alt Hacker NewsSo hold on. The US taxpayer first paid the tariffs themselves. Next he has to pay compensation for the tariffs he himself paid?
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johnnyanmac • yesterday at 10:40 PM
We're still on a massive defecit, so yes? We didn't have that tarriffs money hanging out in a vault.
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Essentially yes. Companies paid the tariff costs, largely passed this on to consumers via higher prices, and now companies are due the tariff costs back. Consumers of course won’t get anything back.
Well done America.