re: Turns out supply side is keeping prices low to keep market share

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Who does this benefit?
Taxpayers

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Weird. My bank account (this wealth) goes down when I pay taxes. I must be doing it wrong?

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Foreign companies eating the price increase. Just as you and others were told would happen.

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If true, the tariffs aren’t creating jobs, as others told us would happen.

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this is a way to raise government revenue and have foreigners shoulder a portion of the expense.

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Math is hard.

domestic producers will keep prices low to gain marketshare as importers absorb tariffs. This will temper import price growth as they compete. As import prices inevitably tick up, we'll likely see domestic expansion, which should stabilize prices if the competitive landscape is there.

Yes, you'll probably pay more for imported goods at some point. But that's kind of the idea.