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bluesbassman

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26. Yeah I wondered about that too.

Thu Apr 3, 2025, 12:31 PM

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My friend is pretty shook up today and I don’t think he’s called the guy back yet to get a breakdown on the increase, hopefully soon. Maybe it was a typo, I don’t know, but even the minimum 25% tariff, regardless of the the excise tax or “markup” these importers apply will be a significant enough burden on the profit margins for many small businesses that many won’t be able to survive.

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My friend operates a small business. He received this note today from his main supplier, also a small business. [View all] bluesbassman Yesterday OP

Oof UpInArms Yesterday #1

Intended consequences. dchill Yesterday #12

Putin's wet dream. n/t Justice matters. 21 hrs ago #52

The goal is to wipe out all small businesses? Irish_Dem Yesterday #2

Combination of the two is my guess. bluesbassman Yesterday #3

The billionaires only care about their profits. Irish_Dem Yesterday #4

That's just it, they want to destroy the current model so tsf and reich wing oligarchs control most everything. lark Yesterday #5

Cab sec Howard Lutnick said the quiet part out loud Bernardo de La Paz Yesterday #13

My god, what a dumb fuck! sdfernando Yesterday #18

Steve Jobs was asked about why not robotics instead of Apple moving their manufacturing to china. LiberalArkie Yesterday #27

Not destroy us Figarosmom Yesterday #44

Obamacare liberated people from working for huge corporations. yardwork Yesterday #6

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Every year the benefits would get crappier wolfie001 Yesterday #22

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Don't get sick wolfie001 Yesterday #25

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That's true of Musk and many others, but the messaging is confused. yardwork Yesterday #35

I agree, and Dan Yesterday #42

So many things went wrong during the Reagan era. yardwork Yesterday #47

Automation and UBI CitizenZero Yesterday #43

Now you care about small businesses? Wilma Woke Yesterday #7

Enjoy your visit. rzemanfl Yesterday #14

You're too kind. Wilma Woke Yesterday #16

Get that next email and screen name rolling Sugarcoated Yesterday #29

better than Wilma Broke Skittles Yesterday #39

Ugh SammyWinstonJack Yesterday #30

Closing down weed shops might help some people make posts Irish_Dem 23 hrs ago #51

The goal is to wipe out our nation. Trueblue Texan Yesterday #45

Yes the evil genius plan is working quite well. :( Irish_Dem 23 hrs ago #50

The goal is to destroy America. iemanja 23 hrs ago #48

and both those people Dyedinthewoolliberal Yesterday #9

I Just Got An Email From a Clothing Company Deep State Witch Yesterday #10

These examples are just the tip of the iceberg I'm afraid. bluesbassman Yesterday #11

Believe Me, I Know Deep State Witch Yesterday #19

Well.... angrychair Yesterday #15

Seems like a license to steal. Littlered Yesterday #17

Why can't they pass on the tariff to the customer? Mosby Yesterday #20

Struck Me, Too ProfessorGAC Yesterday #23

Yeah I wondered about that too. bluesbassman Yesterday #26

No Doubt ProfessorGAC Yesterday #31

If they stay in place, the tariffs will be devastating. bluesbassman Yesterday #36

I Only Have One ProfessorGAC Yesterday #38

Nice! GAS is a hard habit to break! bluesbassman Yesterday #40

I'm Long Done ProfessorGAC Yesterday #41

I did a double take on that too Ruby the Liberal Yesterday #32

We need interviews with business owners in the MSM every day. NoSheep Yesterday #28

75%? I'm having a hard time Tickle Yesterday #33

Many raw materials are exempt GreatGazoo Yesterday #34

I buy a lot of European goods. Just bought sneakers today because my last pair is in pretty bad Raftergirl Yesterday #37

I would like to see a line item on all goods and products: 'Trump fee for the wealthy' wiggs Yesterday #46

We knew this was inevitable. anybody who didn't see it coming has been blinded by Trump Love. Martin68 23 hrs ago #49