2024-09-23 15:31:41
The ‘Trump sales tax’ referenced by Kamala Harris is not technically a tax, it's a tariff on imported goods. [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(54-7-70) Author
2024-09-23 15:35:52
NNN: A tariff IS a tax. [Link][Link][Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(45-1-58) Author
2024-09-23 15:36:42
Tariffs are taxes [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(36-1-52) Author
2024-09-23 16:45:08
Countries use them to protect domestic industries/agriculture/renewable energy & to retaliate against other's unfair trade practices. Trump: tariffs more than any recent president, particularly against China. Biden largely left these levies in place & imposed his own. [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(42-3-38) Author
2024-09-23 17:03:28
Tariffs are taxes on imported goods paid by importers at the time of import, not by consumers at the point of sale / sales tax. Tariffs may lead to higher prices, but are not imposed on consumers buying goods. Tariffs are applied before products reach retail stores. [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(67-6-48) Author
2024-09-23 17:22:45
Trump is not proposing any sales tax as part of his platform. [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(158-1-46) Author
2024-09-23 20:49:21
While a tariff and a sales tax are legally distinct, they have the same effect - raising prices on consumers. Economists agree that Trump's tariff proposals will raise consumer prices up to $4000. [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(18-1-28) Author
2024-09-24 07:44:28
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2024-09-24 19:46:10
Kamala Harris is the current Vice President. Under her administration, prices of necessities have skyrocketed. Housing costs have risen 22% Food costs have risen 23% Energy costs have risen 32% Electricity costs have risen 28% Car insurance costs have risen by 53% [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(6-0-3) Author