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Sogo

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10. The tariff is not on a country; it's on goods coming from that country and is paid by the businesses

Reply to Septua (Original post)

Thu Aug 7, 2025, 11:04 PM

Aug 2025

and people from this country.

The only "threat" to that foreign country is that business and people from this country might decide not to buy the goods from that foreign country.

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Trump's gaslighting revealed at last [View all] Septua Aug 2025 OP

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some truth RussBLib Aug 2025 #2

It is always a shell game Inkey Aug 2025 #3

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Wow!!! Septua Aug 2025 #7

we've reduced our purchases RussBLib Aug 2025 #9

He keeps pretending moondust Aug 2025 #5

Sure all that money is going into the U.S. Treasury. LudwigPastorius Aug 2025 #6

trump's... myohmy2 Aug 2025 #8

The tariff is not on a country; it's on goods coming from that country and is paid by the businesses Sogo Aug 2025 #10

Uh huh... DET Aug 2025 #11