Bitcoiners used to be like taxation is theft down with the government
Now they’re like nah bro Trump is a genius tariff taxes are good and will make the U.S. [government] strong again! 
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Oh and by the way let’s get rid of all the immigrants that literally make it possible for us to be able to make or grow anything in America
High tariffs (on allies for no fucking reason)
Plus less American labor
= ???
I agree with you, but I don't see bitcoiners supporting this?
Yeah, the irony is not lost.
So we are just supposed to keep making other countries rich without them paying us.
But...he likes me :anyablush_sm:
It boggles my mind how people don't understand trade deficits. When the US has a trade deficit with Country X, that means the US (and therefore its consumers) are buying more goods from Country X than US producers and sellers are selling to that Country X. All a tariff does is make those goods more expensive for US consumers that want the goods. So sure, Country X suffers to some extent, but so do the US consumers that want those goods because it's the end consumer inevitably paying the tariff.
I hear some of the ridiculous things people say about tariffs and always think: 