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ToxMarz

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6. Congress and the Supreme Court should have stopped this before it ever got to this point.

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Sun May 17, 2026, 07:21 AM

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Realistically the only record the Government has of who paid the tariff is of the importer. Unfortunately tracking down and reimbursing the last person in the chain to have had the cost passed to them or any intermediary will be next to impossible.They may also have had partial cost passed to them or been gouged and over charged along the way. With the amount of money involved you can bet any other process of finding the consumers impacted and reimbursing them will rife with error, inefficiency, fraud and theft just as we saw during COVID.

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🚨 Trump illegally taxed working families for over a year. The Supreme Court said it was unconstitutional. $166 billion [View all] riversedge Sunday OP

Taxpayers paid for the tariffs, then paid for the refunds. Irish_Dem Sunday #1

Also, those prices? Bettie Monday #17

Let this go viral................... Lovie777 Sunday #2

don't forget we're paying for the ballroom, arch and reflection pool vapor2 Sunday #15

The more this shit comes out, the more people vote against his agenda. Keep the faith. Joinfortmill Sunday #3

So The US Importing Companies Got More $ From Us, And Now They'll Be Getting More $.... ColoringFool Sunday #4

How did the importing companies get $ from the US? Old Crank Sunday #12

1.) Consumers aren't getting any refunds. Dream on. 2.) Did you..... ColoringFool Monday #19

I read it. Old Crank Monday #20

Everything is going according to plan, gab13by13 Sunday #5

Congress and the Supreme Court should have stopped this before it ever got to this point. ToxMarz Sunday #6

"What's the point of a court ruling something illegal if the people who actually paid never get their money back?" OldBaldy1701E Sunday #7

It's sort of the Robin Hood story, just in reverse jmowreader Sunday #8

Just working families? Uhhh,we retired seniors got screwed too. Bengus81 Sunday #9

Someone educate me. Are we not STILL paying tariffs? tetedur Sunday #10

This complaint is too simplified. Old Crank Sunday #11

Another massive transfer of wealth scheme debsy Sunday #13

Maybe it's not an apples to apples comparison Danascot Sunday #14

The people who paid the government are getting their money back, assuming they apply for it. Ms. Toad Monday #16

Trump deserves a traitor's treatment purr-rat beauty Monday #18

Nice grift if you've got the juice to make it happen Torchlight Monday #21