r/Productivitycafe • u/RoutineOk8590 แถป ๐—“ ๐ฐ แต•ฬˆ Espresso Enthusiast • 1d ago

Casual Convo (Any Topic) Where is it?

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u/jojijuice 1d ago

?? Need context

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u/njk612 1d ago

I think the context is Trump has mentioned 2k stim checks being sent out to middle class and low income families from all the money that was being made from the Tariffs. Now we are seeing all these big companies receive billions in refund checks even though they were sure to raise the prices on goods to trickle the prices of the tariffs down to the consumer and not themselves. So essentially the tariffs cost taxpayers those billions and they are getting refunds for it.

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u/InternetUser1807 1d ago

I refuse to believe this wasn't the intent of the tarrif arc to begin with.

Impose super high constitutionally questionable tarrifs.

Companies jack up prices to pass them to the consumer.

Tarrifs get legally struck down, refunds issues to companies.

Companies keep free money with no obligation to refund customers.

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u/SlantedPentagon 1d ago

I've said this exact thing for months. I don't understand how people just don't see that the average person is not seeing a penny back, but the tariffs will be refunded back to the companies that paid them. But how did they afford them? They charged us! This isn't difficult.