At the end of the day, I asked this question of the Secretary of Treasury and he had a very hard time answering it, probably because he couldn't answer it truthfully. But at the end of the day, yes, The importer is paying the tariff, but who ultimately pays for tariffs? It's clearly the customer. It's clearly the customer. Right. I mean, it's already booze is already a three tiered system. (35:53–35:58)
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Asserts that while importers pay tariffs initially, the cost is ultimately borne by consumers.
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