Think import costs and tariffs jack up the price of your $600 sneakers? Think again.
A $50 tariff on a $100 import base might sound brutal, but retailers—bless their profit-hungry hearts—don’t just pass it on like obedient tax collectors.
Luxury pricing is a game of perception, not math. Brands bank on hype, exclusivity, and your willingness to flex for Instagram. Supply chain wizards and tax loopholes shave off costs elsewhere, so the retail tag stays sky-high regardless.
Tariffs? Just a speed bump on the road to conspicuous consumption.
The existential issue is not tariffs; it’s trade deficits… buying things you don’t PAY FOR. Tariffs are just one step towards normalization of the worldwide currency regime.
If I give you a chicken and you give me a shirt, that’s trade. If I give you a chicken and you give me an IOU, that’s not trade, it’s a loan. That has to be paid back.
