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[–] [email protected] 67 points 2 days ago (3 children)

The de minimus exemption was never meant to be used as a loophole by any business, big or small. He's basically admitting tax fraud. "I bought lots of sub $800 orders to avoid paying taxes and it's the only thing that kept me profitable!"

[–] [email protected] 29 points 2 days ago

That's sounds roughly equivalent to "structuring" in the money laundering industry.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 days ago

Look, he voted for Trump too. Clearly the guy doesn't think anything through or even have good ideas.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Thats not it at all. Theres a big difference between 15% import taxes and 200%

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 days ago

that is what the de minimis loophole is though, and it is ideologically consistent with tariffs and trumps economic view so it is what he voted for