I think we agree now, yes?

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