Refund? You mean bonus pay to the companies who already charged customers the tarrif amount?!
kamikazecockatoo on
*But only the entities that officially paid the tariffs are eligible to recover that money. That means that the fuller universe of people affected by Mr. Trump’s policies — including millions of Americans who paid higher prices for the products they bought — are not able to apply for direct relief.*
Don’t get excited. TLDR- The rich get richer, again.
Cute-Ad2879 on
Only 166 billion?
I thought the tariffs were bringing in Trillions and making America great again?
BlitzNeko on
166 Billion Dollars is a drop in the bucket compared to all the tax cuts he gave to his billionaire buddies.
Pump_and_Magdump on
They have been ordered to. I won’t believe they actually do it until I see it.
jimibimi on
Ah yes, more redistribution to the top
Carpenterdon on
Let the grifting continue…. Companies are not going to pass along the refunds to customers….
TheBalzy on
Wait, so where’s my check?
Randomwhitelady2 on
To recap: Trump charged american companies illegal tariffs. Americans paid for this because companies raised prices. Now the companies are being refunded and americans are paying for the refunds via our tax dollars.
Americans paid for these illegal tariffs TWICE.
Thanks Republicans for enabling this ILLEGAL absolute bullshit. You are going to lose badly in the midterms.
Heimerdingerdonger on
If you’re a company wanting a $1B refund, just make a $100M donation to the Trump Library.
Find a full bribe rate schedule on the back side of the Mar A Largo menu.
Spirited-Lifeguard55 on
what happened to all the small businesses who had to close down due to him?
grodyjody on
So they are going to divert additional tax money to pay for the money they stole from.
G-DevilOrion2077 on
$166 billion? I thought it was TRILLIONS!
PhillyPhrenetic502 on
I’m sure all the retailers and manufacturers will be tripping over themselves to pass the savings back to us.
No_Pudding_4598 on
Corporations stealing billions from us and Americans will just keep ignoring it. Nothing to see here.
Dseltzer1313 on
This is bullshit. This money belongs to the consumers. This is robbery
MhrisCac on
So when do I get my tariff refund for the extra money I had to pay for the items I bought from Canada that were directly charged to me as the consumer to get them shipped to me??? That’s the fun part, I won’t.
Limp-Definition-5371 on
DJT should be held personally liable for the refunds.
idontgetit____ on
I couldn’t help but laugh when I was trying to teach how corrupt the teapot dome scandal was. Nothing compared to this administration
MysteryHeroes on
Not a single person who had to pay anything extra because of tariffs is getting a cent back. The thing about being scammed is you almost never get what you lost back.
pluralgarths on
What happened to the trillions of dollars?!?
prescience6631 on
I thought the other countries were paying …how are US companies being refunded?!?!
htt_novaq on
Man this guy ruined America’s finances like ten George Bushes couldn’t
NotOK1955 on
Consumers ultimately paid for those tariffs…NOT the companies…those companies passed higher prices to the people.
JacksMicroplastics on
So the bill I received for tariffs from Fedex, I can just ignore that now, right?
Celoth on
this headline should always include who the refunds are going out to and whose money it is being used to provide said refunds.
it’s a big fucking club and we ain’t in it
DonorBody on
That money is going to the importers who already charged consumers extra to cover the tariffs. “The money should go to the consumers” I say as I laugh knowing that screwing the consumers and allowing importers to double dip was the plan all along.
GreyBeardEng on
And if you are reading this, you will never see a dime.
Chef_RoadRunner on
To companies that got paid more by us because of tariffs. So they are double dipping and we get the shaft as usual.
sksauter on
So feels like the tariffs were just a money-making conspiracy by big corps. They sold the rights to tariff refunds, so they made money. The people who bought the rights are going to make a lot of money. And the people who actually paid the tariffs (us common folk) lost a shit ton of money.
Fabulous_Yesterday77 on
Only 166 Billion? Some voters (not me) were led to believe tariffs would wipe out the national debt and lead to utopia.
_Miss_Eclipse on
MAGA still sitting around waiting for their tariff stimulus checks lol.
And their DOGE checks lol.
Any day now guys. Swearsies.
astrozombie2012 on
This is so fucking corrupt… just a bunch of fucking grifters
Alarmed_Drop7162 on
They’re paying the companies who gouged us. They aren’t paying me back.
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Refund? You mean bonus pay to the companies who already charged customers the tarrif amount?!
*But only the entities that officially paid the tariffs are eligible to recover that money. That means that the fuller universe of people affected by Mr. Trump’s policies — including millions of Americans who paid higher prices for the products they bought — are not able to apply for direct relief.*
Don’t get excited. TLDR- The rich get richer, again.
Only 166 billion?
I thought the tariffs were bringing in Trillions and making America great again?
166 Billion Dollars is a drop in the bucket compared to all the tax cuts he gave to his billionaire buddies.
They have been ordered to. I won’t believe they actually do it until I see it.
Ah yes, more redistribution to the top
Let the grifting continue…. Companies are not going to pass along the refunds to customers….
Wait, so where’s my check?
To recap: Trump charged american companies illegal tariffs. Americans paid for this because companies raised prices. Now the companies are being refunded and americans are paying for the refunds via our tax dollars.
Americans paid for these illegal tariffs TWICE.
Thanks Republicans for enabling this ILLEGAL absolute bullshit. You are going to lose badly in the midterms.
If you’re a company wanting a $1B refund, just make a $100M donation to the Trump Library.
Find a full bribe rate schedule on the back side of the Mar A Largo menu.
what happened to all the small businesses who had to close down due to him?
So they are going to divert additional tax money to pay for the money they stole from.
$166 billion? I thought it was TRILLIONS!
I’m sure all the retailers and manufacturers will be tripping over themselves to pass the savings back to us.
Corporations stealing billions from us and Americans will just keep ignoring it. Nothing to see here.
This is bullshit. This money belongs to the consumers. This is robbery
So when do I get my tariff refund for the extra money I had to pay for the items I bought from Canada that were directly charged to me as the consumer to get them shipped to me??? That’s the fun part, I won’t.
DJT should be held personally liable for the refunds.
I couldn’t help but laugh when I was trying to teach how corrupt the teapot dome scandal was. Nothing compared to this administration
Not a single person who had to pay anything extra because of tariffs is getting a cent back. The thing about being scammed is you almost never get what you lost back.
What happened to the trillions of dollars?!?
I thought the other countries were paying …how are US companies being refunded?!?!
Man this guy ruined America’s finances like ten George Bushes couldn’t
Consumers ultimately paid for those tariffs…NOT the companies…those companies passed higher prices to the people.
So the bill I received for tariffs from Fedex, I can just ignore that now, right?
this headline should always include who the refunds are going out to and whose money it is being used to provide said refunds.
it’s a big fucking club and we ain’t in it
That money is going to the importers who already charged consumers extra to cover the tariffs. “The money should go to the consumers” I say as I laugh knowing that screwing the consumers and allowing importers to double dip was the plan all along.
And if you are reading this, you will never see a dime.
To companies that got paid more by us because of tariffs. So they are double dipping and we get the shaft as usual.
So feels like the tariffs were just a money-making conspiracy by big corps. They sold the rights to tariff refunds, so they made money. The people who bought the rights are going to make a lot of money. And the people who actually paid the tariffs (us common folk) lost a shit ton of money.
Only 166 Billion? Some voters (not me) were led to believe tariffs would wipe out the national debt and lead to utopia.
MAGA still sitting around waiting for their tariff stimulus checks lol.
And their DOGE checks lol.
Any day now guys. Swearsies.
This is so fucking corrupt… just a bunch of fucking grifters
They’re paying the companies who gouged us. They aren’t paying me back.