Editor:
President Trump asked Walmart to eat the cost of his tariffs (Mailbox, May 22). He warned he would publicly shame them and other companies if they don’t, and they choose to pass the costs on to consumers instead. Of course, Trump’s now outraged because Walmart said they would likely pass the costs on.
I’m sure Trump’s request runs counter to how he ran his own businesses. I doubt he ever ate the cost of anything. In fact, it’s alleged he often chose not to pay bills for the slimmest of reasons.
It seems fair to me that, since Trump wanted businesses to eat his tariff costs, he should request that the congressional GOP allow his current lower tax rates on the wealthy expire in his “big beauty bill” and let the wealthy eat the tax increases that would ensue. If Congress did, the increased dollars collected could be used to support government social programs whose dollars are being cut to keep his bill within GOP desired fiscal limits.
Sherman Schapiro, Eureka
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