BREAKING: New national sales tax of 10-145% on virtually everything Tax started by Trump, and Republicans in Congress refuse to stop him There — THAT is what the tariffs really mean - ThreadSky

tristansnell.bsky.social • 3 days ago

BREAKING:

New national sales tax of 10-145% on virtually everything

Tax started by Trump, and Republicans in Congress refuse to stop him

There — THAT is what the tariffs really mean

Comments

blabalino.com•3 days ago

When a president loses the financial press, they're done for.

juliadilliard.bsky.social•19 minutes ago

Subject to change on a daily basis.😡

irongranny.bsky.social•3 days ago

You’re exactly right. I bought my new stove last Saturday and I got it put in today and I didn’t pay anything extra because those costs didn’t go into effect yet. So go buy what you need now!!

motherbonanza.bsky.social•2 days ago

I was going to buy new tires this summer but did it last week. I know there are plenty of tire manufacturers in the US - I have family that work for 2! But I know most rubber comes from Asia so thought I better jump on it.

stopfacism.bsky.social•13 hours ago

Resist ✊️

mikebetts43.bsky.social•3 days ago

Who collects the money?
GOVERNMENT!!

Who pays the money?
Middle/lower class citizens!

How is that NOT a tax??

Right on Tristan!

thecatsmeow-17.bsky.social•3 days ago

Trump tax.

trifid73.bsky.social•3 days ago

The buyers pay the tax.

cubi2.bsky.social•2 days ago

It all comes down to orange mob Trump’s incredible shameful:
INCOMPETENCE AND
STUPIDITY

#RemoveFelonTrumpAndHisVulturesNOW

☎️👊🇺🇸🗽

kelvin1.bsky.social•3 days ago

I wonder how widely this is known by Americans.

hullerfarcats.bsky.social•3 days ago

MAGA people didn’t know or they wouldn’t have elected the Dumpie Turd!

kelvin1.bsky.social•3 days ago

I agree!

alwaysblue94.bsky.social•3 days ago

And these idiots were whining about paying a few dollars extra for groceries under Biden because of global inflation.

joelfast.bsky.social•3 days ago

If you like paying more for stuff vote Republican

nisamdon.bsky.social•2 days ago

And one of the democratic imbecils started her stupid propaganda against Chinese cars as well. The U.S. are committing suicide as a nation. They started globalization, boosted worldwide capitalism and now want to stop it's bad repercussions on them. How dumb...

jasonemry.bsky.social•24 minutes ago

plus all the stuff they've broken and stolen. we're going to have to update hitler/ponzi to trump/musk and make dunning/kruger people-of-the-century

gpswenson.bsky.social•19 minutes ago

"Virtually everything" except the goods from companies and countries powerful and large enough to buy off Trump with donations to his PAC.
#moneylaundering

socalsarcasm.bsky.social•25 minutes ago

“I will lower inflation on day 1!!!” What a moron.

Fcuk all the people who voted for him.

brettlorenzen.bsky.social•3 days ago

A tariff is a fee you pay to the US government for the right to buy things from another country.

Whether you could buy that domestcially or not.

34stuir-43.bsky.social•2 days ago

Should be able to report it on your tax return as tax paid and get a refund

shriketron.bsky.social•2 days ago

A regressive-tax note, tariffs are NOT deductible for individuals.

Tariffs ARE deductible for businesses if it's a cost of business not passed on to the "customer".

mopenny.bsky.social•3 days ago

Fairly certain that most of the people here understand how they will be affected by tariffs. Trying to get non-BlueSky folks to understand - that's the tricky bit.

hullerfarcats.bsky.social•3 days ago

You mean MAGA folks.

motherbonanza.bsky.social•2 days ago

Probably need to invest time and energy on the people who sat out in 2024 & motivate them into the voting booth in 2026 or any special elections.

We aren’t going to change any minds in the cult who know they’re hurt, admit they’re hurt but proudly proclaim “But I still support you 100%!”

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mom2364.bsky.social•13 hours ago

📌

louisamiller.bsky.social•3 days ago

And to no end. Nobody is gonna rush in to start building factories in the U.S. now.

riphotosurvey.bsky.social•2 days ago

No, not with everything being at his whim. You can’t plan without some idea about what the policy will be in 6 months or a year out.

motherbonanza.bsky.social•2 days ago

You’re right! Especially not with those tariffs on damn near everything it takes to actually build a factory!

But Donald is playing 4D, 5D, eleven-teenD chess that we can’t possibly understand
“ArT oF tHe DeAl”!

louisamiller.bsky.social•2 days ago

And the fact that our whole financial and political and legal environment is so mercurial and unpredictable. Apple has already put their big plant in Ohio on hold. This doesn't induce investment. Donald may be playing 4D chess, but investors are more predictable.

notrite132.bsky.social•2 days ago

Being on SS, I have a hard enough time paying bills without all those tariffs.

bevymart.bsky.social•22 minutes ago

trump doesn’t have the authority to impose taxes or tariffs

Only #Congress does

But they’re too scared to stop him

neverthumper.bsky.social•3 days ago

The rich guys around him are losing way more than me and they better start screaming!

dwrightvisa.bsky.social•2 days ago

The problem is that they have the liquidity and the financial advisors to use this as an opportunity to take possession of more Americans' homes.

bs22take2.bsky.social•2 days ago

and don’t forget many of them have inside connections (apparently) on when to buy, and when not to buy.

dwrightvisa.bsky.social•2 days ago

Exactly

plugrocks.bsky.social•3 days ago

And a 1% vat would pay for universal healthcare.

realgirlvibes.bsky.social•3 days ago

This

arnfinnarnesson.bsky.social•1 day ago

HELP!!!
ARE THERE ANY ADULTS PRESENT IN CONGRESS???😳😳😳

9mct.bsky.social•2 days ago

Then there are some state taxes on top for good measure. M.A.Groan.A.
Republicans in congress best start making retirement plans because in the mid terms “we the people” will vote against stupidity. Mike Johnson’s smugness alone says vote for any other decent candidate in the race.

protector5763.bsky.social•2 days ago

Absolutely crushing to the consumer and by extension the economy.

blustar62.bsky.social•3 days ago

Who doesn’t love a 200% juice on our goods? Or an iPhone that costs a down payment on a car or condo?

motherbonanza.bsky.social•2 days ago

And when everyone complains they have no money, Republicans will be ready with their shaming “financial advice” such as,
“maybe you shouldn’t be wasting money on food, do you really need to eat everyday? “

baszram.bsky.social•3 days ago

This is how businesses need to show how it works!

hollycb2112.bsky.social•3 days ago

Does this include all of those southern states that don't have a sales tax?

ignorantme.bsky.social•2 days ago

I think he's just saying that the tariffs are basically a sales tax on imported goods.

Which southern states don't have a sales tax?

Are you thinking of Florida and Texas that don't have a State income tax?

hollycb2112.bsky.social•2 days ago

That was it. I had sales tax confused with income tax. According to AI, there are 5 states that don't have sales tax: Alaska, Delaware, Montana, New Hampshire, and Oregon.

ignorantme.bsky.social•2 days ago

Easy to confuse. I thought maybe a southern state had dumped their sales tax and I had missed it.

Thanks for responding.

hollycb2112.bsky.social•2 days ago

As an American, that hat is awesome. 🤘🏻 I wish we'd go away, too. Some of us, anyway.

ignorantme.bsky.social•2 days ago

I'm also an American, in solidarity with my Greenland, Denmark and Canadian friends. 😊

hollycb2112.bsky.social•2 days ago

Thanks for the correction. 👍🏼

justicewillwin.bsky.social•3 days ago

Yep...trump tax

pambojr.bsky.social•2 days ago

To pay for tax breaks for Elon and the rest of the American Oligarchy.
SMH

lyndsay616.bsky.social•2 days ago

Don’t buy anything but food and medicine. FCK him and his tariffs

bionichag.bsky.social•2 days ago

oh stock up on medicine too. the pharmaceutical tariffs are coming

lyndsay616.bsky.social•2 days ago

Insurance companies only allow 30 days

buckiman16.bsky.social•3 days ago

Soon they will be seeing the new prices on goods. It's going to be much wore than they imagined.

motherbonanza.bsky.social•2 days ago

I’ve been telling everyone we are not prepared for how expensive things are about to get, and that was before 145% tariffs.

I print packaging labels. The inks I use were$1200. Now they are $3062. The $ increases my customers have will be included in the retail price they charge for their products

sfannie53.bsky.social•2 days ago

I hate to be “that” person, but yes, I am stocking up on essentials.

blueheart-here.bsky.social•3 days ago

I am sure some of MAGA only heard "blah, blah, blah, blah." You can simplify the facts all you want. They will believe what they want to believe. That is the sad truth.

alicul.bsky.social•2 days ago

They may start believing it when they start having bigger grocery bills and SPECIALLY when they need to buy a new car.

darwinwoodka.bsky.social•3 days ago

I mean he told them that snake story at every fucking rally and they never. got. it.

33greenfields.bsky.social•21 minutes ago

Great messaging, it drives it home. Shame the 250 an hr Dem consultants didn’t prior to election.

briansd32.bsky.social•3 days ago

The party of tax cuts...for themselves and their rich benefactors

puffpufffixer.bsky.social•2 days ago

Walmart will now be the most expensive place to shop.

dab1970.bsky.social•3 days ago

COWARDS!!!

jackhealy.bsky.social•2 days ago

The Trump Tax is part of Trumpflation - everything will cost more. All of this because the oligarch's need bigger tax breaks and they have convinced a significant part of the American population that the things the benefit them are "socialism".

motherbonanza.bsky.social•2 days ago

I’m making America great again.
We will be respected around the world!”
— 🤡👍

rps1008.bsky.social•2 days ago

🎯

scottshusband.bsky.social•3 days ago

…damn Obama

margiem.bsky.social•13 hours ago

Don’t stand in fear. Get loud, show up and EVERY DAY call your reps
PLUS
Mike Johnson (202) 225-2777
John Thune (202) 224-2321
Chuck Schumer (202) 224-6542
Hakeem Jefferies (202) 225-5936

Call for impeachment or treason charges. Use 5calls.org if you need help.

bboptop.bsky.social•2 days ago

Does T***p think that his new national sales tax of 10-145%, to be paid by American consumers, in his new rotten version of the 'Gilded Age,' will generate just enough revenue so that his tax rate gets cut to 0%? Of course, there won't be any tax relief for the rest of us.

pursuit-of-liberty.bsky.social•2 days ago

So since the billionaires don't pay their fair share anyway, this new National Sales Tax means we'll have a balanced budget in no time, with great infrastructure, wonderful social programs including even better Social Secutity and Medicaid, National Health Care and a great Educational system, right?