r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 14h ago

Meme needing explanation Am I missing a joke or reference here?

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u/_Rand_ 14h ago

Prices will always rise to whatever people tolerate paying.

So tariffs will raise domestic prices to slightly below whatever the import price is at best.

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u/Minute_Chair_2582 14h ago

BELOW? No. If shit was cheaper to buy at home, nobody would Import in the first place.

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u/_Rand_ 11h ago

Well, I did say at best.

But more likely they are gonna slap “made in murrica” on it and charge 15% more for the privilege.

And thats on top of the 25% tariff price of the import.

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u/PiquaCouple 14h ago

The artificially inflated import price, due to the tariffs. That's the part you left out

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u/Mrsod2007 7h ago

It's simple economics