1/It’s possible that tariffs might actually “work” in cases like Apple (tons of cash to repatriate & enough scale to run an automated US factory). But man, it’s going to devastate small business. Ex: avg auto parts brand does 7% EBITDA. 25% increase in COGS and you’re dead.
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4/The big concern here is that the high-profile cases (e.g. hypothetical Apple moving manufacturing back to US) are highly visible, but the consolidation of small businesses is almost invisible - leading to reduced dynamism and increased wealth inequality behind the scenes. (end)
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