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Governor JB Pritzker sent Donald Trump an invoice on Friday, February 20, demanding nearly $9 billion in tariff refunds for Illinois families after the US Supreme Court ruled the president's much-touted tariffs are illegal.

Pritzker urged the White House to "cut the check" after justices ruled 6-3 that Trump had exceeded his authority by invoking emergency powers to impose tariffs that reshaped global trade and pushed up prices at home.

"Your tariff taxes wreaked havoc on farmers, enraged our allies and sent grocery prices through the roof," the veteran Democrat wrote, warning that further legal action could follow if compensation was not forthcoming.

In the letter shared with US media, Pritzker demanded about $1,700 for every Illinois household – the amount Yale University experts said the average US household would pay on tariffs last year.

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[–] switcheroo@lemmy.world 9 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Demand the money back and give it to the people as a tax refund.

Where is my governor?! She better get on the wagon train and do the same!

[–] bufalo1973@piefed.social 3 points 5 hours ago

Not a tax refund. What if you don't pay taxes?

[–] exaybachae@startrek.website 13 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

Only?... We need a public petition.

And a national civil lawsuit vs our gov.

I demand compensation beyond merely my financial losses.

They can cut back on spending on military projects and deals with billion dollar companies and tax the rich.

The money is there.

[–] N0body@lemmy.dbzer0.com 56 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

The tariffs were always illegal. Mild shock at the Supreme Court actually giving a real ruling on the law.

The Supreme Court, which has been recognized for two centuries as the authority on the rule of law, is now in conflict with the executive branch. The legislative branch, ostensibly the most powerful, has been useless for a long time now.

I increasingly worry that Trump’s get out of jail free card is Epstein. He was in the child raping demon club, and the law doesn’t apply to them. No matter how public it is, they own everything and always get away with it. The American presidency is just another lever they pull.

[–] SynAcker@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 40 minutes ago

I agree with everything you said except that Trump wasn't just a member of the child raping demon club.. He was helping run and supply it.

[–] reddig33@lemmy.world 16 points 8 hours ago (1 children)
[–] orbituary@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

If nothing happens, who will be surprised? Rule of law, even the Supreme Court, is suspended for these dick-weasels... I don't care. Arrest them or shut up.

[–] Blueliner@lemmy.world 15 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

If anything happens at all it will be multi-billion dollar corporations getting checks from the government

[–] rayyy@piefed.social 2 points 1 hour ago

If anything happens at all it will be multi-billion dollar corporations getting checks from the government

LOUDER, for the people in the back.

[–] chemical_cutthroat@lemmy.world -3 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Refunds from what? As far as I know, the tariffs haven't generate positive revenue, so any money that gets 'refunded' is literally coming from taxes we paid, which will have to be paid again. I don't see a way to do this that doesn't cost more the less you have.

[–] FelixCress@lemmy.world 12 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

As a someone living on the other side of the ocean I don't have a stake in this, but:

Refunds from what?

Which is why there should be a legal possibility of regressive claims against elected officials who abuse their powers and break law.

Bankrupt the fucker. Again.