floofloof to Synthesizers@midwest.socialEnglish · 13 days agoBehringer synth prices just rose by up to 70% in the US - are Trump tariffs to blame?www.musicradar.comexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up126arrow-down12cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
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minus-squareslazer2au@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·13 days agoTl;dr. No, a 10-20% tax increase does not justify a 70% price hike. This looks like corporate greed.
minus-squareHamsterRagelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·13 days agoIn truth, the 70% was just one, low end product which could have been due to any number of factors. The other price hikes quoted were much more in line with the tarrifs.
Tl;dr. No, a 10-20% tax increase does not justify a 70% price hike. This looks like corporate greed.
In truth, the 70% was just one, low end product which could have been due to any number of factors. The other price hikes quoted were much more in line with the tarrifs.
An accurate answer would be “partly”.