Trump's Tar Not Paid by Exporting Countries or Companies

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Despite contrary claims, the import tax that Trump plans to impose on goods from Mexico and other countries will not be paid by the exporting nations or companies. Instead, it will raise prices for consumers, similar to a general sales tax (GST), disproportionately affecting low and middle-income individuals.

Despite what Donald Trump might tell you, it is not paid by the country or the company that is exporting things to your country, writes Greg Jericho.Despite what Donald Trump might tell you, it is not paid by the country or the company that is exporting things to your country, writes Greg Jericho.

But the world economy is complex. A lot of what Americans import are things used by American companies to make their own products. This is pretty obvious from the improvements in productivity in the 1990s when the big cuts were made on manufacturing tariffs, and the only small improvements after then even though the smaller tariffs kept being cut:The tariff of 15% brought cheaper, better cars onto the market, forced the local industry to improve in order to compete, and yet still gave it just enough protection to be able to compete against the massive car producers of Japan, the United States and Germany.

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