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A simmering cost-of-living crisis pushed the Trump administration to announce rollbacks in November on a number of food-related tariffs.

For the first time since Donald Trump rolled out his sweeping global tariff program in April, month-over-month customs receipts declined in November.

Last month, the U.S. government collected $30.75 billion in import duties. This was down from $31.35 billion collected in October.

Over the last few months, the monthly increase in tariff money collected by customs has slowed, but November’s total was the first month that collections were lower than the previous month.

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[–] BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.world 12 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Been looking for an appropriate place to post this.

DHL contacted me about unpaid duties. At first I thought it was a scam given that I've never had to before and I didn't recall any recent foreign purchases. Did some digging and the fees are legit. Well... somewhat legit. I should've been charged ~33% of the purchase price (flat fees included) for my item but the duties were actually more than the item itself! I asked the seller if they could help correct the "miscalculation" but chances are high I'll eat the shipping costs (to send it back) and never see the item.

[–] SARGE@startrek.website 10 points 2 days ago

So theft and extortion. I remember when those were crimes.

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 11 points 2 days ago

Rollbacks? But why tho? I thought tariffs were going to make us the bigliest, strongliest country we've ever been? If things are going badly, and tariffs are so great and magical, why wouldn't you double or triple down?

Then Pedonald would have even MOAR money to bribe rubes he inflicted harm on, so he can buy votes for Republicans? Am I doing 'conomy as well as the biggest, most importantest bidness man evar? I'm told bidnessmen do 'conomy better than everyone else, and the country should be run like a business, because reasons. Even though the country is supposed to be a representative democracy, which is entirely unlike the way a business is run.