▲ 847 ▼ The tariffs are being paid by Americans. Why is that a surprise? (discuss.online) submitted 1 year ago by bytesonbike@discuss.online to c/whitepeopletwitter@sh.itjust.works 106 comments fedilink hide all child comments Video and source: https://xcancel.com/dieworkwear/status/1951851958559703117#m
[–] twice_hatch@midwest.social 32 points 1 year ago (10 children) Lotta people didn't take high school economics apparently permalink fedilink source hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] TriflingToad@sh.itjust.works 21 points 1 year ago (5 children) I did last year, the teacher was a MAGA supporter and tought nothing about tariffs. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] Decq@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago (4 children) You dont need to be taught shit to figure out who would pay for it. You must be absolutely brain dead to not figure this out on your own. But yet here we are permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] TriflingToad@sh.itjust.works 16 points 1 year ago (3 children) the black Panthers didn't make fun of people who couldn't read, they taught them how to read. You should have a bit more of that mentality, most people don't understand how tariffs work because they've never needed to. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Decq@lemmy.world -4 points 1 year ago (2 children) Those people probably bever gotten to opportunity to lwarn to read. These people clearly can read and could have looked it up for themselves. Besides you don't need to know what tariffs are, from the context there js only a single deduction you can make. The US population would pay for it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TriflingToad@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago* (1 child) I'm not in the mood to start an argument thread here, have a good one lad. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Decq@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) All fine and dandy with me. But I'll never allow willful ignorance to be a credible defense. If they can post on twitter, they can open wikipedia. But alas, apparently people think it is. permalink fedilink source parent [–] TheLowestStone@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (2 children) We learned what tariffs are in my middle school social studies class. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Opisek@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago That lets us know the upper bound for a certain someone's education level. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Asidonhopo@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago* I think I remember hearing about tariffs in 3rd or 4th grade history and civics, like when they were talking about the causes of secession from Great Britain. This was in the 80s. permalink fedilink source parent [–] djsoren19@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 year ago What economics class did you get? All I got was a bunch of pro-capitalist propoganda without any serious examination of economic theory. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TriflingToad@sh.itjust.works 21 points 1 year ago (5 children) I did last year, the teacher was a MAGA supporter and tought nothing about tariffs. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] Decq@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago (4 children) You dont need to be taught shit to figure out who would pay for it. You must be absolutely brain dead to not figure this out on your own. But yet here we are permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] TriflingToad@sh.itjust.works 16 points 1 year ago (3 children) the black Panthers didn't make fun of people who couldn't read, they taught them how to read. You should have a bit more of that mentality, most people don't understand how tariffs work because they've never needed to. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Decq@lemmy.world -4 points 1 year ago (2 children) Those people probably bever gotten to opportunity to lwarn to read. These people clearly can read and could have looked it up for themselves. Besides you don't need to know what tariffs are, from the context there js only a single deduction you can make. The US population would pay for it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TriflingToad@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago* (1 child) I'm not in the mood to start an argument thread here, have a good one lad. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Decq@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) All fine and dandy with me. But I'll never allow willful ignorance to be a credible defense. If they can post on twitter, they can open wikipedia. But alas, apparently people think it is. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Decq@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago (4 children) You dont need to be taught shit to figure out who would pay for it. You must be absolutely brain dead to not figure this out on your own. But yet here we are permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] TriflingToad@sh.itjust.works 16 points 1 year ago (3 children) the black Panthers didn't make fun of people who couldn't read, they taught them how to read. You should have a bit more of that mentality, most people don't understand how tariffs work because they've never needed to. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Decq@lemmy.world -4 points 1 year ago (2 children) Those people probably bever gotten to opportunity to lwarn to read. These people clearly can read and could have looked it up for themselves. Besides you don't need to know what tariffs are, from the context there js only a single deduction you can make. The US population would pay for it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TriflingToad@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago* (1 child) I'm not in the mood to start an argument thread here, have a good one lad. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Decq@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) All fine and dandy with me. But I'll never allow willful ignorance to be a credible defense. If they can post on twitter, they can open wikipedia. But alas, apparently people think it is. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TriflingToad@sh.itjust.works 16 points 1 year ago (3 children) the black Panthers didn't make fun of people who couldn't read, they taught them how to read. You should have a bit more of that mentality, most people don't understand how tariffs work because they've never needed to. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Decq@lemmy.world -4 points 1 year ago (2 children) Those people probably bever gotten to opportunity to lwarn to read. These people clearly can read and could have looked it up for themselves. Besides you don't need to know what tariffs are, from the context there js only a single deduction you can make. The US population would pay for it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TriflingToad@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago* (1 child) I'm not in the mood to start an argument thread here, have a good one lad. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Decq@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) All fine and dandy with me. But I'll never allow willful ignorance to be a credible defense. If they can post on twitter, they can open wikipedia. But alas, apparently people think it is. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Decq@lemmy.world -4 points 1 year ago (2 children) Those people probably bever gotten to opportunity to lwarn to read. These people clearly can read and could have looked it up for themselves. Besides you don't need to know what tariffs are, from the context there js only a single deduction you can make. The US population would pay for it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TriflingToad@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago* (1 child) I'm not in the mood to start an argument thread here, have a good one lad. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Decq@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) All fine and dandy with me. But I'll never allow willful ignorance to be a credible defense. If they can post on twitter, they can open wikipedia. But alas, apparently people think it is. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TriflingToad@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago* (1 child) I'm not in the mood to start an argument thread here, have a good one lad. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Decq@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) All fine and dandy with me. But I'll never allow willful ignorance to be a credible defense. If they can post on twitter, they can open wikipedia. But alas, apparently people think it is. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Decq@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) All fine and dandy with me. But I'll never allow willful ignorance to be a credible defense. If they can post on twitter, they can open wikipedia. But alas, apparently people think it is. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TheLowestStone@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (2 children) We learned what tariffs are in my middle school social studies class. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Opisek@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago That lets us know the upper bound for a certain someone's education level. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Asidonhopo@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago* I think I remember hearing about tariffs in 3rd or 4th grade history and civics, like when they were talking about the causes of secession from Great Britain. This was in the 80s. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Opisek@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago That lets us know the upper bound for a certain someone's education level. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Asidonhopo@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago* I think I remember hearing about tariffs in 3rd or 4th grade history and civics, like when they were talking about the causes of secession from Great Britain. This was in the 80s. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] djsoren19@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 year ago What economics class did you get? All I got was a bunch of pro-capitalist propoganda without any serious examination of economic theory. permalink fedilink source parent