▲ 1066 ▼ 'Did I Miss Something?': Online Shoppers Shocked as Trump Tariffs Jack Up Prices 145% (gizmodo.com) submitted 1 year ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world 292 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] PrettyFlyForAFatGuy@feddit.uk -1 points 1 year ago* (2 children) Until sellers start jacking prices up elsewhere in the world to make up for lost revenue from the American market permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] cosmicrookie@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago* (1 child) The American market is a massive part of some companies yes. But most companies only have a small percentage of revenue in the US. Listen.. the US is just one country. Its a big one and one that buys a lot. But still one country. Many companies can compensate the loss of that market by exploring the many other markets that they have down played. Furthermore, the availability of products that would have gone to the US may even make it cheaper to make and sell products everywhere else than in the US permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] easily3667@lemmus.org -2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] friendlyghost@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago That would be akin to death by sudoku (Yes, I know it’s seppuku) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] cosmicrookie@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago* (1 child) The American market is a massive part of some companies yes. But most companies only have a small percentage of revenue in the US. Listen.. the US is just one country. Its a big one and one that buys a lot. But still one country. Many companies can compensate the loss of that market by exploring the many other markets that they have down played. Furthermore, the availability of products that would have gone to the US may even make it cheaper to make and sell products everywhere else than in the US permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] easily3667@lemmus.org -2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[+] easily3667@lemmus.org -2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] friendlyghost@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago That would be akin to death by sudoku (Yes, I know it’s seppuku) permalink fedilink source parent