Trump's $100 billion tariff refund skips the people who paid higher prices
Trump's $100 billion tariff refund skips the people who paid higher prices Jason Weisberger 9:55 am Thu Aug 6, 2026 Image: Boing Boing Grandpa Pudding Brains collected $166 billion in tariffs under a law the Supreme Court says does not authorize tariffs. The government has now returned $100 billion of it, but the refund doesn't reach the folks who paid higher prices. The Orange Menace claimed tariffs are a machine for restoring factories, winning trade wars and shrinking the federal deficit.
- ▪Trump's $100 billion tariff refund skips the people who paid higher prices Jason Weisberger 9:55 am Thu Aug 6, 2026 Image: Boing Boing Grandpa Pudding Brains collected $166 billion in tariffs under a law the Supreme Court says does not auth
- ▪The government has now returned $100 billion of it, but the refund doesn't reach the folks who paid higher prices.
- ▪The Orange Menace claimed tariffs are a machine for restoring factories, winning trade wars and shrinking the federal deficit.
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- ▪ Trump's 'Liberation Day' tariff refunds hit $100bn — BBC News — Business
- ▪ Trump administration has paid back 60% of $165bn in tariff refunds — the Guardian
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Trump's $100 billion tariff refund skips the people who paid higher prices Jason Weisberger 9:55 am Thu Aug 6, 2026 Image: Boing Boing Grandpa Pudding Brains collected $166 billion in tariffs under a law the Supreme Court says does not authorize tariffs. The government has now returned $100 billion of it, but the refund doesn't reach the folks who paid higher prices. The Orange Menace claimed tariffs are a machine for restoring factories, winning trade wars and shrinking the federal deficit. The deficit has now reached a record $1.37 trillion during the first nine months of the fiscal year, up 2% from the same period last year. Mr. Dumb has a B's tariff machine; meanwhile, runs backward. He didn't learn a thing, either.
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