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aggiesal

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7. I always assumed that it was the exporting company that made the shoes ...
Tue Sep 10, 2024, 03:44 AM
Sep 2024

Why would the importer pay for the tariff, when it's between countries?

It was a good question that made me think.

As for Lawrence and every other host, they all say the consumer ends up paying the higher price to cover the foreign companies tariff bill, which is only the caseiof the US consumer continues to buy those imported goods

But if the US consumer buys the US made product they'll pay the higher price because possibly a better quality product and/or our higher standard of living.

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