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dickthegrouch

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16. IMHO calling tariffs a sales tax doesn't help

Reply to JohnnyRingo (Reply #14)

Tue Jan 28, 2025, 12:04 PM

Jan 28

Sure they increase the final price of the product, but no-one actually pays that increase as a tax. It doesn’t show up on my receipt as a tax. The seller doesn’t pay it directly to the government as a tax.
People disbelieve the message when it’s not presented in a believable way.
I think it would be better to say “similar to a tax” or “as if a new tax had been added”.
And let’s not forget that because the base price has increased the actual tax paid as sales tax will increase too.

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Some say Trump doesn't understand how tariffs work. That's not true. [View all] JohnnyRingo Jan 28 OP

Yes it STILL shifts the cost of billionaire tax cuts onto the rest of us - it's a consumer tax CousinIT Jan 28 #1

Yeah, the argument about "who pays" the tariffs is a smokescreen... Wounded Bear Jan 28 #2

The Republicans have been talking about lower income Americans paying no income doc03 Jan 28 #3

That's a very keen observation. JohnnyRingo Jan 28 #6

How Does It Bring Money Into The Coubtry ProfessorGAC Jan 28 #4

Not to mention that Tariffs have been in place in the US since the very beginning of this country Wiz Imp Jan 28 #13

So when are you going to change your OP headline? brush Jan 28 #5

I don't think he cares whether American consumers pay tarriffs MadameButterfly Jan 28 #7

I for one still think posting truth matters. American consumers pay tafiffs. brush Jan 28 #8

Plus one for always posting truth. Reality is inevitable (un-evadable, unavoidable). . . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jan 28 #10

Yes, this is critical MadameButterfly Jan 28 #11

That's the whole idea, but it doesn't end there. JohnnyRingo Jan 28 #14

Exporting countries don't pay tariffs. American importers do. brush Jan 28 #15

IMHO calling tariffs a sales tax doesn't help dickthegrouch Jan 28 #16

And I believe he knows exactly what those tariffs do. JohnnyRingo Jan 28 #12

Tariffs never increase purchasing. Less purchasing equals fewer jobs. Higher price means fewer units Bernardo de La Paz Jan 28 #9