The fact that so many people didn't know how tariffs work isn't just ignorance, it's laziness.

[WIA20XX]

 

[Cat piss martini]

stupid fukkin ameriKKKans.

 

[Json]

Trump implemented tariffs during his first term, I believe they were 18% on certain goods. Nobody seemed to care…

In fact Biden took office and never reversed it. If Trump wasn’t so damn arrogant and stupid he could have implemented this and 99% of the public wouldn’t have known or cared. But he kept going on and on about it and now it’s a thing.

He did but he also paid off people hit by the tariffs(deficits don’t matter when it’s a Republican) so nobody noticed. Plus Covid hit and everyone got paid to sit.

 

[Pull Up the Roots]

edit: read your other posts.

 

[Wild self]

Yall haven't noticed that Trump comes off like he doesn't give a fukk. He is saying this to ruffle some feathers internationally and maybe renegotiate some trade agreements. He won't do blanket tariffs but rather strategic and specific ones. It's all part of the game so chill out folks

Chill out??

He about to start literal wars against Mexico answer saying that nukes are not out the question.

 

[Yaboysix]

thats something you should have came across as a sophomore in high school if not a freshman.

And I Didn't, just like I wasn't taught a hundred OTHER things that should've prepared me for life that I should've been tought back in school like hella other people here In The US

 

[Yaboysix]

Let me help you here...

In short, tariffs are extra taxes on imported goods. The purpose of tariffs is to make items produced within the country issuing the tariffs more competitive cost and price-wise.

For example, if you buy shirts from China for $10 per shirt to sell at $20 per shirt. With a tariff on Chinese imports (let's say 50%) in place, that shirt you buy from China now costs you $15 each to buy.

As a business owner, you're not going to sell that shirt at $20 anymore. Instead, you have to raise the price to $25 to offset the cost of the tarrif you paid.

The idea is that if you can get that same shirt, but made in America at the same price point, you will buy the American-made shirt instead.

Either way, though, the price will go up for the people you sell shirts to, which can decrease demand and negatively impact your business.

I Appreciate it, now I know what a Tariff is.

 

[Loose]

Trump implemented tariffs during his first term, I believe they were 18% on certain goods. Nobody seemed to care…

In fact Biden took office and never reversed it. If Trump wasn’t so damn arrogant and stupid he could have implemented this and 99% of the public wouldn’t have known or cared. But he kept going on and on about it and now it’s a thing.

He implemented targeted tarrifs on China, which includes things we currently don't buy here like cars phones etc. He didn't do across the board tarrifs. Tarrifs on China make sense , considering China tries to undercut US businesses with low prices. Ironically it's anti free marker which republicans love

 

[Dipsey Doo]

Who knew that Coli Socialists were free market advocates now

 

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https://archive.is/TuP9L

https://archive.is/vWPLN

 

[3rdWorld]

Americans rush to buy cars and appliances before Trump’s new tariffs

Americans are scrambling to stock up on cars, appliances and other big-ticket imports in anticipation of new Trump administration tariffs — a spending spree tha

ground.news

His Actual voters are many of them rushing to make purchases.

 

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick (@reichlinmelnick.bsky.social)

Here's an actual post in the Temu subreddit from two hours ago. Remember how some people googled "did Biden drop out" before the election? Well, those people are finding out about tariffs now. [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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A BlueSky thread by Aaron Reichlin-Melnick on Skyview

Here's an actual post in the Temu subreddit from two hours ago. Remember how some people googled

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reichlinmelnick.bsky.social
Here's an actual post in the Temu subreddit from two hours ago.

Remember how some people googled "did Biden drop out" before the election? Well, those people are finding out about tariffs now.

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kydivechick.bsky.social
At least someone schooled her. And as of now, she has not responded.

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kevincarson1.bsky.social
"But he said China would pay them!"

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solive.bsky.social
Pouring one out for all the "not into politics mfs".

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jookymakeyoukooky.bsky.social
As the saying goes: You can ignore politics but politics won’t ignore you.

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solive.bsky.social
hey in their defense it worked really well until it didn't

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meelar.bsky.social
I am really having to work to muster up any sympathy

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jarekfa.bsky.social
This always gives me a laugh: youtu.be/MKTN2OiR2R8?...

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thesoutherndad.bsky.social
My Temu-addicted mother-in-law is going to be so pissed. But this is what happens when you vote for a guy because "comedians can't say anything anymore"

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shazbat.bsky.social
Of course, no comic who doesn't suck has had any problems. People who think abuse is funny had a bad time for a while, and got upset that the rest of us can see that abusers are the problem rather than their targets.

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thesoutherndad.bsky.social
You mean there's more to comedy than furthering false and harmful stereotypes?

Surely you jest and your jest is unfunny because it is too woke.

/s because I know what app I'm on.

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m-gibbs.bsky.social
"I haven't been keeping up with the news...did I miss something???"

These people are so self-centered that they don't even bother to acknowledge a larger world exists until it affects them directly. We are so cooked.

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pathost.bsky.social
Unfortunately this is like half of America

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making-good.bsky.social
I hear you, but also it's not that especially selfish I don't think?

Imagine if all your news sources were normalizing everything and you're busy with work and an upcoming wedding.

How would you know that stuff is completely effed?? Until you get a temu tarrif.

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making-good.bsky.social
The poorness and work stress and work culture of USAmerica is definitely part of how this bs is working.

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jlwastooshort.bsky.social
I suspect one can find a great number of people who are both poor and work stressed who are aware of this shyt (just look around bsky) so I don't think those are the relevant variables.

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jlwastooshort.bsky.social
I have no doubt that some people would articulate their experience of it as "I'm too stressed with work to care about this," but I'd wager that is often not work stress qua work stress; at most, it's that person's inherent character/predispositions intersecting with work stress.

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making-good.bsky.social
I understand what you mean. There are certainly other variables involved. Those 2 cannot be discounted though, as huge factors.

What got you pay ongoing attention to the larger context of things beyond your immediate life?

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dysheki.bsky.social
It's amazing how many people don't pay attention to literally any news.

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itwasgg.bsky.social
Even GOPnik cultists began to understand, 4-5 months ago:

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robempty.bsky.social
Yes pudding, they do pay the tariffs. And then they pass them along to you in the form of increased pricing. Good grief these people.

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talismanshops.bsky.social
No. The company, or person, in the United States, that is IMPORTING the goods pays the tarrif. Example: Walmart orders 20 containers of frozen shrimp from a factory in China. When the goods arrive at the US port, Customs duty must be paid to release the shipment. Walmart pays the tarrif/raises price

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sunflowerista.bsky.social
The silver lining- hoping some people are forced to quit their overseas garbage collection addiction

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nerdma.bsky.social
Truly if he set out to target MAGA moms, he couldn't have done a better job.

I'm not faultless, but I did not have a Temu wedding.

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mandronnie.bsky.social
Me side-eyeing my collection of Chinese knock-off Spyderco knives.

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nerdma.bsky.social
Me loving technology...

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zorinlynx.bsky.social
It blows my mind that some people are living life completely unaware of all the terrifying shyt I've been deeply worried about for the last few months.

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akasmorez.bsky.social
Oh boy, probably the same folks who won't realize SS is cut until they don't get paid or get hit by a tornado and find out NOAA/NWS got cut.

We deserve every bit of this at this point.

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grungehamster.bsky.social
Lutnick literally suggested that the people who don't cheat the system would assume an error on their part if they stop getting checks and just accept it quietly not to bother anyone.

bsky.app/profile/gmf1...

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nutlick.bsky.social
I did not suggest it. I said it explicitly. GET LEARNT, LIB!!

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emilyrose.bsky.social
I love that Temu is presenting it that way, instead of just raising prices. Hammers the point in way more effectively.

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zorinlynx.bsky.social
Same thing with AliExpress. They're not messing around.

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paranormalhunter.

bsky.social
“I don’t really pay attention to that politics stuff… but this makes no sense….”

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rayhoang.bsky.social
I mean, yeah, politics aren't good for peoples mental health tbh. People avoid the news for a reason.

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jonty24.bsky.social
So rather than the shock of seeing democracy being dismantled, it'll be online shopping that sees Trump's popularity tank. Oh my, how the world turns nowadays!!!

To post tweets in this format, more info here: https://www.thecoli.com/threads/tips-and-tricks-for-posting-the-coli-megathread.984734/post-52211196

[ Informational] No more Temu for me. Good luck to us all with these tariffs.

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Posted on Mon Apr 28 05:34:39 2025 UTC

https://i.redd.it/sj4vks3oiixe1.jpeg

Yikes. I don't buy fro Temu often but thought I'd pick up a summer dress or two. That is until I saw the import tax.

This is so much worse than I expected.

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Commented on Mon Apr 28 05:54:17 2025 UTC

The thing is, the tariffs being charged by Temu are nothing compared to what’s gonna happen to more expensive goods. How about when a TV or refrigerator goes from $300 to $800?

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│ │ Maybe you could show them the difference between your orders and mine. I just placed a few items in my cart, and went forward just for enough to see how much more it was going to cost with an import charge. Might be fun to see what it's like for a Canadian if you have a screenshot of any orders this week. I just put in a cart the things I bought a few days ago did not have an import charge and as a April 27th now they do. $40 on the $30 cart contents
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│ │ │ Not the person you’re replying to, but am Canadian. No import fees
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