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Trump announces 100% tariffs on movies ‘produced in foreign lands’ (1 Viewer)

MTAtech said:
The authority to impose tariffs specifically exclude films.

50 U.S. Code § 1702 - Presidential authorities​

(b)Exceptions to grant of authority
The authority granted to the President by this section does not include the authority to regulate or prohibit, directly or indirectly—
(1)
any postal, telegraphic, telephonic, or other personal communication, which does not involve a transfer of anything of value;
(2)
donations, by persons subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, of articles, such as food, clothing, and medicine, intended to be used to relieve human suffering, except to the extent that the President determines that such donations (A) would seriously impair his ability to deal with any national emergency declared under section 1701 of this title, (B) are in response to coercion against the proposed recipient or donor, or (C) would endanger Armed Forces of the United States which are engaged in hostilities or are in a situation where imminent involvement in hostilities is clearly indicated by the circumstances; or [2]
(3)
the importation from any country, or the exportation to any country, whether commercial or otherwise, regardless of format or medium of transmission, of any information or informational materials, including but not limited to, publications, films, posters, phonograph records, photographs, microfilms, microfiche, tapes, compact disks, CD ROMs, artworks, and news wire feeds. The exports exempted from regulation or prohibition by this paragraph do not include those which are otherwise controlled for export under section 4604 [3] of this title, or under section 4605 [3] of this title to the extent that such controls promote the nonproliferation or antiterrorism policies of the United States, or with respect to which acts are prohibited by chapter 37 of title 18; or
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Nice to know that I can import a Picasso and not have to pay a tariff.
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Seems like a good freedom of speech issue. Do we want the POTUS to be able to tax speech?
 
snakestretcher said:
Right now several hundred probably entirely innocent people whom Trump sent to El Salvador, depriving them of the rights your Constitution guarantees anyone in America, whether a citizen, illegal migrant or visitor.
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Other than a few notable mistakes (some of which undoubtedly happened under prior Presidents as well), what systemic violations do you see?
 
Maybe Trump thinks Bond films are real and he does actually have a licence to kill?
 
Cosmo said:
Other than a few notable mistakes (some of which undoubtedly happened under prior Presidents as well), what systemic violations do you see?
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one difference is that trump is showing no interest in fixing his "notable mistakes".

and have any us citizens been deported under prior presidents?
 
Carjosse said:
How exactly would you levy a tariff against something that doesn't exist physically? A movie is just a digital file. How would you know it enters the US? How would you even value it? What about copies? What about working versions? What about individual scenes or sequences? What about streaming a movie?
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The music industry does it all the time.
 
trouble13 said:
They are the ones paying the tariffs
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to the extent tariffs are passed along in consumer costs, as a percentage of income, the poor pay a lot more for the cost of tariffs via increases in prices of goods.
 
Imagine being retarded enough to claim you can tariff money spent in other countries.

😅
 
MTAtech said:
Moviegoers, who would be paying this tariff, aren't the rich.
Tariffs are a regressive tax that falls on consumers. Since consuming is inversely proportionate to income, it taxes the poorer people more.
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Same can be said about all buisiness taxes, yet the left yammers on about how they need to pay more because they are not paying their fair share. Does that mean the left is really saying that their customers are not paying their fair share and need to pay more out of their pockets?

Maybe all corporate taxes should be eliminated since they are all regressive and we are opposed to regressive taxes. What do you think?
 
Brusan said:
For goodness sake lol! You actually believe the "rich" are going to pay that tariff?

Why have you not managed to grasp the concept yet, in spite of all credible sources veritably shouting it, that it's the end consumer that pays Trump's tax. The importer, or "rich" just pass the price increase along to the end user - - you.
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I believe the left is full of shit and don't actually care about who pays. They are concerned it work and they won't get credit for it, instead they will have to Trump credit for doing it.

If the left actually believed their argument they would be opposed to raising corporate taxes too.
 
trouble13 said:
Same can be said about all buisiness taxes, yet the left yammers on about how they need to pay more because they are not paying their fair share. Does that mean the left is really saying that their customers are not paying their fair share and need to pay more out of their pockets?

Maybe all corporate taxes should be eliminated since they are all regressive and we are opposed to regressive taxes. What do you think?
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Taxes that impact prices (like those passed on to consumers) are typically taxes on goods and services, such as Value-Added Tax (VAT) or tariffs. Taxes that impact stock prices are more likely to be taxes on corporate profits, capital gains, or dividends, which directly affect a company's profitability and, consequently, its stock value
 
trouble13 said:
I believe the left is full of shit and don't actually care about who pays. They are concerned it work and they won't get credit for it, instead they will have to Trump credit for doing it.

If the left actually believed their argument they would be opposed to raising corporate taxes too.
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you can believe anything you like.
based on the "quality" of your posts, i am sure you believe many things that fit your narrative, even if they dont fit facts
 
ncguy said:
Taxes that impact prices (like those passed on to consumers) are typically taxes on goods and services, such as Value-Added Tax (VAT) or tariffs. Taxes that impact stock prices are more likely to be taxes on corporate profits, capital gains, or dividends, which directly affect a company's profitability and, consequently, its stock value
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I want to make sure I understand what your claim is. Are you saying that tariffs are factored into determining the price of a product but income taxes are not? Is that your argument?
 
ncguy said:
you can believe anything you like.
based on the "quality" of your posts, i am sure you believe many things that fit your narrative, even if they dont fit facts
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The contradictions in logic throughout the lefts position speaks for itself.
 
Another bluff and bluster tariff proclamation from his royal dipshit Trump. Now wait for the fake negotiating to begin. And nothing to change substantially. More empty headlines generated for attention by the insecure naked emperor.
 
Cosmo said:
Other than a few notable mistakes (some of which undoubtedly happened under prior Presidents as well), what systemic violations do you see?
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Is the blatant violation of your Constitution not bad enough? Trump clearly believes he is untouchable, unaccountable and above the law.
 
trouble13 said:
It won't be me who pays it. It forces those evil companies to pay their fair share. Are you against that now? I thought the left wanted loopholes eliminated and for companies to pay more taxes.
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Oh, you think a company's increased costs won't be passed on to you, the consumer, as they always are? How touchingly naive.
 
trouble13 said:
I believe the left is full of shit and don't actually care about who pays. They are concerned it work and they won't get credit for it, instead they will have to Trump credit for doing it.

If the left actually believed their argument they would be opposed to raising corporate taxes too.
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You've made it obvious that what you believe is anything that comes out of the MAGAverse, ergo: nothing of merit whatsoever.
 
trouble13 said:
Same can be said about all business taxes, yet the left yammers on about how they need to pay more because they are not paying their fair share. Does that mean the left is really saying that their customers are not paying their fair share and need to pay more out of their pockets?

Maybe all corporate taxes should be eliminated since they are all regressive and we are opposed to regressive taxes. What do you think?
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Corporate taxes were lowered in the 2017 tax bill, there was no evidence that this lead to lower prices to consumers. We can then assume that raising corporate taxes doesn't lead to higher prices. General Electric hasn't paid federal income taxes in at least a decade and their products aren't any less expensive than their competition.

Prices are set by supply and demand and if corporations could get away with charging higher prices they'd be doing it now not waiting for a tax increase.

But you left open the question of higher taxes on the wealthy, which I support. There is absolutely no evidence that raising taxes on the wealthy would yield negative consequences for society and would provide more revenue to the government.
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