Tariff BS costing us money.

I bought a new car battery this week. I bought the same exact battery back in December. The new battery this week was $74 more than the one I bought just a few months ago. When I asked the guy at the parts store why the price went up so much he told me it was because of the tariffs. When I pointed out that the battery had a 1/25 sticker on it, well before tariffs were implemented he had nothing to say other than the computer tells the price. Do you think corporate America is taking advantage of the tariff issue?

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swirlie · 31-35

Looking at your profile, I see that you are an American living in the USA.

The only way that you would be paying a 'real' tariff on that battery is if your battery was made in Canada for example, not the USA which would mean your battery was imported to the USA from Canada. If that were the case, it would be the US government that would impose the tariff on that Canadian battery, not Canada which would then be passed on to you, the American consumer.

If your battery was actually Made in the USA however, there would be no tariff on that battery if it was sold domestically, which of course is anywhere in the USA!