Would you pay extra for a good if there was a guarantee that there were ethical standards around how it was imported? [View all]

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"As soon as tariffs were enacted in his first term, his administration was besieged by lobbyists, who filed thousands of requests for special exemptions and carve-outs to allow their clients to import goods and parts without paying the tariffs."

"And who found favor with the Trump administration? According to one study, companies that had donated to Republican candidates were more likely to get their exemption requests approved; one of the researchers called it 'a very effective spoils system.' While small businesses lacked the resources to file for exclusions, bigger corporations and their chief executives could expend the time and money necessary to claim carve-outs."

"And since everyone knows that Trump is not above a personal payoff, (companies) might feel it wise to put money directly in his pocket. There are multiple ways to do so: They could book rooms at his resorts (as many did in his first term), or boost the price of his stock in the Trump Media & Technology Group with a large purchase of shares, or invest in his sketchy crypto enterprise, or perhaps buy a few thousand Trump Bibles or Trump sneakers or Trump watches. This president makes it easy to grease his palm."

https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/trump-tariffs-mexico-china-canada-corruption-rcna181881

"This good I am going to buy was imported with some ethical standards, including but not limited to the corruption that comes with a exemption to a Trump tariff.

I'm OK with paying extra if it means I'm not funding and rewarding corruption. I'm going out of my way to not buy a good that benefits from an exemption to a Trump tariff."

Which one are you closest to?

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	Yes, I am OK with paying extra for a good if it means the importation of the good is not involved with the corruption of an exemption to a Trump tariff
	8 (80%)
	No, I can't do this, I have no way of paying extra. I'll have to sell my kidney soon.
	1 (10%)
	No, these tariffs mean we shouldn't be buying these goods. Don't rock the boat! Be a Good American!
	0 (0%)
	No, I like the idea of an exemption to a Trump tariff. Maybe my favorite products will be exempted.
	0 (0%)
	Other/what?
	1 (10%)
	0 DU members did not wish to select any of the options provided.
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