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Comment by Retric

5 days ago

That and they are taxing the poor and under educated who are least likely to complain.

Making things explicit such as stamping a “45% Tax” on lottery tickets really changes people’s perception. The Trump administration almost flipped out when Amazon considered explicitly adding tariffs to people’s checkout.

> The Trump administration almost flipped out when Amazon considered explicitly adding tariffs to people’s checkout.

I wish they called their bluff and did it as it’d force Amazon to show the country of manufacture.

  • > it’d force Amazon to show the country of manufacture

    I don't think many people would care.

    • I’m reminded of that company that added a Made in USA option of their product that you could select next to the normal price and nobody would buy it at any price premium.

      Like, literally nobody.

      I wish I could remember where that blog post was, I think it came up on HN.

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