Originally Posted by
Turbosina
The only reason the most dire predictions about tariffs didn't come true, is because the actual tariffs implemented were drastically less than those announced on "Liberation Day" (and now we're at 15 percent). If the tariffs initially announced at 50 -- 100 pct had been implemented as promised, we would be looking at a very different economy right now. But it's impossible to prove a negative...
Correction, you mean that the threat of high tariffs caused the other countries to come to the table to negotiate deals hence no longer the need for 50 to 100% tariffs.