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The perception would absolutely not be the same, and US companies are also not exempted from paying them. Most people don't understand that tariffs are taxes paid on imports, paid by those who import them. They think tariffs are magical and the money comes from foreigners.
People may start to understand if/when the price hikes start affecting them directly. For now only retirees with stock market holdings have seen a drop.
They meant exception for US made products, I think.
Could be, those have a lot of international inputs in many cases though.
The importing company just adds the tariffs to their sales price. Tariffs are paid by the last one in the chain, the customer. That's why it's like a sales tax.
You're right that that's an option, but increasing the price of various goods can make them unaffordable or unappealing. I know I changed my habits as soon as eggs went over $4 a dozen.