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ProfessorGAC

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4. Less Than 10% Of Promised

Reply to douglas9 (Original post)

Tue Dec 16, 2025, 07:56 AM

Dec 16

They promised $2.1 trillion.
Oh, and I have my doubts about that $200 billion.
That's 0.75% of GDP. Theory says that should make inflation higher than reported.
So, they're either fudging the inflation numbers or the tariff revenue is overstated.
It can be a bit of both, but it can't be neither.

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