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[–] 1 point 9 months ago

And they will add to government coffers.

Generally not much. The economic damage is rarely worth raising tariffs above a fairly low point unless there are issues of economic autonomy at stake.

We're not even butchering the goose that lays the golden eggs. More like feeding it to a hungry wolf while our children starve.

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