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Suspension of the de minimis administrative exemption for imports $800 or less

161 points · 154 comments · burnt-resistor

  1. Arodex · · focus · HN ↗

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    1. gustavus · · focus · HN ↗
      What do you hope to accomplish by that statement?

      Do you think this will motivate people who may have voted for trump but been ok the fence by calling them stupid?

      Is it to help give a better alternative or actionable advice? Does it contribute anything to the discussion?

      It seems it primarily exist to give you a hit of self righteous dopamine while attempting to create further rifts between individuals.

      1. SpicyLemonZest · · focus · HN ↗
        > Do you think this will motivate people who may have voted for trump but been ok the fence by calling them stupid?

        Yes. That's been a surprising and important lesson of the Trump movement's success; we've learned that insulting your political opponents can help convince fence-sitters, and doesn't automatically repel them. I wish it weren't so, but in the modern political climate, abandoning insults seems as strategically unwise as abandoning fundraising.

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