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Rhiannon12866

(239,364 posts) Fri Jun 20, 2025, 09:21 PM Jun 20

'Pandemic 2.0': Business owner slams impacts of Trump tariffs - The Weeknight - MSNBC

As the Trump administration goes back and forth on tariffs, Rick Woldenberg, owner of a family toy manufacturer, describes the immediate impact of Trump's devastating policies. - Aired on 06/20/2025.

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'Pandemic 2.0': Business owner slams impacts of Trump tariffs - The Weeknight - MSNBC (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 Jun 20 OP

My company brought in a container recently- Sun-Moon Jun 20 #1

OMG! How can businesses afford this! So much for the "businessman" with six bankruptcies! Rhiannon12866 Jun 20 #2

Exactly- Sun-Moon Jun 20 #3

Sun-Moon

(207 posts)

1. My company brought in a container recently-

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Fri Jun 20, 2025, 09:52 PM

Jun 20

If this was 2024, the tariff amount was $1600.
In 2025 the tariff was $18,000.

I hope the courts rule to stop these IEEPA tariffs soon.

Rhiannon12866

(239,364 posts)

2. OMG! How can businesses afford this! So much for the "businessman" with six bankruptcies!

Reply to Sun-Moon (Reply #1)

Fri Jun 20, 2025, 09:57 PM

Jun 20

Sun-Moon

(207 posts)

3. Exactly-

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Reply #2)

Fri Jun 20, 2025, 10:01 PM

Jun 20

-This is so harmful to small businesses.
This administration is harming everyone except the billionaires.

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