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by asciident 1989 days ago
Can you explain this a bit more? If there's a tariff on a component, wouldn't the buyer look for cheaper domestic replacements? So maybe a mix of both -- they pay more in the short term, but it gives domestic suppliers a better chance to win the business over the long term?
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It depends on whether there's a local alternative and whether it's desirable.

The key thing is whether the product is fungible.

A Boeing part isn't going to be useful to repair an Airbus owned by a US carrier.