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DallasNE

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21. Neglects To Mention Price Gouging That Partners With Tariffs

Reply to groundloop (Original post)

Sun Apr 6, 2025, 05:44 PM

Apr 6

Plus we still don't know how the EU will respond, so more shoes to drop. Companies have obligations to shareholders to maintaining or expand profit margins so they will not absorb tariff costs, period.

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Trump's top economic adviser Hassett refutes tariffs will raise consumer prices [View all] groundloop Apr 6 OP

Elementary school math says otherwise wolfie001 Apr 6 #1

This coming from the White House National Economic Council Director 🤯 Deuxcents Apr 6 #2

and thereby wins the butt kisser of the day award. GreenWave Apr 6 #3

That was only the first show on the three legacy broadcast networks. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Apr 6 #8

And ABC gets second prize for saying his unsubstantiated denial "refutes" anything William Seger Apr 6 #11

It's already raising prices, you moron, Kevin! sakabatou Apr 6 #4

He has been notoriously wrong on economic predictions Farmer-Rick Apr 6 #5

Evidence is not his friend C_U_L8R Apr 6 #6

Vis-a-vis countries: they bear tariff costs but don't pay any tariff taxes Bernardo de La Paz Apr 6 #7

Are they going to institute "Price Controls" to stop the prices at the store increasing as they are already doing? LiberalArkie Apr 6 #9

Whip Inflation Now WIN buttons? Bernardo de La Paz Apr 6 #14

And American consumers take this elixir with that dose of bull shit republianmushroom Apr 6 #10

Smiley kissing the ring nwduke Apr 6 #12

Keep the lies coming. The harder they come the harder you'll fall. Martin68 Apr 6 #13

The worse the conditions, the bigger the lie. The bigger the lie, the more maga peel away Bernardo de La Paz Apr 6 #16

They are all weak snowflake whiners, after all. Their support is about as solid as slush on a warm February ay. Martin68 Apr 6 #18

I guess we didn't learn a damm thing from the Great Depression. ananda Apr 6 #15

WE learned it and remember, but gaslighting made maga forget anything they ever learned about it. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Apr 6 #17

Even my Magat relatives' lives were literally saved by the New Deal. ananda Apr 6 #22

It isn't negotiations it is blackmail by a white male. twodogsbarking Apr 6 #19

Today alone, I saw 3 price increases. I paid $2.50 for a Burger King cheeseburger. louis-t Apr 6 #20

Neglects To Mention Price Gouging That Partners With Tariffs DallasNE Apr 6 #21