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oceanplexian04/03/20251 replyview on HN

Actually one policy that Biden kept in place after the 2020 elections was the Trump Tariffs.

I think we are underestimating how popular protectionism is with progressives, it may turn out to be an unusual alliance between disaffected voters on the far right and left outnumbering free trade advocates in the center of both parties.


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jquery04/03/2025

I haven’t seen any progressives in favor of this. Disaffected voters on the left want more housing and universal health care, not tariffs on avocados. Disaffected voters on the right just like to see libs getting owned… but they won’t appreciate their wallets being liberated of their money.

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