From: Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com>
Newsgroups: alt.politics.trump,alt.politics.liberalism,alt.politics.democrats,alt.politics.usa.republican,alt.fan.rush-limbaugh,can.politics
Subject: Re: Once An Idiot, ALWAYS An Idiot
Date: Sun, 10 Nov 2024 10:14:49 -0800
Organization: A noiseless patient Spider
On 2024-11-10 09:32, AlleyCat wrote:
>
> On Sun, 10 Nov 2024 09:04:37 -0800, Alan says...
>
>>>> You think the importer will just pay the tariff...
>>>
>>> Jes.
>>>
>>>> ... and not pass it on?
>>>
>>> Oh no... they'll pass it on, stupid... and THAT'S one of the
>>> reasons FOR the tariff... to make it more expensive, letting US
>>> manufacturers compete with comparable pricing. WHO wants a
>>> Chinese car at the same price as an American car?
>>
>> So it will cost the consumer more money.
>
> Yes, and Trump still got elected, and...
>
> ... no.
>
> EV sales are going down down down... like Bruce Springsteen.
>
> The US consumer does not HAVE to buy a Mexican-made Chinese car...
> DO they?
So you're suddenly shifting the goalposts to only EVs?
>
> If they want to buy quality, they'd pay more anyways. Can you say
> Yugo? Cheaper cars end up costing the consumer more anyways. For
> one, they won't get the same warranties OR service, so it'll end up
> costing them MORE if they buy cheap shit, with or without tariffs.
And now you're going apples vs oranges.