Wispy2891@lemmy.world to Leopards Ate My Face@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 days agoOP is shocked that an import tax is not paid by the exporterlemmy.worldimagemessage-square198linkfedilinkarrow-up11.18Karrow-down19file-text
arrow-up11.17Karrow-down1imageOP is shocked that an import tax is not paid by the exporterlemmy.worldWispy2891@lemmy.world to Leopards Ate My Face@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 days agomessage-square198linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·8 days ago didn’t understand the concept of an import tax That’s why the media uses the term “tariffs” and describes them as being “imposed on {country X}”. That lets the people who desperately want their masters to be in the right to imagine foreign countries are being bullied into writing big checks.
minus-squareDentzy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·8 days agoWow, Thanks for that, I had completely missed this piece of Consent Manufacturing and I tend to be aware of them.
That’s why the media uses the term “tariffs” and describes them as being “imposed on {country X}”. That lets the people who desperately want their masters to be in the right to imagine foreign countries are being bullied into writing big checks.
Wow, Thanks for that, I had completely missed this piece of Consent Manufacturing and I tend to be aware of them.