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Bettie

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7. We don't

Reply to unblock (Reply #2)

Mon Nov 17, 2025, 01:15 PM

17 hrs ago

that's the long and short of it....the businesses charged us for the tariffs and then, they get the money back that they paid and they raise their prices even more while talking about tariffs.

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I can already see a new corporate grift. [View all] LiberalArkie 21 hrs ago OP

That's justice. marble falls 21 hrs ago #1

If this importers recover 100% of tariffs, the end result will be unblock 20 hrs ago #2

Yeah, how do we the consumers get our refund? dickthegrouch 18 hrs ago #4

We don't Bettie 17 hrs ago #7

Exactly. Oh Donnie's giving us $2000. Yeah, "the check is in the mail" unblock 16 hrs ago #8

Prices won't come down. Think of administrative costs. Same old story Walleye 20 hrs ago #3

And the consumer gets the shaft, coming and going. patphil 18 hrs ago #5

It's also a way to prop up the stock market just a little bit longer. tinrobot 18 hrs ago #6