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It's not as simple as "companies who make their product in the US don't have to pay the tax". Companies that import to assemble here or import raw materials to manufacture here also pay tariffs.

And no, thinking "tax the rich" is a good idea is not the same thing as thinking it's a good idea to add taxes that are passed directly to consumers. You're doing this narrative slight of hand where you are placing taxes that would successfully target the wealthy in the same bucket as ones that are easily passed on to consumers. Don't do that if you want a constructive conversation.



Right but my question is basically how is this different than any other type of corporate tax?

What is the difference between “taxes that are passed directly to consumers” and normal taxes? Don’t ALL taxes get passed to consumers?

What is different about tariffs that makes them more likely to be passed to consumers vs normal income taxes?




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