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If SCOTUS finds the tariffs unconstitutional in Learning Resources v. Trump, they should order refunds.
by delichon 1y ago
If SCOTUS finds the tariffs unconstitutional in Learning Resources v. Trump, they should order refunds.
- femiagbabiaka 1y agoI would be surprised if the money was being held in escrow and could be refunded. Actually the Trump admin is using this as an argument to the SC as to why making the tariffs unconstitutional is a bad idea.
- Coffeewine 1y agoIndeed. The moral of the story is that it’s ideal to do illegal acts which are difficult to undo, as it’ll give the judiciary greater pause.
- chrneu 1y agoThis reminds me of the quote If you owe the bank $100 that's your problem. If you owe the bank $100 million, that's the bank's problem. Kind of the same idea, sorta.
- testing22321 1y agoAccording to the President, tariffs have already brought in $8 TRILLION dollars. [1] Might be hard to issue refunds. 1. https://reason.com/2025/09/02/the-white-house-says-trumps-tariffs-have-raised-8-trillion-in-revenue-thats-not-even-close/ https://reason.com/2025/09/02/the-white-house-says-trumps-ta...
- ryanSrich 1y agoBecause I've ran into the same issue. I don't think this is actually the tariff. I'm almost 100% positive this is the shipping companies (UPS, and FedEx, but UPS seems to be the biggest culprit) are slamming receivers with massive bills because they are miscategorizing many items coming from Europe.