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Summary

A Harris poll reveals that 69% of Americans believe Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs would increase consumer costs, with many planning purchases ahead of his inauguration to avoid price hikes.

Trump has championed tariffs as a key policy to boost domestic manufacturing, but economists and corporate leaders warn costs will be passed to consumers, potentially adding $2,600 annually to household expenses.

While Republicans are more supportive of tariffs, only 51% think they will benefit the economy.

The poll highlights widespread concern over tariffs’ economic impact, especially amid lingering inflation and financial uncertainty.

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[–] Phoenicianpirate@lemm.ee 11 points 6 hours ago

It doesn't matter what they 'think'. Tariffs will fuck everything up for everyone involved. People's opinions on this mean nothing. It is like asking people if they think that being thrown into a deep body water with a heavy chain around around your feet will kill. The answer they give is irrelevant. That action will kill you because you will drown. End of discussion.

[–] Hikermick@lemmy.world 14 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Headline should read "One third of Americans have no idea how a tariff works"

[–] Sauerkraut@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 7 hours ago

And most of them showed up and voted for Trump. 1/3rd of adults voting for fascism is all it takes to destroy a country when 70 million people stay home and don't vote

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 1 points 5 hours ago

Well, the other 31% will learn it the hard way.

[–] Default_Defect@midwest.social 8 points 12 hours ago

I upgraded my GPU and bought a bunch of audio stuff that I was gonna wait to pull the trigger on til later. Not taking the chance of not being able to afford it later.

[–] El_guapazo@lemmy.world 18 points 17 hours ago

Maybe they should have voted appropriately on Nov 5.

[–] WrenFeathers@lemmy.world 13 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

The other third are household pets.

[–] Big_Boss_77@lemmynsfw.com 6 points 15 hours ago

The other third are household ~~pets~~ plants.

Give the pets a bit of credit, even they saw this shit coming...

[–] Kraven_the_Hunter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 42 points 20 hours ago (2 children)

Alternate headline: 1/3 of Americans Functionally Didn't Receive High School Education

[–] sparky@lemmy.federate.cc 11 points 18 hours ago

This comment is both fucking hilarious and shittily depressing at the same time. I don’t know which emotion is stronger.

[–] NikkiDimes@lemmy.world 13 points 19 hours ago

Tbf, I was very ignorant regarding tariffs as a young adult post highschool. But also, we have the Internet, and Google, and as of now we have fucking AI that can ELI5 literally any topic you are interested in knowing more about if you aren't an ignorant piece of shit. But here we are, America is full of ignorant pieces of shit. Shocker.

[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 20 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago) (3 children)

The other 3rd are just that braindead

[–] PresidentCamacho@lemm.ee 13 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Well now hold up, a little more than half of the 2/3 knew better but voted for it anyways. Id say they're pretty braindead too.

[–] CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 7 points 19 hours ago (3 children)

A little more than half knew better but didn't bother to vote.

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[–] MapleEngineer@lemmy.world 60 points 1 day ago (1 children)

GM's stock price is down 8% today.

I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate automotive union workers who voted for Trump.

[–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 18 points 1 day ago (2 children)

It’s not like the actual workers see any of the money when the stock price goes up…

[–] pezhore@infosec.pub 29 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yeah, but they are the ones let go when the stock tumbles.

[–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 14 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

Sounds like a pretty dumb system if the people who actually make the product are only exposed to downside but don’t benefit from the upside. We should probably tear that whole system down.

[–] Marx2k@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 8 hours ago

Gee, sounds like those same people are currently having issues with face eating leopards \○/

[–] berdoo@lemmy.world 3 points 11 hours ago

They get profit sharing checks. Those profit checks go down when the company is less profitable. Those profit checks go to $0 and their paychecks go to $0 when the company is losing money and has to let people go.

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[–] orclev@lemmy.world 213 points 1 day ago (5 children)

So 1/3rd of Americans don't understand how economies work or what a tariff is.

[–] verdantbanana@lemmy.world 91 points 1 day ago (5 children)

US has lead pipes, piss poor education standards with not enough funding, environmental pollution, bought out media that perpetuates toxic culture

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Gotta be the same 30-40% that vote trump no matter what he does.

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 45 points 1 day ago (6 children)

And 20% do, but voted for him anyway...

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[–] islands@lemmy.cafe 47 points 1 day ago* (last edited 23 hours ago) (4 children)

There are 258 million adults in the USA. Almost 77 million people voted for Trump. Which is about 30%.

I think we can all deduce which 1/3 of Americans are too fucking dumb to understand Trump's tariffs are a bad idea.

[–] slickgoat@lemmy.world 28 points 1 day ago (1 children)

What about the rest who were too dumb to vote at all and got Trump as a free gift?

[–] islands@lemmy.cafe 2 points 10 hours ago

They suck, but not as bad as the people who actually voted for trump? Trump voters are the real evil assholes.

[–] Mr_Blott@feddit.uk 22 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I'm guessing a third are too fucking stupid to know what a third is

[–] pearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.online 19 points 1 day ago (1 children)

But 1/4 has to be bigger since 4 is more than 3!

[–] dmention7@lemm.ee 14 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I'm guessing you already know this... but that is literally the reason why A&W's 1/3lb burger (launched to compete with McDonalds' 1/4 pounder) failed lol

[–] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 13 points 1 day ago

They should have called it the 2/6th as 2>1 and 6>4!

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[–] LANIK2000@lemmy.world 16 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

I love how people are debating this as if it's not a well understood concept. Can't wait till we get headlines like "1/4 of people belive a bullet to the head might possibly be fatal in some cases".

[–] Marx2k@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 7 hours ago
[–] psmgx@lemmy.world 8 points 19 hours ago

ITT 1/3 of Americans are fucking morons

[–] tunetardis@lemmy.ca 52 points 1 day ago (4 children)

It amazes me that Republicans can be supportive of what is a blatant tax grab by the federal government. Trump is basically saying "I'm going to add a federal sales tax on top of the majority of everything you buy to the tune of 25% or more. With China, a lot of that is manufactured consumer goods. But with Canada and Mexico, we're talking food products, automobiles, natural resources needed by American industries, etc.

[–] PresidentCamacho@lemm.ee 5 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago)

I would guess your amazement is because GOP are understood to be in favor of small government, when actually they are favor of doing w/e the fuck they feel like to enrich themselves because their voter base is so fucking stupid they would vote for a rock if you said it would be thrown through a liberals window once elected.

My biggest concern is what will happen when the party that runs on christian nationalism and prejudice (redundant), that has majority control of the entire government, and is flush with tax revenue, is going to accomplish over the next 2-4 years...

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[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 51 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (9 children)

The other 1/3 of people probably don't even know what a tariff is.

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[–] drunkpostdisaster@lemmy.world 35 points 1 day ago (1 children)

So where were you on Nov 5th?

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[–] ReanuKeeves@lemm.ee 81 points 1 day ago (29 children)

If 2/3 of people seemingly understand the truth, how tf was he voted back in? Can they get rid of the outdated electoral college system yet?

[–] Chainweasel@lemmy.world 1 points 8 hours ago

Trump won with less than 20% of the vote if you count all eligible voters, he won because most people stayed home.

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[–] _haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works 42 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Maybe they should have bothered to vote? Crazy idea, I know.

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