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Lonestarblue

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4. Trump has spent his whole life cheating on his taxes. I think his love of tariffs is related.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Thu Nov 6, 2025, 03:33 PM

Nov 6

At some point last year, he talked about tariffs replacing the income tax, which we could get rid of. Who benefits most from no income tax? Trump and other billionaires. The tariffs are a tax on everyone, but it is the poor and middle class who would pay the bulk of the cost, giving a huge amount of wealth to the rich with no income taxes. Most sane economists know that tariffs will not replace the revenue from income taxes, but Trump is delusional enough to believe they will.

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Trump's tariffs run into revenue problem at the Supreme Court [View all] BumRushDaShow Nov 6 OP

It would still be a tax even if it didn't raise revenue. unblock Nov 6 #1

tRump's case collapses Bernardo de La Paz Nov 6 #2

I happen to be listening to the part of "The History of England" podcast that covers Charles I and tariffs muriel_volestrangler Nov 6 #3

Trump has spent his whole life cheating on his taxes. I think his love of tariffs is related. Lonestarblue Nov 6 #4