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Amazon says displaying tariff cost 'not going to happen' after White House blowback

Amazon says displaying tariff cost 'not going to happen' after White House blowback

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Amazon said Tuesday it considered displaying import charges on items sold via its site for ultra-discount items, but that the plan “was never approved and not going to happen.”
The White House lashed out at Amazon after a report said the company would “soon” begin displaying import charges alongside some items.
The move would have affected items sold on Haul, Amazon’s answer to Chinese discount retailer Temu, which offers apparel, home goods and other items priced at $20 or less.

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Amazon says displaying tariff cost 'not going to happen' after White House blowback

www.cnbc.com /2025/04/29/amazon-considers-displaying-tariff-surcharge-on-low-cost-haul-products.html

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Why would they not though? It only makes sense to show ppl what the taxes are on a purchase
- They don’t want the MAGA morons to see how much their king is costing them.
- MAGA attacked the largest law firms first. Then the news. Then research and universities. Now Wikipedia. Google kissed the ring before he won. META is eager to toe his line, per leaked staff meetings. The White House press secretary routinely ignores reality in favor of cluster B personality disorder false reality.
  This is all about blocking true and correct information. There can be no opposition if everyone’s in doubt regarding truth and what is actually happening.
  So of course he is vehemently opposed to something like Amazon spelling out how tariffs really work.
  
  FYI, it's "tow the line" as in to be a tow boat pulling the line attached to the larger ship.
  Toeing the line might imply trying to resist while technically following the rules
  
  “Toe the line” is actually the correct idiom. https://proofed.com/writing-tips/idiom-tips-tow-the-line-or-toe-the-line/amp/

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