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no_hypocrisy

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4. A couple of things:

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Wed Jan 7, 2026, 04:31 AM

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1. Trump was/is delusional that giving those massive tax breaks would allow him to keep tariff revenues.

2. Companies/Importers can't keep those refunds. Generally, they didn't lose money on the tariffs as they passed along the expenses to their customers, unless they ate the costs.

3. How to calculate what we, the customers, had to pay since January, 2025?

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US tariffs that are at risk of court-ordered refunds exceed $133.5 billion [View all] BumRushDaShow Wednesday OP

I'm guessing this means we won't get those $2,000 checks. markodochartaigh Wednesday #1

Yeah...but you still have the DOGE refund check coming any day now Bengus81 Wednesday #8

Immediately following..... SergeStorms Wednesday #11

Uh oh, I see a go fund me account in somebody's future. Buddyzbuddy Wednesday #2

Did the orange pustulist claims IdiotsforPalin Wednesday #3

A couple of things: no_hypocrisy Wednesday #4

I know just how much extra I have paid out. Bohunk68 Wednesday #6

He screws up everything. I feel sorry for Venezuela, and anyone else he's put his sleazy hands into. C Moon Wednesday #5

the supreme fools will rule that the tariffs are illegal but the orange asshole Javaman Wednesday #7

Trump giving money back? twodogsbarking Wednesday #9

I think that anyone who thinks that THIS supreme court will rule against trump, is deluding themselves based on the lostincalifornia Wednesday #10

Ha ha Katcat Wednesday #12