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Tariffs, as you hear all the time on this program, because it's true, are a tax that is paid by American businesses and consumers.
Tariffs, as you hear all the time on this program, because it's true, are a tax that is paid by American businesses and consumers.
And many consumers are now wondering, will we get any money back?
And many consumers are now wondering, will we get any money back?
Marketplace's Samantha Fields reports.
Marketplace's Samantha Fields reports.
Alex Niffin is not an economist or a lawyer or a trade expert.
Alex Niffin is not an economist or a lawyer or a trade expert.
But I see the headlines, and the headlines tell me that consumers are bearing the significant brunt of it.
But I see the headlines, and the headlines tell me that consumers are bearing the significant brunt of it.
It being the cost of tariffs.
It being the cost of tariffs.
And I can tell you that's what it feels like when I go to the store, the grocery store, etc.
And I can tell you that's what it feels like when I go to the store, the grocery store, etc.
And now that the Supreme Court has struck the tariffs down, Niffin, a realtor in Connecticut, is wondering if he will get anything back.
And now that the Supreme Court has struck the tariffs down, Niffin, a realtor in Connecticut, is wondering if he will get anything back.
It's easier to sort of figure out which businesses got hit with how much tariffs, but then taking that information and then actually figuring out, okay, well, you know, Alex and his family in Fairfield are due X from everything they spent, I think is going to be maddening.
It's easier to sort of figure out which businesses got hit with how much tariffs, but then taking that information and then actually figuring out, OK, well, you know, Alex and his family in Fairfield are due X from everything they spent, I think is going to be maddening.
Chances are it won't happen, says Justin Wolfers at the University of Michigan.
Chances are it won't happen, says Justin Wolfers at the University of Michigan.