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Wiz Imp

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25. That is not true. The tariffs went straight into the US Treasury.

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Sun Feb 22, 2026, 01:31 PM

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The Trump tariffs scam in a nutshell [View all] dalton99a Sunday OP

DURec leftstreet Sunday #1

Not a logical step Roy Rolling Yesterday #37

let me make a small correction... Javaman Yesterday #40

The companies will then be expected to donate some of their profits back to Trump. Irish_Dem Sunday #2

The state it was sold in made additional sales tax revenue due to the tariffs as well MichMan Sunday #3

Except sector tariffs like auto parts are not covered by the SCOTUS ruling Fiendish Thingy Sunday #4

No incentive to lower price Randomthought Sunday #5

+1. Corporations rarely lower prices once they have raised them. dalton99a Sunday #8

That's the most important aspect of this. Probatim Sunday #20

And their competition raises prices as well Tasmanian Devil Sunday #33

A Different Nutshell Heard From: The Tariff Monies Went Straight Into.... ColoringFool Sunday #6

That is not true. The tariffs went straight into the US Treasury. Wiz Imp Sunday #25

Is That Sarcastic Towards Me Or Trump? ColoringFool Sunday #31

Wow. Wiz Imp Sunday #32

I don't think anybody questions that the tariff money goes to the Treasury. That's the wrong question. Bluetus Sunday #34

I agree with that. Wiz Imp Sunday #35

If the money deposited in the Treasury was, say, $225B, I wonder Bluetus Yesterday #42

Well, That Tidy Little Sum Of $10 Billion For The "Board Of Peace"....... ColoringFool Sunday #36

Agree, but it's missing one step gulliver Sunday #7

ha ha ha ha ha ha ha haha haha ha ha ha ha ha ha bsiebs Sunday #10

Lol gulliver Sunday #12

Tariffs are just baked into the price and aren't listed separately on invoices provided to customers. Shermann Sunday #9

We had some online purchases that did have line item tariff charges added. Hope22 Yesterday #39

Yes and no. Ms. Toad Sunday #11

Thanks. progressoid Sunday #21

This is a very real scenario. And nosice there was an extra $25 of price gouging in this example. Bluetus Sunday #13

+1. Companies have also been raising prices because of "oh, inflation" dalton99a Sunday #16

All of the corporations popsdenver Sunday #22

Yep, purely profit-driven. dalton99a Sunday #29

There is a simple solution to most of our economic issues Bluetus Sunday #30

Exactly Blue popsdenver Yesterday #43

Exactly. Everything has been shifted toward wealth accumulation Bluetus Yesterday #44

AND, has been, esp since 1980 popsdenver Yesterday #45

And that we have mostly been sleeping through this rise of fascism. Bluetus 22 hrs ago #46

I have been popsdenver 22 hrs ago #47

There it is. 2naSalit Sunday #14

Pretty much Demixs Sunday #15

I've always said tariffs tranfer money from consumers to the Treasury. CaptainTruth Sunday #17

Exactly--it is a potential windfall for companies that passed the tariffs straight on the the consumers. Ol Janx Spirit Sunday #18

Good luck ever seeing a penny of that refund. xuplate Sunday #19

THIS! Mr.Bee Sunday #23

They are robbing us blind in so many ways! debsy Sunday #24

By the time he gets bout of here the debt will be beyond astronomical! Hope22 Yesterday #41

It's been a total crap shoot MadScout Sunday #26

We will never see a dime. I doubt companies, who technically paid the tariff will either. themaguffin Sunday #27

Greedy grifters.......ALL of them vapor2 Sunday #28

Hell, that is the description of our entire society, not just those tariffs. (n/t) OldBaldy1701E Yesterday #38