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cpeterso04/03/20251 replyview on HN

> It doesn’t raise prices of domestic goods and actually increases demand for domestic goods.

But domestic producers will surely increase their prices to match their foreign competitors’ tariffed prices.


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ccorcos04/03/2025

Not necessarily, if there's adequate competition and no collusion. I think of Costco's Kirkland products which have a capped profit margin, for example.

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