I work for a wine importer. I literally have to sign legal documents attesting to the payment of tariffs before containers are taken off of ships. The amount of times this week I have had to explain that I do understand how tariffs work is too many.

[–] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

I used to work for an import/export middleman company a decade ago, data analytics, db management, executive report production, etc.

I feel your pain.

I've spent a decade now explaining basic economics to idiots, and my conclusion is America is doomed.

Does it matter that I have degrees in Econ and Poli Sci? Years of experience with all kinds of data analytics work?

Nope. Some idiot used car salesman has a gut feeling, some HVAC maintenance guy can't grasp algebra.

Therefore I am wrong.

... and now we reap what we have sewn.

[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

sown*, ironically

you're reaping a sown harvest of grain

[–] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 days ago

Ah, you're right, haha.

[–] TowardsTheFuture@lemmy.zip 13 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Ooh actually could you type out that explanation cuz having a like, concrete “here’s a persons job who deals with this” way to explain it may be handy. (But also you don’t gotta if you’re super tired of it.)

[–] Whats_a_lemmy@ponder.cat 10 points 5 days ago

You might be interested in this video: https://youtu.be/xwZT_nisxsQ

[–] CheeseToastie@lazysoci.al 6 points 5 days ago

Haha I had to ask about them in ELI5

[–] shinigamiookamiryuu@lemm.ee 2 points 5 days ago

Can you explain them to me? I'm starting to have my doubts.