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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWhere is the money TRump has said has come from his tariffs?
I have been a member of DU for 20 years and Meidas Touch for 3 years. I don't post often but learn so much for which I thank you all.
On MT, I have heard Ben say that trump is bragging about over 20 Trillion dollars collected from tariffs so far.
Of course, none of us believe this. If there has been this huge amount of money collected, where is it?
With this amount of money, the government could back SNAP, Medicare, Medicaid and about a million other programs.
WHERE IS THE MONEY?
kentuck
(114,915 posts)It is not "extra" money.
C_U_L8R
(48,521 posts)
who will keep asking this question until there is some kind of honest answer.
Hello? Hello? Is this thing on?
mwmisses4289
(2,751 posts)multigraincracker
(36,697 posts)Historic NY
(39,470 posts)durablend
(8,757 posts)vapor2
(3,414 posts)gab13by13
(30,624 posts)is able to do 5th grade reading comprehension of the Constitution, and declares that Krasnov's tariffs are illegal, shouldn't he have to refund all of that money?
LastDemocratInSC
(4,184 posts)Yes, it would need to be refunded but to whom and how much?
doc03
(38,632 posts)Stimulus check.
Johonny
(25,053 posts)They're stealing it left and right, would be my guess.
allegorical oracle
(5,973 posts)time I read a story about tariffs, the figure mentioned is different. If djt is supplying the figure, it can't be believed. Same is probably true for figures provided by Bessent (from his position up high inside djt's colon). In my mind's eye, I see dump counting out cash -- one buck in the country's pocket...one million for his pocket...the rest for his billionaire donors and family.
Fiendish Thingy
(21,479 posts)Which is supposed to forward the funds to the Treasury, just like all taxes are.
Of course its nowhere near the $20 trillion Trump claims - most reports estimate about $200 billion in tariffs have been collected since January 20.
Wounded Bear
(63,486 posts)So, obviously it's going somewhere it isn't supposed to.
Melon
(885 posts)it's clearly an outlandish amount and now its being quoted here...but did he really say that?
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