Jesus@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 5 months agoWalmart just leveled with Americans: China won’t be paying for Trump’s tariffs, in all likelihood you willfortune.comexternal-linkmessage-square95linkfedilinkarrow-up140arrow-down11cross-posted to: news@lemmy.world
arrow-up139arrow-down1external-linkWalmart just leveled with Americans: China won’t be paying for Trump’s tariffs, in all likelihood you willfortune.comJesus@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 5 months agomessage-square95linkfedilinkcross-posted to: news@lemmy.world
minus-squaredeadbeef79000@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 months agoThing is, basic economics is a high school subject, except: “Sir, when am I going to have to know how tariffs work in the real world?”
minus-squareTrual@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 months agoHmm maybe my highschool was far below average then
minus-squaretigeruppercut@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 months agoYou had econ in HS? Mine had it but it was only an elective.
minus-square2pt_perversion@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 months agoBasic economics was not a required class in my high school. Macro and Micro Economics were both electives.
minus-squareadarza@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 months agotariffs, trade wars, and their effects surely were covered, or at least touched on, in a history class or two.
Thing is, basic economics is a high school subject, except:
“Sir, when am I going to have to know how tariffs work in the real world?”
Hmm maybe my highschool was far below average then
You had econ in HS? Mine had it but it was only an elective.
Basic economics was not a required class in my high school. Macro and Micro Economics were both electives.
tariffs, trade wars, and their effects surely were covered, or at least touched on, in a history class or two.