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    Quote Originally Posted by Suppa Hobbit Mage View Post
    Why didn't Amazon put inflation percentages when they were at 80 year highs on their products during the Biden administration?
    I can think of two reasons..

    • Tariff information is useful to consumers. If a buyer on Amazon sees that $145 of the $245 price is attributable to tariffs, then the buyer will know to look further before purchasing, in the hope of finding a similar product not subject to the tariff.

    • Inflation information is less useful to consumers and more difficult for sellers to determine. Inflation is not uniform across different products but tends to be uniform across the same product. For example, eggs may go up in price more than bacon, but all brands of eggs tend to go up by the same price. Even if Amazon could track the inflation rate for every type of product, that information would not be very helpful to consumers when trying to decide which brand of eggs to buy.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ClydeR View Post
    I can think of two reasons..

    • Tariff information is useful to consumers. If a buyer on Amazon sees that $145 of the $245 price is attributable to tariffs, then the buyer will know to look further before purchasing, in the hope of finding a similar product not subject to the tariff.

    • Inflation information is less useful to consumers and more difficult for sellers to determine. Inflation is not uniform across different products but tends to be uniform across the same product. For example, eggs may go up in price more than bacon, but all brands of eggs tend to go up by the same price. Even if Amazon could track the inflation rate for every type of product, that information would not be very helpful to consumers when trying to decide which brand of eggs to buy.
    Sure sounds good. Why didn't Amazon put the tariff information on their products while Biden was president? You do know tariffs aren't a new thing...right?

    Who am I kidding? Many far leftists such as yourself have proven that you are very dumb, you probably do think tariffs are something Trump invented.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tgo01 View Post
    Sure sounds good.
    Thank you!


    Quote Originally Posted by Tgo01 View Post
    You do know tariffs aren't a new thing...right?
    Across-the-board 145% tariffs are a new thing.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ClydeR View Post
    I can think of two reasons..

    • Tariff information is useful to consumers. If a buyer on Amazon sees that $145 of the $245 price is attributable to tariffs, then the buyer will know to look further before purchasing, in the hope of finding a similar product not subject to the tariff.
    • Inflation information is less useful to consumers and more difficult for sellers to determine. Inflation is not uniform across different products but tends to be uniform across the same product. For example, eggs may go up in price more than bacon, but all brands of eggs tend to go up by the same price. Even if Amazon could track the inflation rate for every type of product, that information would not be very helpful to consumers when trying to decide which brand of eggs to buy.
    The inflation rate is useful to consumers because it helps them understand how the purchasing power of their money is changing over time. This is incredibly useful for budget planning, wage/salary evaluation, borrowing and interest rates, purchase timing and COLA and savings and investments. All these things are useful when speaking with your representative about what is important to you as well.

    You can calculate inflation by product category. This is often referred to as category-specific inflation or sub-index inflation, and it's typically based on Consumer Price Index (CPI) data broken down by category (e.g., food, energy, housing, etc.).

    So again, why wouldn't Amazon point out the administrations highest inflation rate in 80 years?
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    Quote Originally Posted by ClydeR View Post
    Thank you!




    Across-the-board 145% tariffs are a new thing.
    Ah okay. So what is the magic number that requires a warning about tariffs? Just so happens to be 145%?

    Also I think Americans will find a way to live without cheaply made Chinese products. You all acting like China supplied us with most of our food or something.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tgo01 View Post
    Ah okay. So what is the magic number that requires a warning about tariffs? Just so happens to be 145%?

    Also I think Americans will find a way to live without cheaply made Chinese products. You all acting like China supplied us with most of our food or something.
    You are severely underestimating ClydeR’s addiction to KN-95 masks and cheap Chinese butt plugs. He has good reason to freak the fuck out.

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    Trump said today, "Well, maybe the children will have two dolls instead of 30 dolls. And maybe the two dolls will cost a couple of bucks more than they would normally."

    To summarize, Trump predicts fewer choices and higher prices. I'm afraid he is right.

    When historians look back on this time, they will quote what Trump said about dolls. I guarantee it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ClydeR View Post
    Trump said today, "Well, maybe the children will have two dolls instead of 30 dolls. And maybe the two dolls will cost a couple of bucks more than they would normally."

    To summarize, Trump predicts fewer choices and higher prices. I'm afraid he is right.

    When historians look back on this time, they will quote what Trump said about dolls. I guarantee it.
    Better yet, maybe doll production will move to the US and kids that previously had no dolls can have some because their parents are now employed in the newly created doll industry.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ClydeR View Post
    Thank you!




    Across-the-board 145% tariffs are a new thing.
    You and Back are worried about the price of your butt plugs and lube going up, aren't you?
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    Quote Originally Posted by ClydeR View Post
    Trump said today, "Well, maybe the children will have two dolls instead of 30 dolls. And maybe the two dolls will cost a couple of bucks more than they would normally."

    To summarize, Trump predicts fewer choices and higher prices. I'm afraid he is right.

    When historians look back on this time, they will quote what Trump said about dolls. I guarantee it.
    Your anxiety that your sex dolls will go up in price is palpable.
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    Click the link above to see how much you owe the government.

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