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Dennis Donovan

(30,565 posts)
Tue Apr 29, 2025, 09:48 AM 9 hrs ago

Philip Bump: Why didn't Amazon show the impacts of inflation under Biden? Uh, they did. In the price.

Philip Bump
‪@pbump.com‬
Why didn't Amazon show the impacts of inflation under Biden? Uh, they did. In the price.
It's not just that this answer is stupid or even that Trump's team isn't smart. It's that (as I wrote yesterday) they don't have to be.

‪Aaron Rupar
‪@atrupar.com‬
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REPORTER: Amazon will soon display a number next to the price of each product that shows how much the Trump tariffs are adding. Isn't that a perfect demonstration that it's the American consumer who is paying for these policies?

LEAVITT: This is a hostile and political act by Amazon.

April 29, 2025 at 9:18 AM


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Philip Bump: Why didn't Amazon show the impacts of inflation under Biden? Uh, they did. In the price. (Original Post) Dennis Donovan 9 hrs ago OP
Tariffs are a TAX, not "inflation," you idiot William Seger 7 hrs ago #1

William Seger

(11,562 posts)
1. Tariffs are a TAX, not "inflation," you idiot
Tue Apr 29, 2025, 11:40 AM
7 hrs ago

Sales taxes are never hidden. There's only one reason why turd-worshipping cultists want to hide this TAX: Because millions of Americans will know they were LIED to by this fascist demagogue.

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