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Bernardo de La Paz

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4. Spin. Walmart already said it will raise prices double digit pcent on affected items.

Reply to groundloop (Original post)

Sun May 18, 2025, 02:03 PM

May 18

Maybe they will eat 1% of their 2.38% margin, just so they can say so to the shit-faced genius of the economic stable.

Or else what, exactly? An angry all-caps rant on {un}Truth Social? Communist price controls specific to their company?

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US treasury secretary says Walmart will 'eat some of the tariffs' after Trump demand [View all] groundloop May 18 OP

Yeah right....... Lovie777 May 18 #1

Yeah, right was my first thought too. brush May 18 #2

lol dweller May 18 #3

Spin. Walmart already said it will raise prices double digit pcent on affected items. Bernardo de La Paz May 18 #4

The key part: Walmart has not changed its position. BootinUp May 18 #5

Walmart execs probably patted his fat head Warpy May 18 #6

This orangecrush May 18 #14

BUT I THOUGHT tRUMP SAID CHINA HAD TO PAY THE TARRIFS????!!!! joanbarnes May 18 #7

The stockholders should and will go after any CEO who "eats the tariffs" JT45242 May 18 #8

Sounds like a communist dictator IronLionZion May 18 #9

Let's not forget about how Mexico paid for that "beautiful" Wall ... Tarzanrock May 18 #10

Sniff, sniff -- those poor Walton heirs ... Tarzanrock May 18 #11

When are Rebl2 May 18 #12

Sure they will orangecrush May 18 #13

Why should they? Beacool May 18 #15

There in the business to make money..... Butterflylady May 18 #16

Bessent is such a dumb moron mdbl May 18 #17

They'll eat it by cutting workers hours and mass layoffs. cstanleytech May 18 #18

Just watch Zorro May 18 #19

How far can you push the morbidly rich? rickyhall May 18 #20

Maddow Blog-By trying to bully Walmart, Trump gives away the game on his tariffs agenda LetMyPeopleVote May 19 #21