[kxrm]

> People actually believed the idiotic notion that "other countries" pay the tariffs.

Many believed this, think about how many Americans do not understand the Progressive Tax system. I believe it has been intentional for many years to keep up some of these misunderstanding of basic governance.

[tombert]

I mean, I guess?

I don't really feel like I needed to be taught that tariffs would raise prices. I'm not some hypergenius, it really seems pretty obvious to me.

[ArmadilloGang]

You are engaged in a hacker news debate after 11 PM. You are not exactly a spitting image of the average American adult.

[tombert]

No one has ever accused me of being "average", I'm definitely a weird dude.

I don't think I'm that smart though.

[asdff]

Half the country can't read at a 6 grade level. You are in fact one of the hypergeniuses.

[watwut]

This talking point mostly just shows people dont know what those grade in literacy means.

[FireBeyond]

Yeah, but at the risk of being unoriginal, "Think about how dumb the average American is... and then realize half of the country is dumber than him."

Or more practically and relevant to this? Number one Google search on Election Day? "Did Biden drop out?" Not the world's most informed electorate.