June 2025. Amazing! And the markets are at all time highs while inflation is coming down. Iran has been neutered. The borders are closed. The bad hombres are on their way out. Law enforcement is back in charge. Yeah... we should have elected Kamala. Or autopen Joe.
you are welcome.... since tariffs were paid by Americans.... there is still a huge budget deficit that increases under trumps bill. Not sure I have enough crayons to explain how the budget works when you spend more than you bring in and then tax Americans with tariffs.
Tariffs paid by Americans? Maybe, but all I have seen is cheaper prices everywhere. I filled up for $2.47 the other day. Bought some slacks at Macy's for the same price I paid 2 years ago... ditto the polo's.... and I had the old lady swing by Sams Club to buy a 10# bag of chicken thighs for $0.78/pound. For Muttley. Eggs were $3.72. Everything else was down. So yeah... someone is paying for tariffs... I mean no screaming duckshit... but so far... the average consumer is not. Granted, I''m not buying a Mercedes or Kia anytime soon... I'd imagine there might be an "ouch" there.... but food, housing, energy, clothes.... all down. Flat at worst. So pick up the crayons and head back to kindergarten class Ocho... because you have no idea what the f you are even talking about. ~case closed
a key factor was the surge in customs duties, which totaled roughly $27 billion for the month. in other words, us population pays the additional tariffs tax at the gate.