Invisible Hand

Can we replace the word "tariffs" with "the invisible hand of the market"?

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3 Comments

besselj@lemmy.ca · 5 pts · 1y

The response to the tariffs is the invisible hand. Youre thinking of tiny hands that are responsible for the tariffs

the_abecedarian@piefed.social · 4 pts · 1y

The invisible hand is a term that hides the very real decisions made by those who have outsized influence on the economy

toadjones79@lemm.ee · 3 pts · 1y

No. Not even close to what those terms mean. If there was a useful comparison it would be to replace tariffs with Sales Tax. Every single time anyone even mentions Trump's tariffs we should be calling them Trump's massive sales tax.