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Nintendo sued by players who say they should get any tariff refunds received by the US government (www.gamefile.news)
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Two gamers have filed a class action lawsuit against Nintendo, alleging that the company will be unjustly enriching itself with any refund it secures from the U.S. government over widespread tariffs last year that, among other things, hiked the prices of Nintendo hardware and accessories.

“Unless restrained by this Court, Nintendo stands to recover the same tariff payments twice—once from consumers through higher prices and again from the federal government through tariff refunds, including interest paid by the government on those funds,” the suit states.

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[-] IzzyScissor@lemmy.world 70 points 3 weeks ago

Friendly reminder that the Boston Tea Party was about tariffs. We know what works.

[-] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 9 points 3 weeks ago

Imagine what gon' happen when you try to tax our whisky.

[-] ATS1312@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 3 weeks ago

Imagine... Or just read how that went in 1794.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whiskey_Rebellion

[-] frongt@lemmy.zip 5 points 3 weeks ago

A rebellion? Because that didn't end so well.

[-] VeloRama@feddit.org 5 points 3 weeks ago

not sure if this also works for self-imposed tarrifs.

[-] grue@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago

They're not "self-imposed" if they're illegally imposed by a tyrant.

[-] VeloRama@feddit.org 2 points 2 weeks ago

they are if you voted the tyrant into power

[-] TheRiskiestBiscuit@reddthat.com 5 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I would eat the cost of gas to watch people yeeting their Switch 2’s into the harbor. Boston or Baltimore this time around?

[-] muusemuuse@sh.itjust.works 26 points 3 weeks ago

No no no. You don’t yeet devices into the harbor that have been paid for already. You yeet unsold devices.

[-] mic_check_one_two@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 3 weeks ago

Exactly. The tea was sitting in the harbor because it hadn’t been sold yet. The toilet paper warehouse fire was analogous to the Boston tea party, and they’re threatening the dude with the death penalty for it.

[-] DisgruntledGorillaGang@reddthat.com 4 points 3 weeks ago

Lmao, what? The fucking death penalty? This shit is so backwards man.

[-] noxypaws@pawb.social 1 points 2 weeks ago

Source for death penalty claim?

[-] muusemuuse@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 weeks ago

Wait really? They do understand doing so will make him a martyr and make this a million times worse for them right?

[-] OldChicoAle@lemmy.world 8 points 3 weeks ago

Right. The tea wasn't from their homes

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