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2. Considering they are made in sweatshops by workers making $1 per hour, they have plenty of profit margin left

Thu Apr 3, 2025, 05:35 AM

Apr 2025

Tariffs are based on the declared value of the goods, not retail selling cost

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How much will a pair of Nikes cost with 47% tax and sales tax ? [View all] Beachnutt Apr 2025 OP

$69 shoes for $117.99 bucolic_frolic Apr 2025 #1

Value Added Tax would be far more accurate and an easier sell bucolic_frolic Apr 2025 #3

Doesn't change the fact that the $69 shoes cost less than $5 to make MichMan Apr 2025 #4

What's the final cost to the consumer Beachnutt Apr 2025 #5

lol SamuelTheThird Apr 2025 #7

I can't afford Nikes now Tickle Apr 2025 #6