re: What a SCOTUS Gift: Refunding Tariff Money to Business Would Boost Economy

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Whatever money they spent on tariffs, they already priced it into their products and sold them. Why the F would we refund them....unless they refund every customer who purchased from them

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So are we admitting here that the tariffs did cause prices to rise on American consumers?

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It was illegally taken. Why would you not want to give refunds? Would you rather the government have that money versus American businesses

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Yes, I would rather Trump distribute, than give it to companies that have ALREADY RECLAIMED IT THRU RAISING THEIR PRICES TO THEIR CUSTOMERS.

So yeah, why would they ask for something they passed on and collected already. If they do, their customers are entitled to refunds.

The net net is a ton of work, and should result in net zero gain for them.

So, lets take a fake example....best buy. They sell you a device which was raised 6% higher when tariffs hit. Across the country, they sell 50,000 of different products with raised tariffs. Sure , they can probably calculate what the tariffs cumulative total is. But they passed it on to consumers already. Well, they've either gotta refund every customer that amount, or face years of class action lawsuits from consumers, adding their names to suits, and fighting in court. All to end up with what should be, a net zero gain.....but 10s if millions in legal fees and brand name damage.

So yeah. As a ceo I'd probably just move on, tariffs are still there under new ruling, so prices will remain steady anyway

Tariffs just got 5% higher. Melt more.

Tariffs were largely absorbed by the exporters. These “refund” claims aren’t going to amount to much. Studies confirmed this.

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Yes, a refund. If something is taken from you illegally, I’m sure you would want it back.

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How was it illegal. It was called a tariff in order to give the US leverage. The country fell for it. The US got the leverage and the revenue. Now, because they fought it, the real tariffs kick in.



How many times have you paid a "fee" to your local government for something? That "fee" is certainly a tax, don't ya think?

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You can't have it both ways.

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You go ahead and believe what you just said.

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Tariffs arent illegal clown

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The Supreme Court ruled that the President didn’t have the authority to impose tariffs based on IEEPA. So tariffs that were collected using this method should be paid back. Why should they not be?

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I would rather Trump distribute, than give it to companies that have ALREADY RECLAIMED IT THRU RAISING THEIR PRICES TO THEIR CUSTOMERS.

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Not true. Some have. Many haven’t. And many can’t. Many businesses are absorbing a big chunk.

If you want the government to keep the money it collected without proper authority, ok. Your opinion. I just would rather it be given back to the companies that paid it.

Noted. But should tariffs that were obtained without authority from the government be given back to the companies that paid it?