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BigmanPigman

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5. Warren said this is classic price gouging by the GOP....
Wed Apr 9, 2025, 08:58 PM
Apr 9

"Costs are going to go up across the board, for everything that consumers buy,” the senator said. “That creates the environment for businesses to be able to say, ‘Oh, well, we’ll just go ahead and increase our prices now. We will increase our prices more than the cost of the tariffs.'”

“And so, you get the one-two punch of passing along costs from tariffs, but also price gouging,” she added.

https://thehill.com/business/5239988-elizabeth-warren-donald-trump-tariffs-price-gouging/

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