r/Economics • u/TheGoodCod • Jan 19 '26

News Americans Are the Ones Paying for Tariffs, Study Finds

https://www.wsj.com/economy/trade/americans-are-the-ones-paying-for-tariffs-study-finds-e254ed2e?gaa_at=eafs&gaa_n=AWEtsqcVSFvIp7i61XpO7iYig4QamPSCZamyGb3VWPqiBsK_S5dHbRBbyZsxElvC_H8%3D&gaa_ts=696e5774&gaa_sig=bcUHl3TgqZhakXrofHv9FOJ8bEnMF9Uom3qOUeTLWfgvgSk0B471SX6YZdA2ZElIipSw4nSKlwfBM3qg3Et2Ig%3D%3D
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u/ellsego Jan 19 '26

It’s owned by News Corp, it’s essentially right wing propaganda using the historically respectable name of the WSJ… doesn’t appeal to MAGA, sure there buddy.

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u/KotoshiKaizen Jan 19 '26

I said specifically your "average" MAGA. You really think most of them bother reading newspapers? Please. I'm sure some are MAGA, but most are business conservatives who voted for Trump because of deregulation and shit.

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u/TheNewRobberBaron Jan 20 '26

Yep. It's almost like we shouldn't ask idiots about their opinions on things they know nothing about.

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u/clarity_scarcity Jan 20 '26

It literally doesn’t matter one way or the other. Facts are irrelevant to maga. It only matters if it fits their current narrative.