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ancianita

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4. Justin Wolfers shows here why you're exactly right.
Fri Apr 4, 2025, 07:50 PM
Apr 2025

the clear-as-day Wolfers graph:
"The unspoken logic of Trump's tariff-for-tax swap is pure redistribution.

The light blue bars show the Trump tax plan creates bigger gains for the rich. He pays for this with tariffs—the dark blue bars—which raise the cost of living for all households in roughly equal measure."



Wolfers is badass.

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