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by HideousKojima 408 days ago
We've had an infinity% tariff on all goods from Cuba for decades
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Those are broader economic embargoes, not tariffs. A lot more is involved in that situation and it's much more nuanced than what's happening with tariffs today. Hence my comment, "sans near-total embargoes on a country". Tariffs are taxes on goods allowed to enter the country - embargoes are a total elimination of trade (meaning we can't receive and we can't ship to) with a country.

This is another apples/oranges comparison.