Post #1084387
2025-01-21 15:31 UTC
Honestly it’s this Department of External Revenue thing that weirds me out the most. He thinks he’s going to get paid by foreign countries? Like… how? Tariffs are paid by importers in the US. Foreign governments are most likely to just respond in kind with similar tariffs.
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@evan@cosocial.ca 2025-01-21 15:35
@tomcoates@me.dm US Customs already collects tariffs on imported goods. They have been doing this since 1789. It's wild to make up a new name for this. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Customs_Service?wprov=sfla1
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@pete@social.coop 2025-01-21 15:43
@tomcoates@me.dm "Flood the field with shit". I don't think it's supposed to make sense, just keep everybody busy trying (and failing) to figure it out.