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ProfessorGAC

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7. Wouldn't Such An Analysis Require Us....

Reply to Coldwater (Original post)

Fri Feb 13, 2026, 10:22 AM

18 hrs ago

...to be suspicious of the inflation numbers being reported?
Nearly 1/6th of GDP is from imports. How could 96% of tariff burden be on Americans, tariffs ranging from 10-50%, on 1/6th of the whole economy and inflation only be at 2.4% annualized last monnth?
As the kids are saying "The math ain't mathing."

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"American consumers pay 96 cents for every dollar collected in tariffs [View all] Coldwater 21 hrs ago OP

" ... American consumers pay 96 cents for every dollar collected in tariffs." Botany 21 hrs ago #1

Well, that's a surprise. Not. Biophilic 21 hrs ago #2

The magats are still in denial mdbl 18 hrs ago #8

Econ 101.. Permanut 12 hrs ago #10

I don't doubt it. The $1.50 & Up Store says it all bucolic_frolic 21 hrs ago #3

Con job to fleece Americans. Irish_Dem 20 hrs ago #4

Not just the raise in prices but also the manipulation of the stock market mdbl 18 hrs ago #9

Fox Breaking News !! chouchou 18 hrs ago #5

90% of MAGAs don't get it. The remaining 10% are con artists with political motives. FailureToCommunicate 18 hrs ago #6

Wouldn't Such An Analysis Require Us.... ProfessorGAC 18 hrs ago #7

Amazing! Stunning! maxsolomon 11 hrs ago #11

It is the Trump tax on Americans dalton99a 11 hrs ago #12

"No taxation without representation" struggle4progress 11 hrs ago #13