• atzanteol@sh.itjust.works
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    14 hours ago

    We export a lot of soybeans. Trump will be giving farmers lots of subsidies to pay them back for the counter tariffs (again).

    Generally speaking tariffs are harder on the nation that is exporting. China will be hit harder as they struggle to find other buyers.

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      11 hours ago

      Americans will still keep buying from china, they will just be paying higher tax.

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        8 hours ago

        I’m not actually sure that’s true with the truly absurd tarriff that trump has levied. Sure the stuff that’s on hold will keep getting bought from China but other stuff will almost certainly be cheaper from other countries at this point. Nearly tripling the pre sale cost is not good for business.