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BeneteauBum

(384 posts)
Sat Feb 21, 2026, 11:35 AM 7 hrs ago

So where is the +$175 billion generated from tariffs?

As I try to keep up with this, one thing i have missed is where did all this money go? Is any accounting the spending?

Peace ☮️

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So where is the +$175 billion generated from tariffs? (Original Post) BeneteauBum 7 hrs ago OP
It funded more tax cuts for corporations & billionaires. They aren't FoxNewsSucks 7 hrs ago #1
In -45's 2naSalit 7 hrs ago #2
Probably in the same bank in Qatar gab13by13 7 hrs ago #3
It's supposed to be collected by Customs Igel 6 hrs ago #4
Trump believes that every dollar in the US treasury belongs to him. And he doesn't have to do anything he's told to do. Walleye 5 hrs ago #5

FoxNewsSucks

(11,622 posts)
1. It funded more tax cuts for corporations & billionaires. They aren't
Sat Feb 21, 2026, 11:41 AM
7 hrs ago

doing well, and need our help. We should just give them anything we have left, and get it over with.

Igel

(37,467 posts)
4. It's supposed to be collected by Customs
Sat Feb 21, 2026, 12:40 PM
6 hrs ago

and deposited into the General Fund of the US Treasury.

https://govfacts.org/money/broader-economy/trade-policy/so-where-does-tariff-money-go/

Presumably if anything different happened, one of the thousands of people privy to that information just might have said something.

Walleye

(44,267 posts)
5. Trump believes that every dollar in the US treasury belongs to him. And he doesn't have to do anything he's told to do.
Sat Feb 21, 2026, 01:29 PM
5 hrs ago
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