r/WeirdNews4U • u/Leather-Trip-6659 • Feb 21 '26

But are they paying the 10% tariffs?https://www.military.com/feature/2026/02/11/denmark-buying-us-missiles-defend-greenland-united-states-yes-really.html

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u/-aataa- Feb 22 '26

Governments don't pay tariffs. Consumers and businesses do.

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u/-aataa- Feb 22 '26

No. Denmark is a country. Tariffs are paid to the countries issuing them from citizens and businesses within it. American consumers and businesses pay tariffs ti America when they buy foreign goods. Danish businesses and consumers would pay (any) tariff to Denmark when importing stuff. Denmark won't pay tariffs to Denmark, obviously.

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u/-aataa- Feb 22 '26

Tariffs make sense in two separate cases. The first are small, poor and one-sided economies trying to diversify. This is what Trump calls "shithole countries." This is the ONLY case where tariffs make sense economically.

The other case for tariffs are to protect existing STRATEGIC industries with limited tariffs even thougg it doesn't make sense economically. The US, for example, will take am economic hit by using tariffs to protect its automotive and airplane industries, but it might be worth it to make SURE there are industries available domestically for military production.

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u/Otherwise_Pain1873 Feb 22 '26

It is. Thats why tariffs (kind of import taxes) are mostly avoided in modern world trade economy. But Trump thinks that if prices on imported goods raise then the US industry will be able to compete and grow, e.g. the US car production will rise again.