MITCH: “Trump’s tariffs…”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
AVERY LIBRELLE: “Will be passed on to American consumers. It’s economics 101”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pete: “Very good. That is actually correct, one way or the other; all changes in price driving by anything other than market demand will be either paid by consumers, or not purchased at all. You’re coming along, Avery! So – artificially raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour…”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
AVERY LIBRELLE: “…will never get passed on to consumers!”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pete: “OK. Why?”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
AVERY LIBRELLE: “Because shut up”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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