Retailers caught red-handed using Trump's tariffs as cover for price gouging

[Tyrion234]

When Harris talked about the exact same issue, you ridiculed her and called her a communist.

Why the sudden change of heart? That's right. Because Trump is in office and he's your daddy.

You’re pitiful and retarded.

 

[Tyrion234]

The only thing really consistent with you guys is that Trump is always right and everyone else is always wrong.

You keep doing 180s on everything and never even blink an eye. Sort of makes you seem less like independent thinking adults and partisan slaves.

Name one thing you’ve ever admitted that Trump did right…….******* clown

 

[Tyrion234]

If they did not raise the retail price on the tariff affected product as much as it needed to be, to maintain their planned markup on the product, they can raise other products initial mark up, to cover for the loss on the tariffed item.

Also, they don't know what trump will do next and every single step and tariff change of Trump's affect them....but it doesn't affect them until the product hits the port of entry, which is about a 4 to 6 week boat ride from the factory finished goods to the importer landing the goods in a US port....in that time period, Trumps chaotic tariff announcements going from 10% to 25% and then to 150% and then back down to 50% etc etc etc etc....

in those 6 weeks of travel time leaves importers and retailers with no choice but planning for the worst, but hoping for the best....

or coming out with another strategy of just raising all of their retail prices by 10%, to help them average out, what the tariffs will be.

Unlike Biden, who had no control over inflation from the supply side shortages from covid, THIS INFLATION, is solely caused by Trump and his chaotic, knee jerk, tariff proclamations....

You won't know if the retailers are over compensating on their projected tariff costs, until we see their profit margins, and whether they have gone up, above their normal profit margin.

Wtf are you talking about moron. The price Walmart paid for things dont go up in the six weeks of travel time you brain dead ******* ape

 

[Tyrion234]

That's a pretty big lie. For starters, he wouldn't prevent anyone else from opening a store that charges whatever they want.

His proposal mirrors those in numerous other cities and rural communities.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/07/15/city-run-grocery-stores-new-york-zohran-mamdani/

But of course, you were told to freak out about it and you did so like a trained monkey.

So you’re telling me you really are this ******* clueless?

If the government opens a store selling essentials at cost (using our tax $ to supplement employees and overhead) how the **** can “anyone else” open a business selling the same essentials but actually having to pay their employees and their overhead and try to make a profit on top of that?

God you’re such a ******* hand out hoping *****

 

[TimFitz]

And Fox noise is demanding that US manufacturers and retailers eat the cost of the tarriffs.

That's the kind of thinking that only the most stupid people would fall for.

 

[sealybobo]

I recall reading weeks ago that scumbags such as Walmart were raising prices literally in anticipation of tariffs.

It’s just sleazy price gouging for a number of retailers.

Retailers caught red-handed using Trump's tariffs as cover for price gouging

Retailers exploit tariffs to justify price hikes on products not affected by trade policies, contradicting Trump's America First agenda to lower consumer costs

www.foxnews.com

In recent weeks, headlines have been filled with warnings from major retailers about impending price hikes due to tariffs reinstated by President Donald Trump. Big Box stores like Walmart and Target have been quick to suggest that tariffs on imported goods, particularly from China, have left them with no choice but to raise prices for American families.

Let’s be clear, these decisions are more about raising profit margins and going against Trump’s agenda to bring costs down for Americans than responding to any actual economic pressure.

Too funny. When Biden was President we told you companies were price gouging and you either didn't believe it or didn't care.

Well we don't care either. And like you told us, "what are you going to do about it?" If we said we were going to do something about it you accused us of interfering in the free market. You really are sad/pathetic.

 

[pknopp]

And Fox noise is demanding that US manufacturers and retailers eat the cost of the tarriffs.

That's the kind of thinking that only the most stupid people would fall for.

Trump did call his supporters stupid.

 

[ThisIsMe]

I recall reading weeks ago that scumbags such as Walmart were raising prices literally in anticipation of tariffs.

It’s just sleazy price gouging for a number of retailers.

Retailers caught red-handed using Trump's tariffs as cover for price gouging

Retailers exploit tariffs to justify price hikes on products not affected by trade policies, contradicting Trump's America First agenda to lower consumer costs

www.foxnews.com

In recent weeks, headlines have been filled with warnings from major retailers about impending price hikes due to tariffs reinstated by President Donald Trump. Big Box stores like Walmart and Target have been quick to suggest that tariffs on imported goods, particularly from China, have left them with no choice but to raise prices for American families.

Let’s be clear, these decisions are more about raising profit margins and going against Trump’s agenda to bring costs down for Americans than responding to any actual economic pressure.

It would be interesting to see which companies that are doing this, and see how many of them are operated by liberal CEOs

 

[Hollie]

Too funny. When Biden was President we told you companies were price gouging and you either didn't believe it or didn't care.

Well we don't care either. And like you told us, "what are you going to do about it?" If we said we were going to do something about it you accused us of interfering in the free market. You really are sad/pathetic.

Too funny. Biden was price gouging and you celebrate that.

Trump is not price gouging. Leftist run companies are raising prices on items not subject to tariffs.

You must be ok with that as you are flailing your Pom Poms for leftist price gouging.

How does it feel to be an admitted moron?

 

[whitehall]

Wait until that Commie democrats nominated for NYC mayor gets hold of grocery stores. It will make gouging look like child's play.

 

[Hollie]

Wait until that Commie democrats nominated for NYC mayor gets hold of grocery stores. It will make gouging look like child's play.

That and his rent controls and taxing the whites.

 

[struth]

Fascist seek to control the economy and here you are demanding that retailers not seek profit.

You’re not a capitalist. Are you a communist now?

Wasn’t price gouging a central part of your girl Harris’s campaign?

 

[sealybobo]

Too funny. Biden was price gouging and you celebrate that.

Trump is not price gouging. Leftist run companies are raising prices on items not subject to tariffs.

You must be ok with that as you are flailing your Pom Poms for leftist price gouging.

How does it feel to be an admitted moron?

Kamala said she was going to take on price gougers and you attacked her. How dare she interfere in the free market. But Trump is completely interfering and you love it because he's your King. Weirdo. Has Trump ever met you? Grabbed your Yohoo?

 

[Hollie]

Kamala said she was going to take on price gougers and you attacked her. How dare she interfere in the free market. But Trump is completely interfering and you love it because he's your King. Weirdo. Has Trump ever met you? Grabbed your Yohoo?

Carmela said she was going to implement price controls. You really do need to try and post facts as opposed to your silly propaganda.

You have a pathology regarding your every waking moment being consumed by Trump. You have an all consuming desire for Trump to grab your yahoo. There are websites that you can find which cater to your gay/ queer obsessions.

 

[sealybobo]

Carmela said she was going to implement price controls. You really do need to try and post facts as opposed to your silly propaganda.

You have a pathology regarding your every waking moment being consumed by Trump. You have an all consuming desire for Trump to grab your yahoo. There are websites that you can find which cater to your gay/ queer obsessions.

You've posted 22 times today. Who's consumed?

I only have a foot fetish. Really pretty feet I love but ugly feet make me sick. You got pretty feet Hollie?

 

[Hollie]

You've posted 22 times today. Who's consumed?

I only have a foot fetish. Really pretty feet I love but ugly feet make me sick. You got pretty feet Hollie?

Let me know how many times I'm allowed to post, you creepy stalker.

 

[TimFitz]

It would be interesting to see which companies that are doing this, and see how many of them are operated by liberal CEOs

So, raising prices to cover rising costs (an especially self inflicted ones) is a political decision now??

Your tribal partisanship is downright juvenile!

 

[Hollie]

So, raising prices to cover rising costs (an especially self inflicted ones) is a political decision now??

Your tribal partisanship is downright juvenile!

So, raising prices on items not subject to tariffs and dishonestly claiming that tariffs is the reason is excused because leftists are thieves and liars?

 

[task0778]

So, raising prices on items not subject to tariffs and dishonestly claiming that tariffs is the reason is excused because leftists are thieves and liars?

Look at it this way: Item A was tariffed and item B was not. So, a business can raise the price of item A by whatever amount they need to cover the increased cost of supply for item A. Or they can raise the price of item B to partially offset the tariff applied to item A. It's purely a business decision that the gov't has no part in making. Maybe the business will find a new supplier for item A from a different country that does not have to pay the tariff, or if the profit margin isn't sufficient, they will stop selling the product or service entirely.

I am not sure what constitute price gouging. It seems to me that whatever the product or service is, the consumers will ultimately decide what they will pay for item A or item B. Maybe they will instead buy an alternative item C or not buy anything and save their money until the tariff expires. My point is that when the gov't intervenes into the marketplace by introducing tariffs, it has no right to ***** about how businesses deal with the consequences of the applied tariff.

 

[Hollie]

Look at it this way: Item A was tariffed and item B was not. So, a business can raise the price of item A by whatever amount they need to cover the increased cost of supply for item A. Or they can raise the price of item B to partially offset the tariff applied to item A. It's purely a business decision that the gov't has no part in making. Maybe the business will find a new supplier for item A from a different country that does not have to pay the tariff, or if the profit margin isn't sufficient, they will stop selling the product or service entirely.

I am not sure what constitute price gouging. It seems to me that whatever the product or service is, the consumers will ultimately decide what they will pay for item A or item B. Maybe they will instead buy an alternative item C or not buy anything and save their money until the tariff expires. My point is that when the gov't intervenes into the marketplace by introducing tariffs, it has no right to ***** about how businesses deal with the consequences of the applied tariff.

Look at it this way: to claim prices are going up due to tariffs that don’t affect the price the items that are increasing in price is just dishonest.