Keith Hobin
@kjhobin.bsky.social
UX strategist and designer living in Philadelphia. Amateur photographer. Wannabe traveler. Social media lurker.
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Tax lawyer here: a tariff works EXACTLY the same way as a sales tax
Sales tax is paid by the RETAILER for the privilege of making a sale
Tariffs are paid by the IMPORTER for the privilege of bringing goods into the US
BOTH ARE TAXES, and are passed on to the ultimate buyer of the goods
Sales tax is paid by the RETAILER for the privilege of making a sale
Tariffs are paid by the IMPORTER for the privilege of bringing goods into the US
BOTH ARE TAXES, and are passed on to the ultimate buyer of the goods
April 5, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Tax lawyer here: a tariff works EXACTLY the same way as a sales tax
Sales tax is paid by the RETAILER for the privilege of making a sale
Tariffs are paid by the IMPORTER for the privilege of bringing goods into the US
BOTH ARE TAXES, and are passed on to the ultimate buyer of the goods
Sales tax is paid by the RETAILER for the privilege of making a sale
Tariffs are paid by the IMPORTER for the privilege of bringing goods into the US
BOTH ARE TAXES, and are passed on to the ultimate buyer of the goods
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Reposted by Keith Hobin
Tesla paid $0 in federal income tax last year.
2022: $0
2021: $0
2020: $0
2019: $0
2018: $0
Tesla reported $6.7 billion in profit in those years.
2022: $0
2021: $0
2020: $0
2019: $0
2018: $0
Tesla reported $6.7 billion in profit in those years.
February 8, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Tesla paid $0 in federal income tax last year.
2022: $0
2021: $0
2020: $0
2019: $0
2018: $0
Tesla reported $6.7 billion in profit in those years.
2022: $0
2021: $0
2020: $0
2019: $0
2018: $0
Tesla reported $6.7 billion in profit in those years.
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This is how you do it...
January 22, 2025 at 3:23 PM
This is how you do it...
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I will never stop being aghast that the United States built a higher education system that was literally the envy of the entire world—our bitterest political enemies nonetheless sent their children to us to be educated, it was so good—& then just decided to systematically, ruthlessly dismantle it
December 16, 2024 at 9:39 PM
I will never stop being aghast that the United States built a higher education system that was literally the envy of the entire world—our bitterest political enemies nonetheless sent their children to us to be educated, it was so good—& then just decided to systematically, ruthlessly dismantle it
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How. Many. Times. Must I say it?
IKEA CEO: ".. “In general, we don’t believe tariffs will support international companies and international trade. At the end of the day, that risks ending up on the bills of customers."
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Ikea warns Trump’s tariffs could push up prices | CNN Business
The chief executive of the company behind Ikea furniture stores says Donald Trump’s planned tariffs will make it more difficult to keep its prices low, joining a growing chorus of business leaders in ...
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November 27, 2024 at 4:29 PM
How. Many. Times. Must I say it?
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We live in a country where the incoming president is an unrepentant convicted felon serial sexual abuser who’s stacking his cabinet with sex traffickers, rapists & pedophiles, but at least we’re protecting our kids from all those books in which the main character has two mommies.
November 22, 2024 at 9:35 PM
We live in a country where the incoming president is an unrepentant convicted felon serial sexual abuser who’s stacking his cabinet with sex traffickers, rapists & pedophiles, but at least we’re protecting our kids from all those books in which the main character has two mommies.
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Let’s treat SEPTA funding like the I-95 emergency
“The community united to repair I-95 after its collapse; we should show the same solidarity for public transit, as both are vital to Pennsylvania.”
www.chestnuthilllocal.com/stories/lets...
“The community united to repair I-95 after its collapse; we should show the same solidarity for public transit, as both are vital to Pennsylvania.”
www.chestnuthilllocal.com/stories/lets...
November 22, 2024 at 12:33 PM
Let’s treat SEPTA funding like the I-95 emergency
“The community united to repair I-95 after its collapse; we should show the same solidarity for public transit, as both are vital to Pennsylvania.”
www.chestnuthilllocal.com/stories/lets...
“The community united to repair I-95 after its collapse; we should show the same solidarity for public transit, as both are vital to Pennsylvania.”
www.chestnuthilllocal.com/stories/lets...