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Can increasing tariffs be compared to increasing the corporate tax rate? bocvip.com/830587/can-increasi #AskEconomics #economics

BOCVIP · Can increasing tariffs be compared to increasing the corporate tax rate?I see people argue that if you’re against tariffs because they’re inflationary, you should also be against raising the corporate tax rate too. How reasonable is this claim? My understanding is that tariffs make the cost of manufacturing more expensive, while increasing the corporate tax rate doesn’t. Therefore, they can’t be compared. For example, if a company made a product for $100 and sold it at $120 for a $20 profit, the government would take 21% leaving them with $15.8. This wouldn’t encourage the company to raise their prices. However, if the government implemented say a 21% tariff (the exact
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Can someone explain the massive increase in exports from Gambia to Kazakhstan in 2023? bocvip.com/830527/can-someone- #AskEconomics #economics

BOCVIP · Can someone explain the massive increase in exports from Gambia to Kazakhstan in 2023?I was playing Tradle today and the answer (Gambia) quite surprised me, because the exports did NOT match up with my expectations at all. When I went to the OEC page for Gambia, it said that, of Gambia's $3.16 billion dollars in exports, $2.91 billion goes specifically to Kazakhstan in 2023. For the previous year (2022), their total export was $235 million, with almost none of it going to Kazakhstan. The items they are trading as well changed significantly in that time. I don't have much knowledge of Gambia or Kazakhstan (economically or politically), and googling didn't reveal any information.
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Is the United States now accelerating into a debt crisis, and if so how soon is it likely to happen? bocvip.com/830343/is-the-unite #AskEconomics #economics

BOCVIP · Is the United States now accelerating into a debt crisis, and if so how soon is it likely to happen?Given how the recent trade war has caused Treasury Bonds to plummet in their value, trade to slow, and changes to tax laws and firing of IRS staff make it easier for people to be tax evaders, coupled with such a failure by DOGE that U.S. expenditures are actually accelerating faster than anticipated, how likely will it be that the U.S. enters a full-blown debt crisis? Will it hit during this administration? Next one? Can anything be done to correct course on it? And if it hits, what exactly would the consequences be? How would debts owed by the U.S.
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Are Trump’s efforts to increase foreign investment and reduce the trade imbalance through tarrifs at odds with each other? bocvip.com/830279/are-trumps-e #AskEconomics #economics

BOCVIP · Are Trump's efforts to increase foreign investment and reduce the trade imbalance through tarrifs at odds with each other?Trump has consistently pushed for foreign investment (eg, the Feb 21 'America First Investment Policy'), and at least one of the goals of the recent tarrifs seems to further push for foreign investment. He also seems very concerned about trade deficits, wanting to increase US exports and reduce foreign imports, and even seems to suggest that foreign investment will reduce the trade deficit. But, looking at the National Saving and Investment Identity, and assuming neither US Gov't or private savings dramatically increase: Trade deficit = Domestic investment - Private domestic saving - Government (or public) savings (M - X) = I - S -
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What happens if the U.S. pressures allies into buying 100-year, non-tradable Treasury bonds? bocvip.com/830214/what-happens #AskEconomics #economics

BOCVIP · What happens if the U.S. pressures allies into buying 100-year, non-tradable Treasury bonds?Stephen Miran (now Trump’s Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers) floated this in late 2024:→ Universal tariffs→ Use debt as leverage in foreign policy→ Get allies to buy illiquid, zero-coupon 100-year Treasuries to fund their own defenseNow in April 2025:We have new tariffs across the boardDebt coercion is being discussed as a real toolThere’s talk of weakening the dollar without losing reserve currency statusWouldn’t this undermine trust in Treasuries as the world’s safest, most liquid asset?https://www.reddit.com/r/AskEconomics/comments/1jyi3qi/what_happens_if_the_us_pressures_allies_into/Posted by NowYouKnowYouKnow
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Why is the Broken Window Theory Considered a Fallacy? bocvip.com/830070/why-is-the-b #AskEconomics #economics

BOCVIP · Why is the Broken Window Theory Considered a Fallacy?Hello Everyone this is a bit of a silly question. I'm sure you guys have seen or heard about that scene from the Minecraft movie where Jack Black shouts 'chicken jockey' and the audience typically goes wild throwing popcorn everywhere and just making a mess. But this whole thing made me think that this was an argument in favor of the broken window fallacy. Those kids are spending a lot of money on snacks from the concession stands and the theaters already have to pay for security and staff to clean up anyway so the theaters make money from just
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Is there evidence for or against the claim that foreign governments collude to manipulate treasury yield? bocvip.com/830003/is-there-evi #AskEconomics #economics

BOCVIP · Is there evidence for or against the claim that foreign governments collude to manipulate treasury yield?Viral social media posts claim that there is a group of foreign governments who have manipulated treasury yields to influence US tariff policy. Can most such governments (especially anglosphere countries) do such a thing 'quietly?' Or are their accounts public?Is there evidence that they did this?https://www.reddit.com/r/AskEconomics/comments/1jydu97/is_there_evidence_for_or_against_the_claim_that/Posted by prescod
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What happens if US treasury bonds default on intergovernmental holdings and keeps honoring external bondholders? bocvip.com/829929/what-happens #AskEconomics #economics

BOCVIP · What happens if US treasury bonds default on intergovernmental holdings and keeps honoring external bondholders?The Federal Reserve and other US government agencies own around $7.3 trillion of debt. What happens if the Treasury defaults on this portion of the national debt but keeps paying principal and interest to external investors (both domestic and foreign)? Will such a 'self-default' drastically decrease aggregate demand for goods and/or services of the US government? (For example: fewer defense orders) How will that affect confidence in the US financial system, and the US dollar as a reserve currency?https://www.reddit.com/r/AskEconomics/comments/1jyakd9/what_happens_if_us_treasury_bonds_default_on/Posted by Xipoopoo8964
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If correlation doesn’t mean causation, how do economists figure out what actually causes what? bocvip.com/829790/if-correlati #AskEconomics #economics

BOCVIP · If correlation doesn't mean causation, how do economists figure out what actually causes what?Hey! I’m in 12th grade and recently started learning a bit of economics and statistics. One thing that keeps coming up is that “correlation doesn’t mean causation,” which I get in theory… like just because two things happen together doesn’t mean one causes the other. But in economics, you can’t really do experiments like in science class. So how do economists actually figure out whether something really causes something else? For example: If the minimum wage increases, how do they know if that actually causes unemployment to go up or down? Or if someone goes to college, how do they
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How are low savings and high investment of a country are supposed to cause a trade deficit? bocvip.com/829598/how-are-low- #AskEconomics #economics

BOCVIP · How are low savings and high investment of a country are supposed to cause a trade deficit?Hi everyone, I’ve come across this idea a few times and I’m trying to really understand it, but I’m still confused. The claim goes something like this: What I don’t quite get is how this actually works in practice. What does it really mean to say that the U.S. “saves less than it invests”? How does that connect to borrowing from abroad, and why does that show up as a trade deficit? I am ware that this is grounded in some kind of national accounting identity, but I’m hoping someone can walk me through the logic in plain terms. For
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How are these concerns regarding battling the trade deficit in the US addressed? bocvip.com/829480/how-are-thes #AskEconomics #economics

BOCVIP · How are these concerns regarding battling the trade deficit in the US addressed?The trade deficit is a situation where the imports outweigh the exports. However, particularly in the case of the US, there are 2 key considerations: The Dollar is the global reserve currency. They have a budget deficit apart from the trade deficit. A major portion of the debt instruments they issue will be invested in by the foreign countries with the Dollars that leave the country. Now, forcefully reducing this will make them rely more heavily on domestic investors to deal with their debt instruments. Given the average income of the nation, investors are likely to invest only if they
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When is the best time to get a MacBook Pro for college? bocvip.com/829425/when-is-the- #AskEconomics #economics

BOCVIP · When is the best time to get a MacBook Pro for college?The tariff stuff is still relatively new and might change over the next few weeks, but I am an incoming college freshman and looking to get a MacBook for school. I’m wondering if it’s best to buy it now before the tariffs start or if there’s a possibility that Apple won’t upcharge/things may change with the tariffs. I know that Apple also sometimes does “back to school” deals, so I’m kind of stuck on when the best time to buy one should be. https://www.reddit.com/r/AskEconomics/comments/1jxzb73/when_is_the_best_time_to_get_a_macbook_pro_for/Posted by Lost-Marionberry-869
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What would happen to the economy, interest rates, bond markets, etc if the USA started operating on a balanced budget and stopped issuing new debt? bocvip.com/829241/what-would-h #AskEconomics #economics

BOCVIP · What would happen to the economy, interest rates, bond markets, etc if the USA started operating on a balanced budget and stopped issuing new debt?I don’t mean if the US pays off existing debt ahead of schedule, or defaulted on existing debt. I’m talking through tax hikes and spending cuts (which is what the experts tell us we need). Since a lot lending is pegged on 10yr debt rates, and a lot of economic activity is funded on that debt, would a balanced budget cause a small recession? https://www.reddit.com/r/AskEconomics/comments/1jxx6el/what_would_happen_to_the_economy_interest_rates/Posted by Sir-Kyle-Of-Reddit
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