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Tuesday, April 21, 2026

The Trump administration on Monday launched a new system to begin refunding $166 billion in tariffs to U.S. importers after the Supreme Court ruled the levies unlawful earlier this year.

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-- Reuters (@reuters.com) Apr 20, 2026 at 3:15 PM

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The Trump administration on Monday launched a new system to begin refunding $166 billion in tariffs to U.S. importers after the Supreme Court ruled the levies unlawful earlier this year.

Pay up, you child-raping orange --------.

#1 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2026-04-20 02:02 PM | Reply

How much will filter back down to the consumers who paid it?

Any number higher than zero is wrong.

#2 | Posted by Nixon at 2026-04-20 02:18 PM | Reply

#2 Here's the answer you seek, Nixon:

Where will the $600,000,000,000.00 come from?

"A dividend of at least $2,000 a person (not including high income people!) will be paid to everyone," says the president
There are, of course, a few problems here.

If and when SCOTUS overturns Trump's use of tariffs, the federal government will have to refund that $200,000,000,000.00 to corporations.

Not to those of us who had to spend more because of the tariffs.

Nope. That $200,000,000,000.00 will go to the corporations who imported goods and paid the tariffs.

So, you and I paid more for goods over the past whatever months to corporations who paid the federal government the tariffs.

So, when tariffs are refunded, they go back to the corporations, right?

And, will the corporations be sending checks to you and I, because that would be the right thing to do?

LOL

Just more transfer of wealth from the poor and middle class to the wealthy.

Almost like it was planned.

And then there's THIS problem:

"A dividend of at least $2,000 a person (not including high income people!) will be paid to everyone," the Trump.

OK, some simple math here

US Population: 342,000,000

US population minus the 10-15% or so ~high-income~ folk: 300,000,000

So, okay, let's go ...

300,000,000 people times $2,000.00 per person is $600,000,000,000.00

Tariff collection so far in 2025 has been around $200,000,000,000.00

But we've already determined that that $200,000,000,000.00 was going to go to corporations, right?

So, where will the $600,000,000,000.00 come from?

#3 | Posted by A_Friend at 2026-04-20 02:20 PM | Reply

... and Sec Bessent still seems to be saying that the refunds will go to China.

As if China bears the burden of paying Pres trump's illegal tariffs.

#4 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-04-21 09:52 PM | Reply

If even one supernatural creature comes through this portal, it was worth it.

#5 | Posted by sentinel at 2026-04-21 10:54 PM | Reply

As the consumer that 90% of those tariff costs landed on through raised prices on EVERYTHING,
Where do we, the consumer, sign up for our f'ing refund?

#6 | Posted by gypsydiane8177 at 2026-04-22 08:08 AM | Reply

So, where will the $600,000,000,000.00 come from?

#3 | Posted by A_Friend

"Put down that calculator, Bobby. They're still our greatest ally!"

#7 | Posted by john_savage2 at 2026-04-22 12:17 PM | Reply

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