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Lovie777

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27. Where is corporate media on this?..................

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Fri Apr 11, 2025, 06:19 PM

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Consumers now face "tariff surcharges" for some goods as companies pass along costs [View all] riversedge Apr 11 OP

But ... but .... Dear Leader says "Don be weak, stupid Panicans"! It will all work out and make us all rich!! Diamond_Dog Apr 11 #1

The worse part is, not only *they believe him... (again) Justice matters. Apr 11 #13

Just say no The Madcap Apr 11 #2

And prepare to redefine "necessary." n/t Harker Apr 11 #12

Yes, unless it's absolutely necessary for survival or life saving, it's not necessary. Magoo48 Apr 11 #19

They need the capital to float the next load of merchandise bucolic_frolic Apr 11 #3

Red Hats going up 125%? multigraincracker Apr 11 #4

It's +145% now (last I heard)... Justice matters. Apr 11 #14

id love to see em choke it and swallow it. but nooooo they have to stiff us amnyway they can. AllaN01Bear Apr 11 #24

So this is an additional fee retailers tack on, at their discretion? 3%, 8%, 12%, whatthefuckever they want? CrispyQ Apr 11 #5

Let's Call it a "Trump" Stallion Apr 11 #29

It's a tax. cstanleytech Apr 11 #6

In today's email... RobertDevereaux Apr 11 #7

I hope the "tariff surcharge" is listed separately and labeled clearly. Midnight Writer Apr 11 #8

one of my friends manages a cookware retailer in town.mthey are raising prices 20% on monday moonshinegnomie Apr 11 #9

Watch him sign an executive order prohibiting truthisfreedom Apr 11 #10

Good luck finding new shoes before prices double. WestMichRad Apr 11 #11

Hard to say just yet MichMan Apr 11 #26

Just like during Covid,those Corporations couldn't wait to start screwing people Bengus81 Apr 11 #15

Elizabeth Warren was right...price gouging! BigmanPigman Apr 11 #16

Wild that the guy who promised lower grocery bills on "day one" is now single-handedly financially stressing everybody. Initech Apr 11 #17

Have to love capitalism. No importer is going to sell something to a wholesaler for the same price they have to pay for LiberalArkie Apr 11 #18

I believe that the EU VAT is charged at every stage in a supply chain MichMan Apr 11 #21

Wild.. LiberalArkie Apr 11 #22

It is still charged either way. MichMan Apr 11 #23

What gets me are the import duties on Texas oil! Will Exxon stop at anything? 😁 Wonder Why Apr 11 #20

choke it chicken. AllaN01Bear Apr 11 #25

Where is corporate media on this?.................. Lovie777 Apr 11 #27

Good. Now there won't be any doubt Deminpenn Apr 11 #28

Have the businesses actually been assessed tariffs? GreenWave Apr 11 #30

I paid at hidden tariff today at Wal-Mart Resist160 Apr 11 #31

The educating of America continues. republianmushroom Apr 11 #32

Or maybe this is just an excuse for corporate greed alarimer Apr 11 #33

Heaven forbid these companies help absorb the costs out of their undying patriotism mdbl Apr 12 #34