Don_Dickle@lemmy.worldM to Explain Like I'm Five@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoELI5 how tariffs work. Are they not just like taxes one country puts on another? If so why do people especially republicans keep with Trump on imposing? Would it not hurt the US?message-squaremessage-square22fedilinkarrow-up146arrow-down15
arrow-up141arrow-down1message-squareELI5 how tariffs work. Are they not just like taxes one country puts on another? If so why do people especially republicans keep with Trump on imposing? Would it not hurt the US?Don_Dickle@lemmy.worldM to Explain Like I'm Five@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square22fedilink
minus-squareRikudou_Sage@lemmings.worldMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoThat’s like half the truth. In countries where they don’t treat workers like slaves, the labor costs are larger and the end product costs more. If you treat your workers as a disposable commodity, it’s much cheaper to make stuff.
That’s like half the truth. In countries where they don’t treat workers like slaves, the labor costs are larger and the end product costs more.
If you treat your workers as a disposable commodity, it’s much cheaper to make stuff.