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[–] UncleGrandPa@lemmy.world 41 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

A tariff is a tax on foreign goods, paid by the consumer.

IT. IS. A TAX

[–] Chemo@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 3 weeks ago

Probably the whole reason behind it. A tax that your deeply tax-hating clientele is not recognizing. And also a regressive tax, that hurts poor people disproportionately harder then rich people, compared to taxes like income tax.