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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. loeg · 1790031985 · focus · HN ↗
    He doesn't actually "get away" with it. A lot of people, left and right, are unhappy about tariffs. But for now, he controls the executive, so it is what it is.
    LastTrain · 1790032458 · focus · HN ↗
    This is entirely in the “rights” control right now, any of them “unhappy” with it are outliers.
    loeg · 1790055766 · focus · HN ↗
    The right doesn't like, control the executive by democratic vote. Trump single-handedly does.

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