Who pays the tariffs?
The quick answer---we do, not the Chinese or another foreign entity---we do.
When I fell on Sept. 6th I was ready to order a new sliding table saw. By the time I got back the second week of Jan and got back to the saw the price had jumped by about $5000.00. The reason--the once German made saw is now made in China and as such became subject to a 25% tariff on Jan. 1.
For the record, there is no American made equivalent.
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