spaghettiwesternFeb 20

Time for a Refund

https://sh.itjust.works/post/55660341

Show threadnosuchanonFeb 21
Best guess is that some corporations might get a refund since they paid the tariffs and they will pocket the money.
Show threadExLisper
It’s even funnier than that. People connected to Trump bought rights to get refunds from corporation a year ago for cents on the dollar. Not they will make billions.
Feb 21 at 9:56amWeb
Show threadccunixFeb 21
Hang on, please tell me there should be a /s at the end of your comment
Show threadKaydayFeb 21
I’ve seen this mentioned a few times on Lemmy but can’t find any articles talking about this. Do you have a source? It sounds very believable, but I want to make sure it’s true before I start telling people.
Show threadNiberiusFeb 21
Specifically the son of Epstine-file regular and commerce secretary Howard Lutnick
Trump Secretary Silent as Sons Poised to Make Bank From End of Tariffs

The Supreme Court ruling has helped the family of one man in particular: the architect behind Trump’s tariffs.

The New Republic
Show threadExLisperFeb 21
wired.com/…/cantor-fitzgerald-trump-tariff-refund…
Trump’s Commerce Secretary Loves Tariffs. His Former Investment Bank Is Taking Bets Against Them

A subsidiary of Cantor Fitzgerald, which is run by the sons of US commerce secretary Howard Lutnick, is letting clients essentially bet that President Donald Trump’s tariffs will be struck down in court.

WIRED