22 Apr 2026 6:46 am
Yes, consumers paid the tariff as the cost was passed on through higher prices.MR-7 » 22 Apr 2026, 6:25 am » wrote: ↑ Consumers paid the tariff? that’s not how any of this works. Importers paid the tariff. Consumers paid the markup. If you can’t tell the difference between a government remittance and Walmart raising the price of a toaster, economics might not be your lane. Refunds go to whoever actually wrote the check to Customs. That’s the importer. Not you. Not me. Not Karen with the blender. The importer. The one with the EIN number and the paperwork. The law isn’t going to cut a check to every dude who bought a lawnmower in 2020. This fantasy where consumers get refunds is adorable, though. Like imagining Ford is going to show up at your house with a giant novelty check because steel tariffs made your F‑150 cost $600 more. Companies passed the cost to consumers because that’s what companies do. Then they get the refund because that’s what the law says. If that feels unfair, take it up with the people who wrote the policy, not the people who understand how tariffs actually function. So no, consumers aren’t getting a dime. You uneducated Slack-Jaws are pathetic.
If one tariff was all it took to collapse your entire company, it wasn’t ‘destroyed’ — it was already dying and looking for a scapegoat.