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[–] aramis87@fedia.io 27 points 4 days ago (4 children)

15% tariffs (which seem to be what he's settling on) mean prices will increase about 15% over the next year (some companies will eat some of the tariffs, some will use them as an excuse to price-gouge). And absolutely no one is getting a 15% raise except the bosses.

[–] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 20 points 4 days ago (2 children)

some companies will eat some of the tariffs

Lol.

[–] Bluefalcon@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 4 days ago

They"ll eat them just so they can shit down our throats. Cycle of corrupt economics.

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