# Trump crashes the economy. Trump spikes the economy. Which is worse?

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**Created:** [November 10, 2024, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-crashes-the-economy-trump-spikes-the-economy-which-is-worse/1010013 "2024-11-10T04:04:50Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 13, 2024, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-crashes-the-economy-trump-spikes-the-economy-which-is-worse/1010013/41 "2024-11-13T21:18:54Z")

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> [@Mijin](#):
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> Possibly you think that conceding that tariffs will hurt China means conceding that they are a good idea? They aren’t – they are a fuckdumb idea from a person with no understanding of economics.

They can be, like Biden’s tariff on China Electric cars. If China (or any other nation) tries to sell stuff below market and maybe below cost just to drive US Manufacturers out of business, that needs to be stopped.

But _in general, they are a bad idea._

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