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

161 points · 154 comments · burnt-resistor

mcmcmc · 1790027665 · focus · HN ↗
It truly boggles the mind how Trump managed to sell tariffs as anything other than a tax on American consumers
1. porkshoe · 1790028824 · focus · HN ↗
  He gets away with it because a lot of right-wing elites _love_ the idea of taxing consumption rather than income (or, heaven forbid, wealth).
  Additionally, Trump, Hassett, etc are still blaming Biden for inflation caused by the tariffs... and a lot of their base would rather believe that than admit that they got suckered by an obvious scam.
  1. pstuart · 1790032348 · focus · HN ↗
    A lot of his base believe his lie that the other countries are paying the tariffs.
    His followers are literally beyond reason and will accept anything he says. It's so very depressing.

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