TEMU Tariffs Waking Up Moribund MAGA

[RobDownSouth]

Chinese super-discount store TEMU began surcharging American customers the ruinous 145% Trump Tariff as of last Friday morning.
Middle American MAGA boomers are perplexed: "I thought President Trump said China was gonna pay those tariffs?"

The level of chaos on message boards this past weekend (especially Reddit bargain hunting) satisfies my Schadenfreude bigly.

A $31 Trump tariff on a $19 dress!
https://i.imgur.com/l81HYqa.jpeg

 

[Fuzzy1975]

Now maybe these MAGA's will understand tariff's are paid by the importer, not the country of origin....I wrote "maybe"....it might take a while for before they "let the sink in".

 

[Politruk]

Trump seems to think he has the authority to tax foreign countries.

He has passed that confusion along to his followers.

 

[Chernosoth]

There's plenty more crying and ranting to do about most imports becoming more expensive, and some unavailable. I expect epic lamentations from the coffee and chocolate crowd.

 

[Politruk]

There's plenty more crying and ranting to do about most imports becoming more expensive, and some unavailable. I expect epic lamentations from the coffee and chocolate crowd.

In Chocolate: The Consuming Passion, Sandra Boynton suggested the U.S. annex the cocoa-producing countries to prevent the possibility of any interruption of supply.

It is now time to consider it.

 

[Rightguide]

Trump will win the tariff war, notwithstanding your soiled shorts.

 

[Politruk]

Trump will win the tariff war, notwithstanding your soiled shorts.

It's a "war" now?!

 

[ll74]

Trump will win the tariff war, notwithstanding your soiled shorts.

The war that he started without any objective outcome?

It's almost as coherent as Russians invasion of Ukraine.

 

[Fuzzy1975]

Trump will win the tariff war, notwithstanding your soiled shorts.

lol.......he's already lost it, I can't wait to see your spin on how he "won".....

 

[RobDownSouth]

Now maybe these MAGA's will understand tariff's are paid by the importer, not the country of origin....I wrote "maybe"....it might take a while for before they "let the sink in".

Judging from the reflexive horror over on Reddit, this has become a very "teachable lesson".
HOW CAN THIS HAPPEN???????