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From: AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org>
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Subject: Re: silca and Tariffs
Date: Wed, 7 May 2025 11:34:38 -0500
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On 5/7/2025 11:22 AM, Zen Cycle wrote:
> On 5/7/2025 11:38 AM, AMuzi wrote:
>> On 5/7/2025 9:44 AM, Frank Krygowski wrote:
>>> On 5/7/2025 7:56 AM, Zen Cycle wrote:
>>>> On 4/26/2025 5:14 AM, Roger Merriman wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> <https://youtu.be/VKz5J5PPt-Q?si=ntPrbZPhCguTIuQM>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Josh of Silca does a good job of explaining how the 
>>>>> tariffs are effecting
>>>>> US companies certainly small ones, as ever it’s a 
>>>>> moving target so may well
>>>>> change.
>>>>>
>>>>> Roger Merriman
>>>>
>>>> Jared Fisher is the CEO of Escape Adventures, a company 
>>>> with several bike shops in Nevada that specializes in E- 
>>>> bike sales and rentals.
>>>>
>>>> In this article he discusses his take on the tariffs.
>>>>
>>>> https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/smallbusiness/i-m-a- 
>>>> republican-ceo- i-m- adding-a-tariff-tax-to-my-price- 
>>>> tags- so-customers-know-why- prices-are- rising/ar-AA1EjCTR
>>>
>>> Tagging the tariff surcharge seems like a smart business 
>>> move. It should reduce whining about profiteering, and 
>>> help put the blame where it belongs.
>>>
>>
>> I agree. And let's continue that thought:
>>
>> https://hellocigarettes.com/2023/11/08/cigarette-prices- 
>> and-taxes-by-state/
>>
>> https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/gasoline/factors- 
>> affecting-gasoline- prices.php
>>
> 
> No problem - there shouldn't be any qualms about line-item 
> listing taxes, surcharges, or tariffs. One thing it is _not_ 
> is a "hostile political act", unlike the white house and 
> karoline "bootlicker" leavitt's cult proclamation.
> 

I think we all agree on that.

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Andrew Muzi
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