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ragazzinayesterday at 8:12 PM3 repliesview on HN

Can you make an example of a tariff from the last 100 years that definitely benefitted the US in a long-lasting way?


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tracker1yesterday at 9:04 PM

How do you feel about allowing the import of goods from nations using slavery to create those goods? Would you be okay with a foreign nation undercutting domestic production as a strategy to destroy your industry to control a market?

That's aside from my position that most taxes should be at a point of trade/exchange.

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freeone3000yesterday at 10:36 PM

Auto tariffs have kept Detroit producing automobiles despite various other entrants, while still being low enough for foreign competition.

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dborehamyesterday at 9:32 PM

There's a tarriff on sugar that means we have to use HFCS in processed foods and beverages. Oh wait...