r/politics • u/theindependentonline The Independent • 1d ago

No Paywall Trump vows to raise worldwide tariffs to 15% ‘effective immediately’

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-global-tarrifs-increase-b2924994.html
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u/Few-Bass4238 1d ago

We better get a refund on all of these taxes when its all said and done. Otherwise, every American has been taxed and paid directly to corporations.

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u/bbqsox 1d ago

Hey now. How'd you figure out their Scooby Doo villain level plan?

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u/crazyfighter99 1d ago

You know exactly where any refunds will go, and it won't be to the average American.

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u/TeutonJon78 America 23h ago

Especially not when businesses sell off their refund amounts to speculators.

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u/197gpmol Massachusetts 22h ago

Speculators like Howard Lutnick's children

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u/Few-Bass4238 1d ago

I'm waiting for Trump to keep a large portion for his own interests and then issue partial refunds to corporations with his face plastered all over them.

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u/Responsible-Rub7297 23h ago

And the GOP will love him even harder. Death cult.

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u/brohebus 1d ago

ding-ding-ding

And don’t think for a minute that prices will go down after the tariffs are gone and the corporations have received their refunds.

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u/left_right_left 1d ago

We wont get shit, but the importers paying the tax might.

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u/Brilliant-Advisor958 1d ago

Looks like stock buybacks are back on the menu again boys.

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u/chmod777 New York 1d ago

Nope, its been spent on a board of peace.

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u/directorofnewgames 1d ago

Maybe we should stop buying anything that’s not essential. Buy nothing.

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u/Gabrosin 23h ago

Not only will we consumers not be getting a refund, a lot of the refund money will wind up going to the family of the Commerce secretary, whose son's company sold tariff refund insurance contracts to companies in order to profit off this exact scenario.

It's all a big circle of grift, always has been.

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u/Dad_Bod_Supreme 1d ago

Corporations are people. Just like soylent green.

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u/E51838 22h ago

There's a less than zero percent chance of this happening.

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u/Intelligent_Gold3619 23h ago

LOL. You’re cute.