• deliriousdreams@fedia.io
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    10 hours ago

    I have a question. The government is repaying companies that paid the tariffs. But the companies passed the cost of the tariffs on to the consumers. Do the consumers get refunded for their tariff applicable purchases? Like. Not the whole thing obvious, but the portion that covered the tariffs?

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      10 hours ago

      What do you think lol? Cards Against Humanity is sending wee little checks out if you email them, but it’s both a marketing stunt and the only incidence I’ve heard of

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        I think it’s important to highlight it because these companies likely will pocket the refunds and give their consumers nothing. I doubt that prices will even fall in the wake of this to pre tariff prices.

        Which means even in fucking it up and enacting tariffs that were illegal it still benefitted businesses instead of consumers when what that idiot claimed at the start is that the American people would benefit and even see lower prices.