Tariffs: Amazon, Walmart shouldn’t assist Trump in hiding his tax hikes - Newton Kansan

So Much for Free Speech Under Trump - The Ron Paul Institute for Peace & Prosperity

After riding a wave of criticism of Democrats for suppressing freedom of speech, President Trump has just put the quietus on Amazon, which had the audacity to contemplate including the price of Trump’s tariffs in its shopping carts. Upon hearing of Amazon’s plan, Trump went ballistic, calling Amazon’s plan a “hostile and political act.” According to an article in Aljazeera, Trump telephoned Amazon founder Jeff Bezos to express his displeasure. W…

Amazon admits that it shuffled to reflect the cost of tariffs on one of its business lines, but dismissed it; while Unilever, Nestlé or Pepsi perceive a growing pressure on their costs Shock between Trump and Jeff Bezos: the White House charges Amazon for pointing out the cost of tariffs on its products Tariffs have the business world living in uncertainty and managing volatility, for not knowing how it can change the scenario overnight.

Tariffs: Amazon, Walmart shouldn’t assist Trump in hiding his tax hikes - Newton Kansan

Amazon, Punchbowl News reported on April 29, “will soon show how much [US president Donald] Trump’s tariffs are adding to the price of each product .... The shopping site will display how much of an item’s cost is derived from tariffs -- right next to the product’s total listed price.”

Punchbowl News cited a person familiar with the matter a few days ago as saying that Amazon plans to start displaying the percentage of tariff costs next to the total price of each item. Amazon later confirmed that it would not list such additional costs, but the Trump administration quickly criticized the move. In a statement to the Associated Press, Amazon spokesman Tim Doyle said that its recently launched low-cost physical store Haul service…