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You're giving corporations far too much credit. While that is a very textbook example of the drawbacks to tarrifs, the fact remains that companies will ALWAYS price gouge if they think they can get away with it. People are conscious of price increases, but we are terrible at noticing the difference between a 20% jump in prices vs a 50% jump. So companies are able to keep jacking up prices with minimal resistance. If people will complain the same amount for a small price jump as a large price jump, every company is going to just do the large price jump
Nah I’m telling you what the salespeople for these companies have told my wife is the reason for the price increases. Salespeople suck but they’re not gonna lie about why prices increase.
Sales people ABSOLUTELY lie about why prices increase. We just had a deal go through to buy a new printer because the sales person was lying saying the price would increase June 1st, but spoiler, it didn't.
You’re buying one printer. My wife is buying $15 million worth of steel pipe. If they lie their company gets sued into oblivion. This isn’t some small time sales person.
And to add on, that’s one example I’ve given you of one supplied item. The same has occurred with every one of her suppliers. Either they’re all colluding across multiple different industries and companies, or you know, that’s the actual reason.