They are by definition a tax. They do have the benefit of having a different name which alows Annoying Orange to use it without many people perceiving it as such.
According to Britannica dictionary: tariff, tax levied upon goods as they cross national boundaries, usually by the government of the importing country.
“No no no, you see, because the tariff is paid by the country you put that tariff on. He’s fixing America by making everyone else pay more!”-most republicans
Tariffs aren’t taxes? Maybe from a technical point of view they’re not taxes?
Idk about economics or trade but I would argue that they are technically an import tax
They are by definition a tax. They do have the benefit of having a different name which alows Annoying Orange to use it without many people perceiving it as such.
According to Britannica dictionary: tariff, tax levied upon goods as they cross national boundaries, usually by the government of the importing country.
“No no no, you see, because the tariff is paid by the country you put that tariff on. He’s fixing America by making everyone else pay more!”-most republicans