• ab60753@lemmy.zip
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    5 days ago

    Yes… buuuut they forward that cost to the consumers. The buisneses dont go:“Wops, we need to pay more for items, lets keep the prices the same for the consumers.” They increse the cost for the consumers.

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      5 days ago

      Sure, but the customer isn’t paying the tariff. The customer is just paying more for a product. The business is paying the tariff.

      It’s a “technically correct” thing, sure, but it’s why customers aren’t owed the refund. Businesses can increase prices whenever they want.

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        I get what you mean, i think my point is more regarding who the sufferinf party is.

        The customer is the end “sufferer”. So should have the repirations. This is a wierd metaphot but hear me out. Lets say someone tries to shoot me. I dodge it and someone behinds me gets shot. A judge ordera the shooter to pay for the medical bills. Would it be fair for me to get that money? Or should it go to the person who got shot? Yes maybe i deserve some compensation. But compleatly ignoring the person who got shot feels wrong no?

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          The person didn’t choose to get shot though, while you still chose to buy the product at the higher price. That’s the difference.

          Why the price went up makes no difference to you as the customer.

          I get that it sucks that prices went up because of an illegal tariff, but the customer didn’t pay the tariff so they’re not entitled to a refund. The tariff was paid before you bought the product, by the business. The best you can hope for is that prices will go down, but unfortunately that’s unlikely.

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        That would be fine and dandy if tariffs were only for frivolous purchases. Things you could do without. But they weren’t. We were FORCED to pay higher prices for thing we NEED due to companies raising the prices due to illegal Republican tariffs.

        We were robbed. Again. Period.

        And anyone who was robbed deserves compensation.