Tariff bust: Trade deficit “ little changed” in 2025 - Wall Street journal

[Arresmillao]

Well, at this pace in 500 of 550 years of increased tariffs we might balance the trade deficit.

“
Imports to the U.S. grew to a record high in 2025, leaving the trade deficit little changed despite steep Trump administration tariffs aimed at closing trade gaps.

The nation’s trade deficit—the gap between imports and exports in both goods and services—was $901.5 billion last year…”

https://www.wsj.com/economy/trade/u-s-trade-deficit-grew-in-december-da4afda5?mod=mhp

WSJ:

It shows Americans are willing to pay more taxes as long as they get their goods. I spent some time in another country. They have very high tariffs since they have a very inefficient tax collection system, it results in a very regressive taxation since the poor with very limited income pay a hefty import tax (tariff) while for the wealthy it is a small amount compared to their income. That's what the corrupt trump wants for USA, and in the process pocket billions$ for himself, family and friends...

 

[ThunderKiss1965]

$264B in new taxes on American companies is something you’re proud of?

You do know that companies add the cost of taxes to their goods and services ? The ludicrously huge corporate taxes you idiots champion gets passed down to the consumer. Tariffs do the same until fair trade deals can be negotiated.

 

[Nostra]

Link?

It's in the OP, Stupid.

 

[toobfreak]

With Trump's entire Bill going into effect this year, let's see what it looks like at the end of this year, commie.

The Left's odd admission, as if it were somehow our fault, that after their spending us into near bankruptcy as we are finding out now with billions upon billions going out the window in clever little schemes to "fund" a thousand things tucked away all around the globe, all secretly being laundered back to finance leftwing causes, that they end up trying to make it a put down on Trump that it'll still take him 500 years to pay it off, the amount is so great.

 

[Hollie]

Well, at this pace in 500 of 550 years of increased tariffs we might balance the trade deficit.

“
Imports to the U.S. grew to a record high in 2025, leaving the trade deficit little changed despite steep Trump administration tariffs aimed at closing trade gaps.

The nation’s trade deficit—the gap between imports and exports in both goods and services—was $901.5 billion last year…”

https://www.wsj.com/economy/trade/u-s-trade-deficit-grew-in-december-da4afda5?mod=mhp

WSJ:

Ignorance Is no excuse, spambot.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/tylerroush/2026/01/08/us-trade-deficit-shrank-to-smallest-since-2009-in-october/

 

[Hollie]

The Left's odd admission, as if it were somehow our fault, that after their spending us into near bankruptcy as we are finding out now with billions upon billions going out the window in clever little schemes to "fund" a thousand things tucked away all around the globe, all secretly being laundered back to finance leftwing causes, that they end up trying to make it a put down on Trump that it'll still take him 500 years to pay it off, the amount is so great.

The left is just incensed that funding their tranny comic books and tranny ideology imposed on foreign nations has ended.

 

[Clipper]

Trade deficit was down in 2025.

Thread fail from Commie Dawg.

By a whopping $5 billion. To MAGA that's winning even though that $5 billion is a smidgon of our economy worth trillions including free trade.

That $5 billion overall means shit, stupid, but keep trying.

 

[toobfreak]

The left is just incensed that funding their tranny comic books and tranny ideology imposed on foreign nations has ended.

Sir Donald has pulled the plug on the bath water and the little rubber ducky has gone down the drain.

 

[Hollie]

By a whopping $5 billion. To MAGA that's winning even though that $5 billion is a smidgon of our economy worth trillions including free trade.

That $5 billion overall means shit, stupid, but keep trying.

Free trade is a misnomer, slipper. Europe is still benefitting from post WW2 tariffs on US goods originally intended to help them rebuild.

 

[Conservative from Georgia]

Ignorance Is no excuse, spambot.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/tylerroush/2026/01/08/us-trade-deficit-shrank-to-smallest-since-2009-in-october/

Your link didn’t refute anything in my post.

 

[Frankeneinstein]

If you are implying that Trump is full of sht then wassh tour mouth our.He is saving the world.

right now I think all of us would settle for him saving the language

 

[toobfreak]

Your link didn’t refute anything in my post.

Probably because nothing you ever post is worth refuting.

 

[Hollie]

Your link didn’t refute anything in my post.

Didn’t need to spambot. We’re in 2026. Odd you missed that.

 

[jc456]

You missed that he said the new tariffs would mean the 2026 tariffs would be the same, but imposed under different authority.

He missed having to refund all the 2025 tariffs.

Haaaaaaaaaahaha they won’t be refunding shit

 

[jc456]

2025 GDP growth was slower than in 2024.

Most of that tariff revenue is going to have to go back.

Nope, that’s not parr of the ruling, now you’re lying

 

[Marener]

Haaaaaaaaaahaha they won’t be refunding shit

Look at this guy. He wants Trump to steal from hard working Americans to line his pockets.

 

[jc456]

Look at this guy. He wants Trump to steal from hard working Americans to line his pockets.

Not one dime is Americans

 

[Marener]

Not one dime is Americans

Whose dimes are they?

 

[jc456]

Whose dimes are they?

Other countries, you should read up

 

[Marener]

Other countries, you should read up

You actually believe that?