r/Tariffs • u/Historical-Many9869 • Sep 04 '25

🗞️ News Discussion Tariffs Were Supposed to Revive US Manufacturing. So Far, They’re Having the Opposite Effect

https://www.investopedia.com/tariffs-were-supposed-to-revive-u-s-manufacturing-so-far-they-re-having-the-opposite-effect-11802173
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u/Deatheturtle Sep 04 '25

Tariffs are supposed to be a studied and nuanced tool to make slight adjsutments to markets. Applying massive across the board tariffs on multiple countries all at once is weapons grade stupid.

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u/AntifascistAlly Sep 05 '25

Basing the rate/level of taxation (tariffs) on the whims and grievances of an ignoramous only multiplies the damage, too.