• cabinet_sanchez@midwest.social
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    23 hours ago

    I don’t understand why this even needs to be researched. I’m no economist and I don’t know much about tariffs, but: costs more to get product to me for any reason = product costs me more. When has that ever not been the case? What am I missing?

    • Halosheep@lemm.ee
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      23 hours ago

      Hey, you have to factor in things like market capture! They could be operating entirely at a loss just to ensure no other competitor can operate in the same market.

      (/s because duh more cost = more price)

    • gandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.de
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      17 hours ago

      I think what you’re missing might be that you’re assuming that the producers stay the same over time. I.e. if it costs more to get that product to you from China, then an US company would produce it instead in the future to circumvent the tariffs. That brings labor/jobs to the US. I think that is the idea behind the tariffs. Any questions left?

      • JacksonLamb@lemmy.world
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        16 hours ago

        Assuming availability of goods and materials (which isn’t a given but let’s pretend it is) the friction there is set up costs in a fickle, unstable legislative environment in which tarrifs can be withdrawn at any time.