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minus-squareWanderingThoughts@europe.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down13·2 days agoAccept, then raise tariffs on USA products to pay for the billion dollar entry fee.
minus-squaressladam@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·2 days agoThat just means you’d be taxing NZ citizens to pay the fee. Tariffs aren’t paid by the exporting country. They’re paid by the importer.
minus-squareAndyMFK@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·2 days agoHow do you think tariffs work?
minus-squaregreen_red_black@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoRaise tariffs yes, but to disincentive people of New Zealand from buying American
minus-squareWanderingThoughts@europe.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoYes, and to annoy Trump of course.
Accept, then raise tariffs on USA products to pay for the billion dollar entry fee.
That just means you’d be taxing NZ citizens to pay the fee. Tariffs aren’t paid by the exporting country. They’re paid by the importer.
How do you think tariffs work?
Raise tariffs yes, but to disincentive people of New Zealand from buying American
Yes, and to annoy Trump of course.