Moore demands Trump tariff reimbursements for Maryland consumers, businesses

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Source: The Hill

02/27/26 10:11 AM ET


Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) is demanding reimbursements for his state’s consumers and businesses after the Supreme Court shot down a majority of the Trump administration’s tariffs last week.

In a joint letter to President Trump on Friday, Moore and other state officials said “the financial toll on our state has been significant” due to these tariffs.

“Maryland is committed to building an economy that works for everyone — one that is competitive, resilient, and fair,” they wrote. “That work depends on a partnership between state and federal governments grounded in respect for the rule of law and a shared commitment to fiscal responsibility.

“If the federal government collected funds under an unconstitutional policy, it has a legal and moral obligation to return those funds to the people from whom they were taken,” the letter continued. Maryland Comptroller Brooke Lierman and State Treasurer Dereck Davis co-signed the letter.

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5758687-supreme-court-rules-trump-tariffs/

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Link to LETTER (PDF) - https://governor.maryland.gov/news/press/Documents/2.27.26%20Maryland%20Tariff%20Reimbursement%20Request%20Signed%20Final.pdf

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1. Good for him.

return those funds to the people from whom they were taken

And the way it'll work (if the refund system is put in place) is that if you paid the government, you'll get the money back.

So those who paid the government will get it back.

I paid through Amazon. Tariffs were paid by the shipper/importer and I paid the ticket price. Who paid Customs? Not me.

At least Moore got the law right. I am entitled by law to nothing but the importer, who were people, and from whom the funds were taken, will get their money back.

No, that's not what he meant--but it's entirely what he said. However, getting a PRC importer to reimburse me is not going to happen because that cost increase was distributed in all sorts of ways throughout their price structure.

I've seen pricing in a restaurant for a few years hobnobbing with the manager (which was a bit weird, I was cook/dishwasher, but gave good advice), I was on a board of a large-ish conglomerate non-profit and saw pricing and cost distribution to maintain income across the org even if it meant losing money on one storefront because it brought it traffic that more than paid for itself in foot traffic through other store fronts and in terms of good will/foot traffic. Unless it's a really simple business with a very small number of products and outlets, determining to the penny who paid what is gonna be weird. And some people who bought something non-tariffed would get refunds. :-?