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We are specifically discussing the situation in which it makes a significant difference: items which were already imported. Someone asked a question if second hand items were somehow a loophole which indicated they needed an actual understanding of how tariffs are applied, not your vibes-based fluff.
Yeah on second hand goods, I’m not disputing the point. “You will never pay a tariff in your life” is not qualified by this discussion.
You will (probably) not pay a tariff in your life in much the same way that will not pay the Suez Canal fee, carbon tax, employers tax or municipal rates.
We get it, you're very clever and have figured out the absolutely bare minimum of economics that higher costs lead to higher prices. The original commenter was asking a technical question about a loophole and it's been answered. You don't actually have to contribute if you don't have anything relevant to say.
it doesn’t really take a super big brain to stay away from a phrase like “You’ll never pay a tariff in your life” when tariffs will directly cause the price of imported goods to rise by the exact cost of the tariff or more to the end consumer.
It also doesn’t take a super big brain to know that the cost of things like traversing the suez canal (or not, when things like oil tankers can’t) IS ALREADY FACTORED INTO THE PRICE OF GOODS. You’re making my point already. Stop arguing with me.
“You’ll never pay a tarrif in your life” is like saying Johnny Knoxville has never been kicked in the dick in his life because technically his pants have been shoved into his dick by the clown shoe. Please.