laurenceOfSuburbia@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.world · 12 hours agoThe truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truthlemmy.worldimagemessage-square56fedilinkarrow-up1560
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minus-squarethisisbutaname@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up5·3 hours agoBusiness has to pay tariffs Business raises price to offset tariffs Customer pays increased price Tariffs are deemed illegal Business receives refunds for tariffs Customer pays the refund via taxes How is this anything but a transfer of wealth from citizens (the customers) to businesses?
minus-squareGoatSynagogue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·18 minutes agoI mean, simply buying anything from a business is a “transfer of wealth from citizens (the customers) to businesses”, isn’t it?
Business has to pay tariffs
Business raises price to offset tariffs
Customer pays increased price
Tariffs are deemed illegal
Business receives refunds for tariffs
Customer pays the refund via taxes
How is this anything but a transfer of wealth from citizens (the customers) to businesses?
I mean, simply buying anything from a business is a “transfer of wealth from citizens (the customers) to businesses”, isn’t it?