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0 pointsdfxm127mo ago0 comments

These examples don't prove your point though, so they were easily countered. You even conceded this yourself when you admitted that Obama's tariffs were "nothing as sweeping or rushed as what is going on now".

I'm not sure who is arguing against ever using tariffs in general. Obama's, like Trump's tariffs against China, they were at least planned and somewhat targeted for a specific purpose. The argument against Trump's tariffs this time around has always been they are capricious.

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timr7mo ago

> These examples don't prove your point though, so they were easily countered.

I guess I missed the part where you "countered" them. Saying "that's not true" is not an argument.

> You even gave up the point when admit Obama's tariffs were "nothing as sweeping or rushed as what is going on now".

I didn't "give up the point" -- I can admit when something is different in scale while still nothing the fundamental shift in historical stance.

Some more examples for you:

https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/13/politics/china-tariffs-biden-...

https://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/18/business/energy-environme...

https://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-steel-dumping-2014071...

https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2017/0...

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