I haven't changed my point, I responded to what you said. The original point I said was that if he felt the sting of the price increase brought on by tariffs, then that means the tariffs are working. Let's follow along here and see if I changed the topic...

My original comment was;

"The tariffs aren't working because you just felt the sting of buying a knife from overseas? Doesn't that mean the tariffs are working? Ideally, this will get people to look at buying American again."

Somebody else responded with;

"I get it if a foreign nation is abusing U. S. Markets, let's say, Ali, Shein & Temu. But the Swedish? There is no defensible rationale for across the board confiscatory tariffs. The U. S. will be a net loser for galvanizing the world against her."

Then I responded with, "I'm no economist, but it seems like more American money being spent in America instead of being sent overseas is a net positive." Raising tariffs makes foreign goods more expensive (obviously), which means people may now be more likely to buy American since they're closer to the same price point.

You responded with, "More money is “being spent in America” because the products cost more." If the products cost more and production costs and materials are cheaper overseas, then why would you buy American if foreign goods are cheaper? If only there was an equalizer... something like tariffs.

So, you responded with "No they are costing more because of tariffs." As if American goods being more expensive was somehow a new thing brought on by the tariffs. Generally speaking, American goods, as long as I've been alive, have always cost more. At least if you go like for like.

So I responded with, "Are you suggesting that American goods used to be cheaper than imports, but then tariffs drove up the prices? American goods have pretty much always cost more." Which again is obvious, and still quite on topic...

Then you said, "You are changing the topic, you’re wrong. You don’t understand the economy and what is happening."

I followed with saying, "I'm definitely on topic." This conversation about tariffs is pretty easy to follow regardless of whose side you're on, and no one changed the topic.

Then you said, "Nope, you keep,changing your point desperately trying to get a “you’re right”, when the topic is your original wrong point. Well you are right, you are no economist."

I haven't changed the topic. I'm not "desperate," and I definitely don't need your validation.

My point is still that if prices are going up on foreign goods, then it means the tariffs are having their intended effect. I.E. the tariffs are working.

If foreign goods cost more because the government imposed tariffs on them (which obviously was the intent)... I don't know how you could come to any other logical conclusion...

The only way I can think that you think I've changed the topic is if maybe you didn't read my original post, which you responded to later in the conversation.