To be clear, if the value of your package is $100, you now only pay an additional $54 in Trumpariffs, before shipping and other taxes, instead of $120.

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    To be clear, if the value of your package is $100, you now only pay an additional $54 in Trumpariffs, before shipping and other taxes, instead of $120.

    “only”

    yea, avoid public outrage over a 54% increase by starting off with a 120% increase. then people will say “oh thank god it’s ONLY 54% now!! thank you dear leader!!”

    americans are so fucking stupid

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      It’s the Black Friday price gouging model. Remember when gas prices went from $2 to $5 in…2008? Everyone was so excited when they came back down to $3 that no one noticed we had a permanent 50% price hike.