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A chat on subreddit /r/wallstreetbets
human
Right? If it were not for retaliation (which is bad) tariffs would just be a VAT on imported goods.   
  
 There are legit reasons to hate a trade war, but i feel like I've seen most of the stuff on the left talking about how consumer goods are becoming more expensive. Like that is because of a tax, which you wanted.

gpt
Taxes pay for shit we need (ideally), tariffs just make shit cost more for no reason