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<blockquote data-quote="RobGMN" data-source="post: 8884268" data-attributes="member: 683408">Retailers will get more profit, because their markup is determined by aiming for a specific GPM. WalMart is known to operate at a 50% GPM, which effectively results in them doubling cost to get the retail price. If they pay $100, the sell for $200. That&#039;s $100 profit. If they have to pay $ 125 due to a tariff, they sell for $250. That&#039;s $125 profit.&nbsp;The US government gets $25 tariff, and the retailer gets $25 more profit. The exporter gets the same money they did before. A retailer isn&#039;t going to chop into their GPM to keep prices low for the consumer. They adhere to a margin because it pays the bills, and gives them the profits they want. It&#039;s&nbsp; just how retail works.So, giving $25 more to WalMart and $25 to our government does WHAT to convince China to stop sending the fentanyl we demand?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="RobGMN, post: 8884268, member: 683408"] Retailers will get more profit, because their markup is determined by aiming for a specific GPM. WalMart is known to operate at a 50% GPM, which effectively results in them doubling cost to get the retail price. If they pay $100, the sell for $200. That's $100 profit. If they have to pay $ 125 due to a tariff, they sell for $250. That's $125 profit. The US government gets $25 tariff, and the retailer gets $25 more profit. The exporter gets the same money they did before. A retailer isn't going to chop into their GPM to keep prices low for the consumer. They adhere to a margin because it pays the bills, and gives them the profits they want. It's just how retail works. So, giving $25 more to WalMart and $25 to our government does WHAT to convince China to stop sending the fentanyl we demand? [/QUOTE]

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