Two-thirds of Americans think Trump tariffs will lead to higher prices, poll says

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/26/trump-tariffs-prices-harris-poll?referring_host=Reddit&utm_campaign=guardianacct

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  1. Two-thirds of Americans think Donald Trump’s tariff plans will only add to rising costs if implemented, and many are planning purchases ahead of his inauguration anticipating higher prices, according to a Harris poll conducted exclusively for the Guardian.

    [Trump](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donaldtrump) has called tariffs the most “beautiful word in the dictionary”, yet about 69% of Americans think tariffs on imports will lead to higher prices, according to the poll.

    The majority of Democrats (79%), independents (68%) and Republicans (59%) all believe that tariffs will increase the prices of the goods they pay for in the US. Nearly the same percentage of respondents said that tariffs will have a significant effect on what they can afford.

    [Read the full story](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/26/trump-tariffs-prices-harris-poll?referring_host=Reddit&utm_campaign=guardianacct).

  3. “Elections have consequences” – Barack Obama

  4. The remaining third responded “what?” to the question.

  7. I thought my “I told you so’s” would start in January but I’m already almost out and it’s not even thanksgiving yet. I will have to do an emergency reorder. Hope those are not subject to tariffs too!

  8. Now that a majority expect higher prices, the tariffs don’t even need to happen for companies to raise prices. 

  9. This is what happens when people vote for the candidate that “hates the same people they hate”.

  10. Google Trends still shows people are asking who pays for tariffs weeks after the election.

  11. Quoting – Economists largely disagree with Trump’s argument that tariffs will mean a significant uptick in domestic manufacturing. Companies will likely simply pass increased costs onto customers.

    Well. duh! It’s always the lowest on the ladder that pays the price.

  12. Slapping a general tariff on all imports **is** going to raise prices. From items in groceries to car parts, it’s impossible to escape.

  13. Here’s the thing – the ones who know and still voted for Trump, do not care. The ones I’ve spoken to are fully convinced that whatever Elon said about times getting hard, is a prophecy and needed. They know and still seem to think it’s a “good” thing….and these are very lower-middle class people. Same thing with health insurance.

  14. I guess a third of Americans *still* don’t understand how tariffs work 🤷🏿‍♀️

  16. So it wasn’t the price of eggs. Gee, wonder what the real reason(s) were. Hatred of people who don’t look like them or act like them or think like them? Hatred of women? Because it apparently wasn’t the price of eggs. Who could possibly have guessed?

  17. Republicans (59%) all believe that tariffs will increase the prices of the goods they pay for in the US. So even republicans believe in that.

  19. This must mean a portion of the 2/3 voted for him, and many cited the economy as a reason for voting for the criminal. So wtf gives??

  20. We voted for a guy that doesn’t find the best solution, he picks one, often suggested to him from somewhere else, and quadruples down on it regardless of how bad everything goes up in flames. Buckle up and save up.

    It’s Trump’s Razor: impossible to distinguish ineptitude from willful destruction of America.

  21. Won’t matter. They’ll blame it on the Libs and the lemmings will believe them.

  22. Yet according to that same poll, 53 percent of Americans agree with Trump’s tariff plans. This is the American electorate in a nutshell.

  23. THEN WHY DID YOU CUCKS VOTE FOR HIM? Dear god, I feel like I’m taking crazy pills.

  24. Of course it will. The American people voted. There was a primary process, and they voted to allow a convicted felon, the most corrupt political figure in American history to sit at the height of power and influence in the US to become president again. Character no longer matters, honesty no longer matters, rules of decorum no longer matters, policies of vengeance, policies to protect a d grow wealth for the wealthy, increased fear among marginalized communities will increase, empowering of hate and retribution. The American people voted. Now we pray.

  25. That’s weird. I saw a sign on the road today in rural NC that said “Trump low prices. Kamala high prices”

    Was this sign lying?

    /s

  26. I fully expect eggs prices to come down. If they don’t I’m going to be annoying maga 24/7 why the prices are still high. Even if it’s 4 years later.

  27. Instead of making Trump “I did that” stickers, they should be sticker mirrors that say “I voted for this”.

  28. And it’s not just the cost of imported products that are going to rise. 

    Tariffs will impact prices across the board, including those of domestic products. Very few items produced in America are made entirely independent of the global supply chain, from the raw materials to the machinery used in production. This means that the cost to produce domestic goods are likely to rise, leading to higher prices for consumers.

  30. KNOW. Two-thirds of Americans KNOW it will. That’s how tariffs work.

    One-third of Americans get pissed on by Republicans and tell the rest of us it’s raining.

  31. I just want to say that it’s insane how much relatively reasonable back and forth conversation is going on in Conservative subs about tariffs, NOW, when there was hardly anything of the sort before the election. It’s almost like they’re part of a cult and someone has just handed them the kool aid.

  32. I wish two-thirds of Americans had fucking voted that way. They just let fascists take over. They’re just letting them do it. I can’t fucking believe this entire god forsaken country.

  33. One candidate said they’d take on price gauging. Another candidate said they’d raise prices.  

    The people said “things have been expensive these past 4 years, so we’re going to vote to make them even more expensive because of how expensive it’s been.”

    MAGA math

  34. Welp. Time to buy up some trump “I did that!” stickets to paste… well everwhere i guess

  35. This is how much they’ve been taught to hate Democrats.

  36. Suddenly Biden’s “horrible” economy doesn’t look so bad

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