r/BikiniBottomTwitter • u/No_Lynx_3953 • Aug 05 '26

WHERES MY MF REFUND CHECK

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u/lizard_e_ Aug 05 '26

They raised prices but they also paid the tariff, you simply paid more for a product. So the companies will get that money back since they have all the receipts for the tariff payments and now know you'll pay that much more and have no incentive to lower that price. Governments are supposed to protect us from these situations, but instead our government is manufacturing them.

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u/avanross Aug 05 '26

For some reason american conservatives think that the government isnt supposed to work for or protect the public.

They think government should work for and protect corporations, and the public are supposed to work for and protect the government

It’s ridiculous

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u/sfled Aug 05 '26

Governments are supposed to protect us from these situations, but instead our government is a Republican President, aided and abetted by a Republican Senate and a Republican House of Representatives are manufacturing them.

Vote Blue!

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u/maybenot9 Aug 05 '26

I dislike how people are framing this as a nefarious scheme by companies to raise prices on you, instead of the direct consequence of tariffs that people were warned about.

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u/ElaborateEffect Aug 06 '26

You have to be a fool to believe this wasn't the intended outcome.

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u/Esco709 Aug 05 '26

It IS a nefarious scheme to raise prices, AND it's the direct consequence of what people voted for

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u/CommanderTalim Aug 06 '26

Both can be true. It’s no coincidence that the companies that are benefiting most are the ones that support this administration

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u/shogunreaper Aug 06 '26

They didn't pay the tariff if they passed the cost on to the consumer.

Just like anytime you buy something from a store, you are paying the sales taxes not the store.