trump is a child at this game. Walmart has such tight control over its vendors it could require all of them to create new SKUs and slightly change the packaging (perhaps even the quatities/serving size or item packages) which would then be whole new products with the built in higher prices. Walmart could then claim they’ve raise prices on zero new products and its simply the items available are more expensive to buy from their vendors.
Further Walmart would close stores before it takes a consistent loss. Imagine the damage to trump’s image with his MAGA cohort if the local Walmart shut down with a giant banner out front saying “Store closing due to tariffs”.
His name should be on it, and call it what it is, a tax. Conservatives like to foam at the mouth at the sound of taxes after all. It’s one of the few things they’ve been trained to do.
It should, but it won’t. Even without checking, there’s a 0% chance the Waltons and Wal-Mart’s upper management aren’t MAGAs. They’re not gonna eat the tariffs, but they’re not gonna throw Trump under the bus any more than they have to either.
They aren’t MAGA. They’re in only for themselves and will temporarily ally with anything they think make them more in the long run. Which currently is Trump with MAGA, and while they share the motivation with him, it’s selfish. I mean if he wanted to, Trump could offset the higher cost. Why should Walmart and not the one causing it?
Imagine the damage to trump’s image with his MAGA cohort if the local Walmart shut down with a giant banner out front saying “Store closing due to tariffs”.
Driving another 40 to 60 minutes to get to the next closest grocery store in rural America may actually change their minds. Remember, GOP voters are frequently very quick to change their tune when they are personally negatively affected by policy.
trump is a child at this game. Walmart has such tight control over its vendors it could require all of them to create new SKUs and slightly change the packaging (perhaps even the quatities/serving size or item packages) which would then be whole new products with the built in higher prices. Walmart could then claim they’ve raise prices on zero new products and its simply the items available are more expensive to buy from their vendors.
Further Walmart would close stores before it takes a consistent loss. Imagine the damage to trump’s image with his MAGA cohort if the local Walmart shut down with a giant banner out front saying “Store closing due to tariffs”.
A better message:
“closed due to trump taxes”
His name should be on it, and call it what it is, a tax. Conservatives like to foam at the mouth at the sound of taxes after all. It’s one of the few things they’ve been trained to do.
It should, but it won’t. Even without checking, there’s a 0% chance the Waltons and Wal-Mart’s upper management aren’t MAGAs. They’re not gonna eat the tariffs, but they’re not gonna throw Trump under the bus any more than they have to either.
They aren’t MAGA. They’re in only for themselves and will temporarily ally with anything they think make them more in the long run. Which currently is Trump with MAGA, and while they share the motivation with him, it’s selfish. I mean if he wanted to, Trump could offset the higher cost. Why should Walmart and not the one causing it?
“We stopped the Woke Giant™©® Walmart and saved local business! MAGA!”
Nothing ever causes damage when words are just tools that don’t have to adhere to reality. :/
Driving another 40 to 60 minutes to get to the next closest grocery store in rural America may actually change their minds. Remember, GOP voters are frequently very quick to change their tune when they are personally negatively affected by policy.