Re: Swan Eaters: Rasputin Was A Jerk

On Wed, 30 Apr 2025 15:59:17 -0400 (EDT), kludge@panix.com (Scott
Dorsey) wrote:

Paul S Person  <psperson@old.netcom.invalid> wrote:

As to tariffs, Trump is apparently opposed to actually letting
consumers know how much of what they are paying is being paid to the
=46ederal Government -- ie, is in fact a tax under another name. He may
have intimidated Amazon (for now), but I don't think treating
consumers like mushrooms will work for long.

>
Digikey has been splitting out tariffs since 2018 which has been very
handy when I have been importing parts myself because I can compare their
rate with the rate I am paying and know if there is a better declaration
possible.
>
Apparently the crew at Digikey are going berserk trying to figure out the
new tariff schedules though.

The difference between tariffs imposed by /sane/ persons, and those
imposed by Trump, no doubt.

Or maybe it's just that Trump's seem to jump around a bit, making it
hard to keep up.
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