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[–] bstix@feddit.dk 44 points 6 days ago (2 children)

It's just another example of their incompetence.

They ought to be proud of labeling the tariffed products, so that customers could easier choose the domestic brands, which supposedly is the point of having the tariffs in the first place.

Attempting to hide it only shows that they realize how bad the tariffs really are.

[–] andallthat@lemmy.world 7 points 6 days ago

Had they labelled them "Trump's beautiful tariffs" it would have gone smoothly

[–] chaotic_altruist@lemm.ee 3 points 6 days ago

Tariffs are advertised as helping domestic companies.

In actuality, they directly hurt foreign companies and the hope is that the unhurt domestics will then flourish.

If the tariffs collected were used to simulate domestic companies, this would actually be possibly beneficial to the economy.

However those tariffs are being pocketed by the rich (through tax cuts and money laundering through contracts and crypto).

These should not be listed as tariffs costs, they should be listed for what it is: "amount Trump's administration decided to steal from you based on your spending habits"

[–] 100_kg_90_de_belin@feddit.it 57 points 6 days ago (3 children)

“Why didn’t Amazon do this when the Biden administration hiked inflation to the highest level in 40 years?” Leavitt asked during a press briefing.

Because Biden didn't start a trade war?

[–] EncryptKeeper@lemmy.world 28 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Because “inflation” isn’t a percentage number a president can just impose at will lol.

When confronted with this nonsense, I had started telling people that Biden had levers on his desk labeled inflation and gas prices. And nobody could get him to stop pulling them. Taking it to the absurd was surprisingly effective.

[–] inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world 20 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (2 children)

Spoken like a Republican that doesn't understand inflation and price gouging vs tariffs.

[–] Geetnerd@lemmy.world 5 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Oh, they understand perfectly. They're just psychopaths who don't care, and lie like the rest of us breathe.

[–] parody@lemmings.world 5 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Maybe a few of them are too stupid to understand, maybe a couple

How dangerous to believe deeply resourced and corrupt individuals are entirely unaware

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[–] Geetnerd@lemmy.world 39 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Just like stating COVID-19 wasn't lethal, and was just the flu. An estimated 400,000 MAGA Cult Members, out of 1 Million US dead from the virus, believed a narcissist with the mind of child who didn't want to embarrassed by not having a perfect, fawning, adulating audience to his magnificence. RFK Jr. literal stated recently that CVD-19 only killed "Old People." Yeah, idiot, some of those old people were someone's grandparents, parents, aunts, uncles, friends, and some of them believed an idiot who told them to take horse dewormer, or fish aquarium chloride to cure it.

This is the same thing. These people are psychopaths.

[–] OsrsNeedsF2P@lemmy.ml 46 points 6 days ago

“The team that runs our ultra-low-cost Amazon Haul store considered the idea of listing import charges on certain products. This was never approved and is not going to happen,” said Tim Doyle, Amazon spokesperson.

Lmao some poor team gets thrown under the bus

[–] j0ester@lemmy.world 34 points 6 days ago (2 children)
[–] BackgrndNoize@lemmy.world 33 points 6 days ago (1 children)
[–] nyctre@lemmy.world 24 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Nah, not chickened out, they're in cahoots. Example .. 40 mil for a shitty Melania documentary is outrageous. For reference, BBC's planet earth cost 25 million. So.. yeah..

[–] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 6 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Who the actual fuck cares about Melania? I get watching a documentary on Chris Chan cause at least that's largely a self contained train wreck, but the fuck has Melania ever done that's even passingly notable?

By the Allfather I can't even fathom the fucking vanity of these pissants.

[–] nyctre@lemmy.world 8 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Eh, it's mostly about the bribe, I'm sure. Having people pretend to be interested in her is just a bonus.

[–] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 7 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Probably mostly the bribe, but for them to settle on a fucking documentary is just alien to me. Like it's just asking for folks to take a find toothed comb through her shit, the concept alone makes me want to climb into a hole and further blend into the paint. But I am admittedly coming from a background that utterly encourages being unnoticed except to those you like, good way to not be shot.

[–] nyctre@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Easy to produce, spend the bare minimum, "spend" the rest on "marketing" and voilà, ez 38 mil in Melania's pockets. Nobody said anything about the documentary being thorough or factual or anything of the sort, you're thinking of the alternate reality where truth is a thing and Gwyneth Paltrow and other cunts aren't allowed to peddle their bullshit

[–] YesButActuallyMaybe@lemmy.ca 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

A documentary about watching paint dry would have more character and fun facts than anything related to that evil old hag

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[–] Sightline@lemmy.world 5 points 6 days ago

CamelCamelCamel should add it anyway

[–] lemmylump@lemmy.world 28 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

So the truth is hostile.

Meanwhile there's a deportation bill to the tune of 80,000,000,000. These are for concentration camps and 10,000 more ICE Nazis to run them.

They are coming for you.

"When they kick down your front door, how you gonna come , with your hands on your head, or the trigger of a gun?" - Joe Strummer The Clash

[–] EarthShipTechIntern@lemm.ee 28 points 6 days ago (2 children)

I do so wish they would. Certain they won't.

Bezos bent knee & kissed the ring. Chances he'll grow a spine? 1 in a few million.

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[–] Formfiller@lemmy.world 14 points 6 days ago

The mean girls oligarch shunning is actually kind of hilarious

[–] HawlSera@lemm.ee 20 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Tronald Dump only wants one thing, unquestioning loyalty. Thinking for yourself is treason

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[–] sommerset@thelemmy.club 12 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (2 children)

Temu, taobao, alibaba all openly show 150% tariffs in their ui.
Go try checking out.

Amazon might hide it but it sells all the same products so not gonna deceive many

[–] markovs_gun@lemmy.world 8 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I don't think you understand how stupid the average person is. There is a decent chance this will all be biden inflation in their minds and not tariffs if there isn't literally a thing that says "tariff charge" on it. Even then they will probably see that and think it's just there to lie and hurt Trump

[–] RedditIsDeddit@lemmy.world 5 points 6 days ago (1 children)

given how much tariffs have permeated the news and people's bank accounts and retirement accounts I don't think there's much avoidance of the topic

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[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 14 points 6 days ago (4 children)

Keep pissing off the elite, trump,.please keep pissing them off.

I love how they get poorer and want to get rid of you some way

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[–] eestileib@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 6 days ago

Haha keep dancing for your new master, Bezos. Fuckhead.

[–] TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com 16 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Bezos backing down while at the same time owning a newspaper is pretty pretty pretty shite.

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[–] The_Caretaker@lemm.ee 11 points 6 days ago

Trump has been bragging about how he would put tariffs on everything for a few years. Why is pointing out the tariffs he is bragging about an act of hostility towards him? You would think he would want his accomplishment to be pointed out.

[–] Formfiller@lemmy.world 13 points 6 days ago

Gotta love the parasite class turning on eachother

[–] TheDoozer@lemmy.world 10 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I would be pissed if they didn't. Getting surprised AFTER the purchase with an extra... whatever percentage Trump has settled on this week, would be absolutely infuriating.

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[–] Almacca@aussie.zone 9 points 6 days ago

You know, I never knew who any of Biden's press secretaries were. They were never spouting insane bullshit, I guess.

[–] leadore@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago

Bezos is to Trump as Trump is to Putin. IOW they each grovel and obey in the hopes their master will give even a slight positive acknowledgement, but it never happens.

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