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Bluetus

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

Sun Feb 22, 2026, 12:22 PM

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Pre-tariff, this hypothetical company had a gross margin of $100 per sale. When the $25 Trump Tariff Tax was imposed, this hypothetical company jacked up the price $50 with "Hey, I have to raise prices because of the tariffs. Don't blame me." So in this example, the customer paid the $25 Trump Tariff Tax, plus another $25 of price gouging.

And now the company gets the $25 back, so the customer is out $50 in this deal, and all of that goes into the pocket of the company.

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

DURec leftstreet Yesterday #1

Not a logical step Roy Rolling 13 hrs ago #37

let me make a small correction... Javaman 6 hrs ago #40

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

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

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

No incentive to lower price Randomthought Yesterday #5

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

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

And their competition raises prices as well Tasmanian Devil 19 hrs ago #33

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

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

Is That Sarcastic Towards Me Or Trump? ColoringFool 21 hrs ago #31

Wow. Wiz Imp 20 hrs ago #32

I don't think anybody questions that the tariff money goes to the Treasury. That's the wrong question. Bluetus 16 hrs ago #34

I agree with that. Wiz Imp 16 hrs ago #35

If the money deposited in the Treasury was, say, $225B, I wonder Bluetus 3 hrs ago #42

Well, That Tidy Little Sum Of $10 Billion For The "Board Of Peace"....... ColoringFool 15 hrs ago #36

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

ha ha ha ha ha ha ha haha haha ha ha ha ha ha ha bsiebs Yesterday #10

Lol gulliver Yesterday #12

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

We had some online purchases that did have line item tariff charges added. Hope22 6 hrs ago #39

Yes and no. Ms. Toad Yesterday #11

Thanks. progressoid Yesterday #21

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

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

All of the corporations popsdenver Yesterday #22

Yep, purely profit-driven. dalton99a 23 hrs ago #29

There is a simple solution to most of our economic issues Bluetus 23 hrs ago #30

There it is. 2naSalit Yesterday #14

Pretty much Demixs Yesterday #15

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

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

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

THIS! Mr.Bee Yesterday #23

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

By the time he gets bout of here the debt will be beyond astronomical! Hope22 6 hrs ago #41

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

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

Greedy grifters.......ALL of them vapor2 23 hrs ago #28

Hell, that is the description of our entire society, not just those tariffs. (n/t) OldBaldy1701E 7 hrs ago #38