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They are very similar

Posted on: April 21, 2025 at 15:17:01 CT

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They are very similar. While not the same, in most cases the cost of the tariff is passed on to the consumer, and in that case the effect is the same.

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here's an FYI for you US imports in 2024 was $3.3 Trillion - tigerinhogtown STL - 4/21 13:47:04

so you're saying we need to tax people even more? - Seagull MU - 4/21 13:57:39

Just the rich, bro(nm) - Wildcat KSU - 4/21 14:07:57

no, I'm saying shift taxes from payroll cost to import cost - tigerinhogtown STL - 4/21 14:03:49

If payroll taxes are removed and sales taxes are increased, - KCT-BoneTiger A - 4/21 14:35:25

The results should generally be: More domestic jobs, - JeffB MU

- 4/21 14:54:18

tariffs and payroll taxes should be the first to go - meatiger MU - 4/21 14:56:36

In a less imperfect world that would certainly be true. In - JeffB MU

- 4/21 15:07:09

RE: In a less imperfect world that would certainly be true. In - meatiger MU - 4/21 15:17:23

Although we agree on 'decades of showing us how truly bad - JeffB MU

- 4/21 16:28:29

sales taxes are not the same as tariffs(nm) - tman MU - 4/21 14:42:47

They are very similar - sks MU - 4/21 15:17:01

So make American manufacturing more competitive - TigerMatt STL - 4/21 14:20:44

Or by removing artificially depressed prices of goods - JeffB MU

- 4/21 15:17:50

Prices of US manufacturing is already artiivially raised - tigerinhogtown STL - 4/21 14:54:09

oh, so lower the payroll taxes in favor of higher tariffs? (nm) - Seagull MU - 4/21 14:07:23

how did Trump do the tarrifs in 2024?(nm) - CulturedDan MU

- 4/21 13:52:42

I don't believe I said he did. I just posted some - tigerinhogtown STL - 4/21 14:04:37