Trump's tariffs have not worked. This is where things stand a year after 'Liberation Day' (www.npr.org)

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The government collected a lot of money but has to give half of it back
A boom in domestic manufacturing hasn't happened
Inflation remains elevated
The trade deficit hasn't changed much
Import taxes are high, but not as high as a year ago

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[-] Lydia_K@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Hooray! You're both right!

(Seriously this is so depressing)

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