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TeamPooka

(25,577 posts)
Fri Jun 7, 2019, 03:23 PM Jun 2019

The Language of Politics: A Tariff is a Tax. Donald Trump has raised taxes on Americans.

tar·iff
/ˈterəf/
noun: tariff; plural noun: tariffs

1. a tax or duty to be paid on a particular class of imports or exports.
synonyms: tax, duty, toll, excise, levy, assessment, imposition, impost, charge, rate, fee, exaction;


Every Democratic candidate needs to use language like the Republicans do, because a tariff is a tax.

Call it that, every day, every hour.

Trump has raised taxes on imported products for all Americans.

Words matter.

So do Taxes.

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The Language of Politics: A Tariff is a Tax. Donald Trump has raised taxes on Americans. (Original Post) TeamPooka Jun 2019 OP
It is a pass thru to the Wellstone ruled Jun 2019 #1
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Jun 2019 #2
An informed voter is a Democratic voter. nt TeamPooka Jun 2019 #3
 

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)
1. It is a pass thru to the
Fri Jun 7, 2019, 03:29 PM
Jun 2019

consumer via a Duty or Excise Tax on the target goods. Just another form of a Sales Tax.

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