ByteOnBikes@discuss.online to Leopards Ate My Face@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoAll those words but couldn't understand what tariffs meandiscuss.onlineimagemessage-square118fedilinkarrow-up1939arrow-down115
arrow-up1924arrow-down1imageAll those words but couldn't understand what tariffs meandiscuss.onlineByteOnBikes@discuss.online to Leopards Ate My Face@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square118fedilink
minus-squarefinitebanjo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·2 days agoFun Fact, since executive orders really only apply to the operations of the federal government and its employees, the Tariffs aren’t actually legal. Big shipping magnates and importers could probably sue the federal government over any attempt to enforce the tariff, ignoring them all the while.
minus-squareIronBird@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 day agobut why bother with that when you can just pass the costs onto the consumer
minus-squareTilgare@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 day agoAnd they can also always pivot and pretend to be the hero later when it suits their needs, no downside solution.
minus-squarefinitebanjo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 day agoBetter yet they can keep the prices even after the costs go down.
Fun Fact, since executive orders really only apply to the operations of the federal government and its employees, the Tariffs aren’t actually legal.
Big shipping magnates and importers could probably sue the federal government over any attempt to enforce the tariff, ignoring them all the while.
but why bother with that when you can just pass the costs onto the consumer
And they can also always pivot and pretend to be the hero later when it suits their needs, no downside solution.
Better yet they can keep the prices even after the costs go down.