▲ 98 ▼ US farmers back Trump but face pain from China tariff threats (www.reuters.com) submitted 2 years ago by StrawberryPigtails@lemmy.sdf.org to c/news@lemmy.world 32 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago (1 child) It hurts them because imports will fall and that's how they make money. It will just hurt Americans far more. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago I suppose if the product in unnecessary, that would make sense. Required imports would stay selling at same prices until manufacturing plants elsewhere could be built for cheap enough to not just pay the tariffs. : / Nothing except market manipulation permalink fedilink source parent
[–] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago I suppose if the product in unnecessary, that would make sense. Required imports would stay selling at same prices until manufacturing plants elsewhere could be built for cheap enough to not just pay the tariffs. : / Nothing except market manipulation permalink fedilink source parent