logoalt Hacker News

hartator04/03/20251 replyview on HN

You forget that the US company would be taxed more in its profit to make up for the absence of an US VAT.

Whereas EU companies don’t pay other US taxes.


Replies

ncruces04/03/2025

So you'll just tax imports, fund the entire federal govt on just imports, and call it a fair trade policy?

Well, good on you. Just don't be surprised if that leads to retaliatory, and targeted, tariffs.