A Costco executive warned consumers that potential price hikes in stores could be a result of President-elect Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs.

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    10 hours ago

    I dont see how tariffs are going to remove cheap goods. Its just going to raise the price floor.

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      They used cheap to mean inexpensive and you’re using it to mean low quality. The price floor is by definition the most inexpensive items.