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You absolute doorknob, AMERICANS are paying for those ridiculous tariffs, to the tune of 96%.
www.kielinstitut.de/publications...
America's own goal: Americans pay almost entirely for Trump’s tariffs
Contrary to US government rhetoric, the cost of US import tariffs are not borne by foreign exporters. Instead, they hit the American economy itself. Importers and consumers in the US bear 96 percent o...
www.kielinstitut.de
January 20, 2026 at 7:18 PM
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The receipt of the tariffs was not an income line item in the budget. Therefore, the illegal tariff receipts are a surplus windfall, available to be refunded. There is no need for offsets.

Unless … funds were criminally misappropriated by administration officials.
January 20, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Well I think you should pay it back it was you decision and no one elses.
January 20, 2026 at 7:33 PM