▲ 622 ▼ Primitive hu-mons (startrek.website) submitted 1 year ago by Lydia_K@startrek.website to c/tenforward@lemmy.world 23 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 33 points 1 year ago (1 child) There’s a Rule of Acquisition that says, “Tariffs are bad for business.” The very next rule says, “Tariffs are good for business.” permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MadMadBunny@lemmy.ca 32 points 1 year ago (2 children) Tariffs are never good for business. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] bitcrafter@programming.dev 25 points 1 year ago (3 children) Smugglers would disagree. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] ryven@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 1 year ago* (2 children) I was just thinking about this. That 125% tariff on Chinese goods leaves a lot of room for profit if you can circumvent customs, and then undercut legitimate importers. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] jmcs@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 1 year ago There's so much room for "creative" exports. Like Belarus suddenly "producing" oranges and shrimps for the Russian market when Russia forbade the importation of several food products from the EU. permalink fedilink source parent [–] samus12345@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago* Send goods to country with low tariffs, then send those goods to the US. Even with the extra shipping and cut the other country would get, it's cheaper than 100% + tariffs. permalink fedilink source parent [–] UnrepententProcrastinator@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago I like your lobes! permalink fedilink source parent [–] ms_lane@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago A wise man can hear profit in the wind. permalink fedilink source parent [–] gnufuu@infosec.pub 23 points 1 year ago Except for whoever is exempt from them. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MadMadBunny@lemmy.ca 32 points 1 year ago (2 children) Tariffs are never good for business. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] bitcrafter@programming.dev 25 points 1 year ago (3 children) Smugglers would disagree. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] ryven@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 1 year ago* (2 children) I was just thinking about this. That 125% tariff on Chinese goods leaves a lot of room for profit if you can circumvent customs, and then undercut legitimate importers. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] jmcs@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 1 year ago There's so much room for "creative" exports. Like Belarus suddenly "producing" oranges and shrimps for the Russian market when Russia forbade the importation of several food products from the EU. permalink fedilink source parent [–] samus12345@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago* Send goods to country with low tariffs, then send those goods to the US. Even with the extra shipping and cut the other country would get, it's cheaper than 100% + tariffs. permalink fedilink source parent [–] UnrepententProcrastinator@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago I like your lobes! permalink fedilink source parent [–] ms_lane@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago A wise man can hear profit in the wind. permalink fedilink source parent [–] gnufuu@infosec.pub 23 points 1 year ago Except for whoever is exempt from them. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bitcrafter@programming.dev 25 points 1 year ago (3 children) Smugglers would disagree. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] ryven@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 1 year ago* (2 children) I was just thinking about this. That 125% tariff on Chinese goods leaves a lot of room for profit if you can circumvent customs, and then undercut legitimate importers. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] jmcs@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 1 year ago There's so much room for "creative" exports. Like Belarus suddenly "producing" oranges and shrimps for the Russian market when Russia forbade the importation of several food products from the EU. permalink fedilink source parent [–] samus12345@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago* Send goods to country with low tariffs, then send those goods to the US. Even with the extra shipping and cut the other country would get, it's cheaper than 100% + tariffs. permalink fedilink source parent [–] UnrepententProcrastinator@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago I like your lobes! permalink fedilink source parent [–] ms_lane@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago A wise man can hear profit in the wind. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ryven@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 1 year ago* (2 children) I was just thinking about this. That 125% tariff on Chinese goods leaves a lot of room for profit if you can circumvent customs, and then undercut legitimate importers. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] jmcs@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 1 year ago There's so much room for "creative" exports. Like Belarus suddenly "producing" oranges and shrimps for the Russian market when Russia forbade the importation of several food products from the EU. permalink fedilink source parent [–] samus12345@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago* Send goods to country with low tariffs, then send those goods to the US. Even with the extra shipping and cut the other country would get, it's cheaper than 100% + tariffs. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jmcs@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 1 year ago There's so much room for "creative" exports. Like Belarus suddenly "producing" oranges and shrimps for the Russian market when Russia forbade the importation of several food products from the EU. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] samus12345@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago* Send goods to country with low tariffs, then send those goods to the US. Even with the extra shipping and cut the other country would get, it's cheaper than 100% + tariffs. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] UnrepententProcrastinator@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago I like your lobes! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ms_lane@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago A wise man can hear profit in the wind. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] gnufuu@infosec.pub 23 points 1 year ago Except for whoever is exempt from them. permalink fedilink source parent
