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Wounded Bear

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3. Tariffs are essentially a cost of doing business for any company that imports...

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Tue Jul 22, 2025, 11:02 AM

Jul 22

any goods or parts or materials to do what they do.

Costs of doing business are payed for by the people who buy those products, thus American consumers.

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Fact: Americans, not foreign countries, pay for these #Trumptariffs. [View all] riversedge Jul 22 OP

Bessent is an idiot and a tool (n/t) PJMcK Jul 22 #1

A third grader could figure it out! Diamond_Dog Jul 22 #2

The education of most trumpers. republianmushroom Jul 22 #7

Tariffs are essentially a cost of doing business for any company that imports... Wounded Bear Jul 22 #3

Absolutely. WarGamer Jul 22 #6

Secretary of Commerce, Howard Lutnick, said tariff's would reduce the deficit. surfered Jul 22 #4

This message was self-deleted by its author WarGamer Jul 22 #5