A “cover of uncertainty” as a result of whipsaw tariffs have led businesses to time price increases with an unpredictable tariff environment, economists say.
Businesses know that customers know about tariffs. They know customers expect prices to go up because there is rhetoric to “justify” it. So that’s what they do. They raise prices.
You also give some very good insight that I had not considered. As much as I try to fight back and reason about how we’re being exploited, even I couldn’t see how domestic businesses would use tariffs as an excuse to raise prices in the industries being “protected.”
It’s all a fucking racket, and there are people who spend 8+ hours a day for years to figure out how to fuck us further.
You’re both correct.
Businesses know that customers know about tariffs. They know customers expect prices to go up because there is rhetoric to “justify” it. So that’s what they do. They raise prices.
You also give some very good insight that I had not considered. As much as I try to fight back and reason about how we’re being exploited, even I couldn’t see how domestic businesses would use tariffs as an excuse to raise prices in the industries being “protected.”
It’s all a fucking racket, and there are people who spend 8+ hours a day for years to figure out how to fuck us further.