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4. It's supposed to be collected by Customs

Sat Feb 21, 2026, 12:40 PM

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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.

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So where is the +$175 billion generated from tariffs? [View all] BeneteauBum Yesterday OP

It funded more tax cuts for corporations & billionaires. They aren't FoxNewsSucks Yesterday #1

In -45's 2naSalit Yesterday #2

Probably in the same bank in Qatar gab13by13 Yesterday #3

It's supposed to be collected by Customs Igel Yesterday #4