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3. The cost of tariffs is not a tax increase.

Tue Apr 1, 2025, 05:02 PM

Apr 2025

It may have the same effect on your budget but it is not a tax increase.

I’m disappointed that George Takei doesn’t understand that.

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Trump is raising taxes like no President has ever before: $600B a year tax [View all] IrishBubbaLiberal Apr 2025 OP

Tariffs enid602 Apr 2025 #1

Well a lot of what is subject to tariffs VMA131Marine Apr 2025 #2

The cost of tariffs is not a tax increase. SharonClark Apr 2025 #3

If it walks like a duck, talks like a duck ... Dave says Apr 2025 #4

George is correct... Tariffs are indeed a de facto tax IrishBubbaLiberal Apr 2025 #5