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Comment Re: Destroying your country (Score 1) 563

There is no way for Argentina to increase US border security, and punishing Americans with an import tax for Argentina not doing something about the border doesn't make any sense. Border rhetoric looks pretty performative to me, especially when the way to protect the border appears to be raising my taxes.

Comment Re: Destroying your country (Score 1) 563

Not everyone. I can still remember a time when everyone thought the trade deficit was a huge problem, and there are a lot of people who still believe this and think that tariffs are a way to fix it.

And no, businesses would not ramp up beforehand because that would not be the most profitable thing to do. The most profitable thing would be to wait until the tariffs start impacting prices, and then make new capacity. That way, you get to charge a higher price without ever having to compete against cheap imports. And when you go to the bank for a loan to build out new capacity, the loan is less risky so you can get a better rate.

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