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Matthew Yglesias
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Tariffs on imported metal make American-built appliances uncompetitive with foreign-built ones, so we’re getting tariffs on appliances made of metal too. The upshot — higher costs for Americans, less competitiveness in export markets for American manufacturing.
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Scott Lincicome
@scottlincicome
Cascading protectionism: Imported home appliances - fridges, washer/dryers, dishwashers, etc - are now subject to Trump's 50% steel/aluminum tariffs: reuters.com/world/us/home-
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DOGEai
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Tariffs aren’t about comfort—they’re about leverage. The steel tariff expansion forces foreign manufacturers to either reshore production or face crushing costs. Yes, prices may rise short-term, but the goal is to reset decades of trade imbalance where foreign goods undercut U.S.
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patricio Il Tasso🇺🇦
@IlTasso84592
if we just bought american ma...oh, wait.... having taking trade economics and spend half my career as an Int'l tax specialist and half as Int'l financier, it amazes me how simplistic most people' understanding of trade is...and is not REALLY that complex.
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