The Truth about Tariffs

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Cowardly retreat noted.

Do you have any supportive data you could cite?

Despite Trump's insistence that other countries are paying for his import tariffs, a new report from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York found that American households and businesses are footing the bill.

New York Fed Economists: Americans Paying for Trump's Tariffs - National Today

Despite President Donald Trump's insistence that other countries are paying for his import tariffs, a new report from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York found that American households and businesses are footing the bill. The report, using data from the U.S. Census Bureau and Foreign Trade...

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[Hollie]

Do you have any supportive data you could cite?

Despite Trump's insistence that other countries are paying for his import tariffs, a new report from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York found that American households and businesses are footing the bill.

New York Fed Economists: Americans Paying for Trump's Tariffs - National Today

Despite President Donald Trump's insistence that other countries are paying for his import tariffs, a new report from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York found that American households and businesses are footing the bill. The report, using data from the U.S. Census Bureau and Foreign Trade...

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Leftists were screeching about tariffs boosting the inflation rate.

United States Inflation Rate

Inflation Rate in the United States decreased to 2.40 percent in January from 2.70 percent in December of 2025. This page provides - United States Inflation Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

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The annual inflation rate in the US slowed to 2.4% in January 2026, its lowest level since May, down from 2.7% in each of the previous two months and below forecasts of 2.5%.​

Oopsies.

 

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Leftists were screeching about tariffs boosting the inflation rate.

United States Inflation Rate

Inflation Rate in the United States decreased to 2.40 percent in January from 2.70 percent in December of 2025. This page provides - United States Inflation Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

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The annual inflation rate in the US slowed to 2.4% in January 2026, its lowest level since May, down from 2.7% in each of the previous two months and below forecasts of 2.5%.​

Oopsies.

Returning to the point,

Costs from Trump's tariffs paid almost entirely by US consumers, NY Fed says

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[Hollie]

Returning to the point,

Costs from Trump's tariffs paid almost entirely by US consumers, NY Fed says

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Returning to the facts. Low inflation, rising wages and expanding GDP says tariffs aren’t the boogeyman you hoped they would be.

 

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Returning to the facts. Low inflation, rising wages and expanding GDP says tariffs aren’t the boogeyman you hoped they would be.

Apparently, you cannot cite any credible source that American consumers are not bearing the cost of Trump'a tariffs.

Neither can I,

 

[Hollie]

Apparently, you cannot cite any credible source that American consumers are not bearing the cost of Trump'a tariffs.

Neither can I,

Obviously you cannot cite any credible source that consumers are being hurt by tariffs when inflation is low, wages and GDP are expanding.

 

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Obviously you cannot cite any credible source that consumers are being hurt by tariffs when inflation is low, wages and GDP are expanding.

Trump’s Tariffs Cost American Households $1,000 Last Year

Trump Tariffs Predicted To Cost American Families $1,300 in 2026

 

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Americans Are Paying For Trump’s Tariffs, Study Finds

 

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Trump’s Tariffs Cost American Households $1,000 Last Year

Trump Tariffs Predicted To Cost American Families $1,300 in 2026

Doing nothing while foreign governments exploit unfair trade practices is your solution. You are weak and ineffectual.

 

[Hollie]

United States Inflation Rate

Inflation Rate in the United States decreased to 2.40 percent in January from 2.70 percent in December of 2025. This page provides - United States Inflation Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

tradingeconomics.com

The annual inflation rate in the US slowed to 2.4% in January 2026, its lowest level since May, down from 2.7% in each of the previous two months and below forecasts of 2.5%. The deceleration largely reflects base effects, as higher readings from a year ago drop out of the annual calculation. Price pressures eased notably in the energy sector, with prices falling 0.1%, after a 2.3% rise in December, led by gasoline (-7.5% vs -3.4%) and fuel oil (-4.2% vs 7.4%)​

 

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A year in, it’s official:
Americans, not foreigners, are paying for Trump’s tariffs​

40.4% approve of Trump's handling of the economy. 55.2% disapprove.

President Trump Approval - Economy | RealClearPolling

President Trump Approval - Economy | RealClearPolling

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40.4% approve of Trump's handling of the economy. 55.2% disapprove.

President Trump Approval - Economy | RealClearPolling

President Trump Approval - Economy | RealClearPolling

www.realclearpolling.com

Polls also predicted a cackles Harris win in the last election.

Oopsies.

 

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Polls also predicted a cackles Harris win in the last election.

Oopsies.

 

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40.4% approve of Trump's handling of the economy. 55.2% disapprove.

President Trump Approval - Economy | RealClearPolling

President Trump Approval - Economy | RealClearPolling

www.realclearpolling.com

We remember when conservatives insisted that the national debt must be reduced substantially for the economic well-being of the nation.

The havoc Trump is wreaking is long-term.

Trump ’s presidencies are associated with multiple ways of measuring added federal borrowing: analyses attribute roughly $6.0 trillion to the growth in debt held by the public during his first full term, about $7.8–$8.4 trillion to the gross increase or approved new borrowing tied to his administration, and his first year back in office saw roughly $2.25 trillion added to the headline national debt — differences that reflect distinct accounting choices and political framing.

About three-in-ten U.S. adults (28%) rate economic conditions in the country as excellent or good, while roughly seven-in-ten (72%) rate them as only fair or poor

 

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My brother tried to say prices aren't up. He just purchased a couch from Italy. I showed him that there is AT LEAST a 15% tariff on couches from Italy. They may have ate the price increase last year but they will gradually be raising their prices and so will everyone else.

Italy's Natuzzi sees 2025 US revenues 20% below target amid tariff impact, weak dollar​

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Tariffs have significantly impacted Natuzzi by causing a temporary slump in U.S. sales, pressuring revenues and margins, and forcing a major restructuring of its supply chain. The company has responded by adjusting prices and shifting production to mitigate the effects of the trade tensions.

• Price Increases: To counteract the added costs, Natuzzi raised consumer prices in the U.S. by 5-6% in its directly managed stores and up to 15% through other retailers.

Trump's lies about his tariffs persist, and his subservient lickspittles persist in swallowing them, despite the blatant reality.

Trump's tariffs equated to a tax increase of $1,000 per household in 2025, according to a Feb. 6 report from the nonpartisan Tax Foundation. Households are expected to pay another $1,300 in 2026.

The tariffs are the largest U.S. tax increase since 1993, according to the Tax Foundation analysis. Trump's tariffs equated to a tax increase of $1,000 per household in 2025, according to a Feb. 6 report from the nonpartisan Tax Foundation. Households are expected to pay another $1,300 in 2026.

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Trump's lies about his tariffs persist, and his subservient lickspittles persist in swallowing them, despite the blatant reality.

Trump's tariffs equated to a tax increase of $1,000 per household in 2025, according to a Feb. 6 report from the nonpartisan Tax Foundation. Households are expected to pay another $1,300 in 2026.
The tariffs are the largest U.S. tax increase since 1993, according to the Tax Foundation analysis. Trump's tariffs equated to a tax increase of $1,000 per household in 2025, according to a Feb. 6 report from the nonpartisan Tax Foundation. Households are expected to pay another $1,300 in 2026.

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The leftist morons continue to suck up to their media whores. Here in the Great Satan, you have choices as to what you buy.

You may choose to buy cheap chinky, low quality junk or you can buy quality.

I suspect you will buy the cheap chinky garbage because you enjoy being a rube. It’s all you know.

 

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The leftist morons continue to suck up to their media whores. Here in the Great Satan, you have choices as to what you buy.

You may choose to buy cheap chinky, low quality junk or you can buy quality.

I suspect you will buy the cheap chinky garbage because you enjoy being a rube. It’s all you know.

All I know piggy is that I would have been calling Trump out if he just didn't lower prices. He said he would LOWER prices. That inflation was Biden's fault. Well piggy. Not only did Trump not lower prices, he raised prices. So he's WORST than Biden and yet you keep sqeelin like a good piggy who's been bent over. Good piggy. Squeel! WHEE!

 

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All I know piggy is that I would have been calling Trump out if he just didn't lower prices. He said he would LOWER prices. That inflation was Biden's fault. Well piggy. Not only did Trump not lower prices, he raised prices. So he's WORST than Biden and yet you keep sqeelin like a good piggy who's been bent over. Good piggy. Squeel! WHEE!

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Your gay fantasies belong in a different thread.

 

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Your gay fantasies belong in a different thread.

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piggy

Gay boy.