How they would ever unwind the tariff refunds fairly is beyond

[Klarkashton]

Comprehension.
The Tariffs were paid at the point of entry by importers and who knows who else, including anyone buying anything through the mail from another country.
The higher costs that we all paid were done organically via higher prices at the shop counter that were passed along thru the supply chain.
The thought that there was ever going to be refund was never planned or considered.
This was a reckless half assed crackpot scheme worthy of impeachment.

[tanyev]

1. People wielding cudgels are rarely concerned about fairness.

[bucolic_frolic]

2. Shippers and importers took advantage too

Assigning overhead fees for processing, storage, collection. There were reports of people paying more than $125 fees on a $30 item.

If he has requested increasing existing tariffs by 10% it would have passed Congress. Instead ...

[unblock]

3. I will accept a lengthy prison term for the entire illegally taxing administration as payment.

[Wonder Why]

4. Easy. Allocate it entirely on helping the poor. Better Medicaid, ADC, any programs that help large

numbers of disadvantaged and minorities.

Helping them helps us all.

[doc03]

6. That is sarcasm I assume cause we know that won't happen. nt

[Wonder Why]

7. We all can fantasize at sometime in our lives.

[Arazi]

5. We're never going to get refunds

But I’ll take an embarrassing multi-years long attempt to get that, playing out in the media as the closest compensation possible 😈

[jmowreader]

8. Tariff refunds would be extremely hard to do

Taking every nickel those tariffs brought in and dividing the pile three ways - one-third to infrastructure, one-third to social services and one-third to exiling the entire Trump administration to North Sentinel Island - would be pretty simple.

[Mysterian]

9. That's just too bad for the corrupt government

$2,000 refunds to every family.

Take those several billions back from ICE to help pay it off.

[ProfessorGAC]

10. It Actually Works Out To...

...$1,389 per household.
But, that's the total collected.
Problem is, pass through collections ranged from 70 to 94% depending upon market sector.
I haven't found the data to get a true overall average pass-through, but let's assume 85%
Now, wholesalers & retailers ate the other 15%.
That complicates who gets what.
I like the ideas above suggesting we apply the money to infrastructure (jobs) & SNAP/Medicaid (low income folks).

[MichMan]

11. That's possible

They will be sent out right before the midterms with Trump's name all over them.