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Amazon says displaying tariff cost 'not going to happen' after White House blowback (www.cnbc.com)
submitted 3 months ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/economics@lemmy.world
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  • Amazon said Tuesday it considered displaying import charges on items sold via its site for ultra-discount items, but that the plan “was never approved and not going to happen.”
  • The White House lashed out at Amazon after a report said the company would “soon” begin displaying import charges alongside some items.
  • The move would have affected items sold on Haul, Amazon’s answer to Chinese discount retailer Temu, which offers apparel, home goods and other items priced at $20 or less.
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[–] thejml@lemm.ee 62 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Oh man, This would have been awesome to Show the MAGAs how much their guys regime was costing them!

[–] raltoid@lemmy.world 29 points 3 months ago

That's exactly why they got blowback.

They know that if their voters kept seeing big red numbers with "tariff" next to it every time they ordered something, they might realize that they're being screwed over.

[–] andyburke@fedia.io 28 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Why don't the MAGA people want to know this? Why is it wrong to show what the tariffs are?

[–] lemmy_outta_here@lemmy.world 36 points 3 months ago

Because in the official narrative, China is paying the tariffs, out of the goodness of their hearts. Just like mexico paid for that yuge wall around your country