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

That’s generally how tariffs work. A tariff on grain is not a tariff on bread. A tariff on steel is not a tariff on knives. A tariff on cotton is not a tariff on clothing.

It can be, of course. A tariff can be on steel and items made with steel. But that’s not usually the case, and it’s usually called out as such. Of course, Trump is not what you’d call the most precise communicator in the world, but all we can do is work with what he says.

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artyom@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
That's not how tariffs work.

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- SaltSong@startrek.website ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  Packaging, no. But manufacturing it into something else, yes.
  
  Do you think a tariff on copper would apply to an iPhone? Or a tariff on oil?
  
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  - artyom@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
    
    Do you think a tariff on copper would apply to an iPhone?
    
    ...of course?
    
    Or a tariff on oil?
    
    Do your iPhones usually take oil? 🤔
    
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    SaltSong@startrek.website ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    
    Do your iPhones usually take oil?
    
    What do you think plastic is made from?
    
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